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Hi guys and gals,
It was a beautiful day for my first coin show.
Arrived at the Old SF Mint around 11:30. I realize that I had gone past it many times before without realizing that it was the SF Mint!
Inside was lovely. Unfortunately I took very few photos of the rooms and dealers because I was so excited! There were 25 dealers total in 7 different rooms, selling US and world coins. There were a lot more people there than I had expected...all the tables were crowded with customers!
I made sure to visit every single room before choosing which ones I would visit to purchase some coins. I was on a mission for some old copper Large Cents. Surprisingly, they were not very abundant at the show. Only a few tables had a good selection of them. Seemed like Morgan Dollars were the big ticket items for the show.
There were a few small exhibits at the show as well. I saw a few cool medals for the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
I also got to go inside the old gold vault!
I had a ton of fun going to each table. The dealers were all very polite and nice. I met an older couple who had a bunch of colonials in their inventory. I held really nice slabbed 1652 Oak Tree Shilling (though with a price just shy of $5,000, I had to pass on it), inspected an MS 1955 DDO up close, and saw some wild errors at the error dealer table, like this one (not my image, but from the ebay auction of the same dealer).
It then came time for purchases. With a $150 budget, a bunch of Large Cents were already out of the question. However, I did manage to pick up a VF 1831 Large Cent with some nice olive color. I also bought an 1863 IHC in XF-AU. I tried a little cherrypicking, though came up empty handed. Over all, I spent $130 so I stayed under budget, which I am happy about.
I really enjoyed myself and had a great time. I'm definitely looking forward to attending future shows.
It was a beautiful day for my first coin show.
Arrived at the Old SF Mint around 11:30. I realize that I had gone past it many times before without realizing that it was the SF Mint!
Inside was lovely. Unfortunately I took very few photos of the rooms and dealers because I was so excited! There were 25 dealers total in 7 different rooms, selling US and world coins. There were a lot more people there than I had expected...all the tables were crowded with customers!
I made sure to visit every single room before choosing which ones I would visit to purchase some coins. I was on a mission for some old copper Large Cents. Surprisingly, they were not very abundant at the show. Only a few tables had a good selection of them. Seemed like Morgan Dollars were the big ticket items for the show.
There were a few small exhibits at the show as well. I saw a few cool medals for the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
I also got to go inside the old gold vault!
I had a ton of fun going to each table. The dealers were all very polite and nice. I met an older couple who had a bunch of colonials in their inventory. I held really nice slabbed 1652 Oak Tree Shilling (though with a price just shy of $5,000, I had to pass on it), inspected an MS 1955 DDO up close, and saw some wild errors at the error dealer table, like this one (not my image, but from the ebay auction of the same dealer).
It then came time for purchases. With a $150 budget, a bunch of Large Cents were already out of the question. However, I did manage to pick up a VF 1831 Large Cent with some nice olive color. I also bought an 1863 IHC in XF-AU. I tried a little cherrypicking, though came up empty handed. Over all, I spent $130 so I stayed under budget, which I am happy about.
I really enjoyed myself and had a great time. I'm definitely looking forward to attending future shows.
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