Ryan S.

No one is ever referring to SBA & SAC Hehe, yeah I wasn't really sure how to reply to that one....I suppose I could have mentioned this was the June 8th-10th show. The November show was enjoyable too though.

All images posted on their side for dramatic effect!

It's always fun to see some pictures posted from coin shows, Charmy would do a great job of it, but I haven't done one for ages. How many of you went and did you notice anything different? I know the town has changed a lot since COVID hit and closed many businesses. Everyone cautioned me that the Summer Baltimore show would be pretty slow, which set expectations low, but I honestly think it was better than the last one. The trading rooms were super busy on Tuesday, the Wednesday dealer/early bird traffic was strong and Thursday's foot traffic was great as well. All the regulars complain about how many good restaurants have closed down out there in the past couple years, but our favorites like La Tavola are still kicking! It seems like Dollars have come down off of their highs, but lots of people were still buying them. Did anyone else have some highlights or new purchases?

It's definitely been an issue in the past when submitting ancients, NGC will just send the coin back in a flip with the words "Too fragile to holder" and sometimes include a little photo-cert thing to go with it. We had one of those come back just a few months ago on a $5k coin. In terms of marketing, I don't think they should be advertising it so much especially since its use is at their discretion, and coming up with a name for it creates a certain level of desire. We've had these types of holders for ancients for a long time, so it's not new technology, but I'm sure they enhanced the clarity of the film. I have a stack of the original holders on my desk right now....I call them Glade Press & Seals :-p As was mentioned before, I'd be a little worried about slippage on bigger coins, and possibly Newton Rings down the road. But a welcome addition to the NGC arsenal!

Indeed, my deepest sympathy to his family and those who knew him. The numismatic community is surprisingly tight, I think it takes going to a lot of shows to realize that. His passing will be felt by many, but hopefully we can all remember to share some of his passion with new faces that enter this hobby. That's the best legacy of all

That was incredible to see! Thank you, David!

I believe Bessie is advertising ;-p

It seems Condor just described the current situation. I feel like Long Beach in June has a shot of happening, it just depends on the true effectiveness of the vaccine and how many people take it without serious side effects. There will have to be a shift of consciousness too. We just went to the Collectorama show in Lakeland, FL about a month ago mainly to trade with dealers. Attendance by dealers was pretty good, the public seemed a little apprehensive, but we left by Friday. Maybe weekend traffic was better.

So many people describe coins like this as "rare". I'm genuinely curious if the OP might be willing to tell me how they came up with the knowledge of this being a "rare" coin?

As some of us diehard "US only" collectors get a little tired of the same old designs we start to flock to these foreigns. They are beautiful coins and all the top pop examples probably make it a more than worthwhile submission. Congrats!