hey everybody, im going to go to my first coin show which is going to be the whitman coin show in philly! im going to go tomorrow and im really exited, i really dont kno what to expect. can someone tell me whats there?
You should have loads of fun either on the perimeter or browse floor. You'll see isle after isle of dealer tables covered with display cases full of coins, bullion, currency, etc. Lots of chairs set up to sit and look through dealer inventory. People walking around with what looks at first to be rolling luggage, but these are collectors with their coins for sale to the dealers attending the show. Around the perimeter you'll see vendors like Whitman Publishing and Wizard, along with some third party graders. Watch this video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0oouJ1FWAE
I went yesterday, It was great 1st big show. The Terminal Market across the street was like a food court on steriods.
I just came back from there. A couple dealers said they were having good shows and some said they weren't. I only had about an hour of time on the bourse due to some issues but I couldn't just not go.
I went yesterday. Bought $55 worth of tubes from wizard and three merc dimes. Its pretty big, even with how specific a niche I was shopping in (PCGS OGH FB Mercs), it took me three hours to get through the bourse. Angel Dees still has more Mercs out of that collection, some nice stuff, and most of it was CACed. Saturdays is usually when the bourse starts to empty, around noon to one. I'm afraid you might miss some nice stuff for sale. You'll still have fun, and definitely hit up RTM. Yesterday, I got soft shell crab, a DiNics roast pork, and some BBQ ribs. Love that place.
