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Message:: [QUOTE="PMah, post: 8152460, member: 106045"]I think this year you could see quite a few dealers in one day because crowd density will be lighter.   Quite a bit depends on your collecting area, because many of the NYINC dealers are rather specialized, especially as to grading & price point.  Also, although I do not see quite as many on this year's list,  there are World coin specialists who do not display Ancients, and it is usually pretty obvious from walking past whether a dealer is so specialized that it's not worth a close look.  Dealers with, say, all trays of Russian gold won't have any "$200" ancients in the back.  There are definitely "tiers" at which dealers wish to present themselves.  No point in asking for the "junk box" at most tables.  I noticed that several dealers who often have a good amount of lower-priced selections are not on this year's roster. Personally, I am not a fan of offerings in bags regardless of price point; they may be commodities to the dealer but the coins are being damaged.  I personally also do not spend much time at bulk dealers because space is at a premium at NYINC and so the more specialized dealers bring really top-notch material.  I know quite a few of the Ancient dealers, but for today I will shout out Vilmar Numismatics/Dr Constantin Marinescu and Dr Martina Dieterle as extremely knowledgeable folks and Herakles/Perry Siegel is a really nice guy; they have relatively light internet presences.  Two people I don't have good feelings about are not on the roster. The auction houses usually do not offer many coins at the bourse, and CNG announced they are staffing lightly on-site to protect auction functionality.   So, go and have fun, it may be a great year to talk more.[/QUOTE]

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