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Message:: [QUOTE="Onehawk33, post: 440350, member: 13978"]I got to the show around 11:30 (started at 9).  One dealer had an AU 1893 O barber dime on hold for me, so I went straight there.  I had some coins to trade and wanted to look at some fresh inventory he recently purchased.  He had two 22" x 34" cases set out, which were 1/3 full and a couple of smaller cases half full.  He had sold thru all those coins in 2 1/2 hours.  While we were dickering (25-30 minutes or so), 3 other customers asked him about what gold he had.  His comment was "that's all that's left."    Business was brisk for him.  I only had a couple hours to kick around, so I limited my perusing to MS buff's and specific date/grade barber dimes.  From my conversations with other dealers, traffic was down but those attending were BUYING.  In our part of the world we see the same dealers at many of the shows, and for the coins I was interested in, the inventory hadn't changed much since April.  I bought a 1934 MS 64 buff, a 1908 S IHC XF45 flecks of luster all over, uncleaned, beautiful coin, and the aforementioned dime.   I had a very nice conversation with Viper and his son.  We both were a bit pressed for time, but I enjoyed meeting them very much.[/QUOTE]