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<p>[QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 3712866, member: 73489"]<b><font size="6"><span style="color: #00b300">Westchester Coin Show, 9/13-14/19 Update:</span></font></b></p><p><b><font size="6"><span style="color: #00b300"><br /></span></font></b></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Stopped by the Westchester Show this morning for a quick look at the new digs. They used to hold this quarterly show at the Westchester Convention Center which is further east; the Marriot location in Tarrytown is probably more convenient.</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Room size and number of vendors is down. There were about 20 dealers, and maybe 50-60 tables (down by close to 1/2 I'd say from WCC). A dealer told me the problem is that every time they lose a dealere (death, leaves the business) they can't get anybody to replace them (nobody opening up a LCS).</span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0059b3"><b>Other observations:</b></span></font></p><ul> <li><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">About 20 people looking at stuff when I got there late Saturday morning.</span></font></li> <li><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Did not see ANYBODY doing stamps. WCC used to have 2-3 people off by themselves doing the stamp thing.</span></font></li> <li><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Lots of bills relative to coins. I don't recall as high a ratio of display case stuff for bills at the old WCC location or the Parsippany monthly show.</span></font></li> <li><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">I'd say 95% -- or more -- of the bills were UNGRADED. Plenty of PMG/PCGS stuff, but the stacks of 30-50 bill holders were ungraded (but mostly excellent quality, a good deal of it 63 or higher, IMO).</span></font></li> <li><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Some ancients attracting attention. Saw a 4 gram (1/5th ounce) gold coin from 320 AD that a dealer was asking about $3,000 for.</span></font></li> <li><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Saw a nice 1928 Red Seal $1 PMG 66 note for about $600. Price seemed about right, if I had the $$$ I might have splurged. Guy also had some Red Seal $100's which were apparently part of a run of only 700,000.</span></font></li> </ul><p><span style="color: #000000"><font size="4">That's about it. The quarterly show at the WCC in November was always bigger (they'd move it upstairs; costs more for the higher priority and larger venue) so I'm curious how many show up in November. Maybe more dealers because some didn't go to Baltimore or weren't on planning on hitting FUN, I dunno. If they get more dealers, they'll need a bigger room or a floor. I guess I'll know in 2 1/2 months. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]995001[/ATTACH] </font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 3712866, member: 73489"][B][SIZE=6][COLOR=#00b300]Westchester Coin Show, 9/13-14/19 Update: [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]Stopped by the Westchester Show this morning for a quick look at the new digs. They used to hold this quarterly show at the Westchester Convention Center which is further east; the Marriot location in Tarrytown is probably more convenient. Room size and number of vendors is down. There were about 20 dealers, and maybe 50-60 tables (down by close to 1/2 I'd say from WCC). A dealer told me the problem is that every time they lose a dealere (death, leaves the business) they can't get anybody to replace them (nobody opening up a LCS). [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0059b3][B]Other observations:[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [LIST] [*][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]About 20 people looking at stuff when I got there late Saturday morning.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]Did not see ANYBODY doing stamps. WCC used to have 2-3 people off by themselves doing the stamp thing.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]Lots of bills relative to coins. I don't recall as high a ratio of display case stuff for bills at the old WCC location or the Parsippany monthly show.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]I'd say 95% -- or more -- of the bills were UNGRADED. Plenty of PMG/PCGS stuff, but the stacks of 30-50 bill holders were ungraded (but mostly excellent quality, a good deal of it 63 or higher, IMO).[/COLOR][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]Some ancients attracting attention. Saw a 4 gram (1/5th ounce) gold coin from 320 AD that a dealer was asking about $3,000 for.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]Saw a nice 1928 Red Seal $1 PMG 66 note for about $600. Price seemed about right, if I had the $$$ I might have splurged. Guy also had some Red Seal $100's which were apparently part of a run of only 700,000.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/LIST] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=4]That's about it. The quarterly show at the WCC in November was always bigger (they'd move it upstairs; costs more for the higher priority and larger venue) so I'm curious how many show up in November. Maybe more dealers because some didn't go to Baltimore or weren't on planning on hitting FUN, I dunno. If they get more dealers, they'll need a bigger room or a floor. I guess I'll know in 2 1/2 months. :D[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=4][ATTACH=full]995001[/ATTACH] [/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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