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Anyone going to the Baltimore coin show in 2 weeks?

This is sort of an anti-announcement.

We were spoiled here in Las Vegas. Bick International would host several coin & stamp shows per year, but in the last year or so, attendance seemed to dwindle. Shows were hastily moved to new venues, and after awhile only a handful of stalwart dealers remained.

Around now I usually receive a postcard reminder of upcoming shows, but a quick look at their website confirmed the sad news that the shows have been discontinued as of Feb 1st.

We'll still have the Las Vegas Numismatic Society's yearly trio of shows (it looks like they've added a 4th next month) but I'll miss the Mom & Pop atmosphere of Israel Bick & Lorraine Pollack.

coindood wrote:This is sort of an anti-announcement.

We were spoiled here in Las Vegas. Bick International would host several coin & stamp shows per year, but in the last year or so, attendance seemed to dwindle. Shows were hastily moved to new venues, and after awhile only a handful of stalwart dealers remained.

Around now I usually receive a postcard reminder of upcoming shows, but a quick look at their website confirmed the sad news that the shows have been discontinued as of Feb 1st.

We'll still have the Las Vegas Numismatic Society's yearly trio of shows (it looks like they've added a 4th next month) but I'll miss the Mom & Pop atmosphere of Israel Bick & Lorraine Pollack.

Small coin shows are dying around the country. Several things are causing this in my opinion:
1) generation shift in the market and the marketers
2) precious metal market fluctuations
3) online availability
4) household economics of the coin collecting demographic

Large coin shows don't seem to be as affected.

And dont forget, pcgs and NgC are taking millions out of the coin market on grading fees

Late to this, but apparently the newer Summer FUN show is back in Orlando, 6-8 July at end of this week.

http://www.funtopics.com/content/PDF/Su ... rogram.pdf

Anyone going to the coin show in Denver next week?

October 26-28...Thursday thru Saturday. Is you?

When is the FUN show in January? hopefully not the last TX deer season weekend.

fasteddy wrote:October 26-28...Thursday thru Saturday. Is you?

When is the FUN show in January? hopefully not the last TX deer season weekend.

Yes, I am going. I will also be at the FUN show in January! Jan 4-7 is when the show is. I will be there Jan 3rd and leaving the morning of the 6th.

The PAN show is Oct 26-28 in Monroeville PA (near Pittsburgh).

FUN returns to Tampa in January. 4th though 7th I believe. Any other Floridians planning a visit? I'll probably be there most of the day either Friday or Sunday.

Can't say not for sure, but most likely not. In 2019 it reverts back to Orlando (hard to believe that time has flown so quickly) and I'll probably try to go then.

agmoose wrote:FUN returns to Tampa in January. 4th though 7th I believe. Any other Floridians planning a visit? I'll probably be there most of the day either Friday or Sunday.

I will be there Wed-Sat morning. We should grab a bite.

highroller4321 wrote:

agmoose wrote:FUN returns to Tampa in January. 4th though 7th I believe. Any other Floridians planning a visit? I'll probably be there most of the day either Friday or Sunday.

I will be there Wed-Sat morning. We should grab a bite.

Once I firm up what day I'll be attending, I'll PM you. I am hoping to fill a couple of SLQ and Merc album holes. Usually I do pretty well at FUN being able to find 3 or 4 examples of a date I like and then getting the right coin at the right price.

New Bedford Coin club show - SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2018 9am - 2pm

Please come to my table - Rod Crochiere "I Have Coins"

COIN CLUB SHOW
The Coin Club of Greater New Bedford holds a coin show in the months that have 5 Sundays. The show is on the 5th Sunday of the month. The show opens to the public at 9AM sharp and closes at 2PM, or thereabouts. There are usually 25-30 tables of vendors.

DEALERS: Patti Bourgeois is the Bourse Manager. For more information about participating in the show please contact Patti at 508.679.5910.

Our coin shows include FREE ADMISSION, free parking, the gift of a wooden nickel to every attendee, the opportunity to participate in a raffle (you do not have to be present to win), with very nice numismatically-related prizes!

​NEXT COIN SHOW: SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2018
V.F.W. POIRIER POST 3260
281 APPLETON STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA, 02745

Directions:
From Boston: Rte 24 south to Rte 140 south. Take Rte.18 Ashley Blvd. exit 4. Follow Ashley Blvd. approx. 1 mile (be sure to bear right at Pa Raffa's Restaurant). Take right onto Appleton St.

From Providence: Rte 195 east to Rte 140 north. Take King's Highway-Acushnet exit 4, and bear left. Follow for three sets of lights. Left onto Ashley Blvd. (Rte. 18) Approx. 1/8 mile, Appleton St. is on left.

From Cape Cod: Bourne Rotary to Rte 495 north to 195 west to Rte 140 north. Take King's Highway-Acushnet exit 4, and bear left. Follow for three sets of lights. Left onto Ashley Blvd. (Rte. 18) Approx. 1/8 mile, Appleton St. is on left.

2018 SCHEDULE:
APRIL 29, 2018
JULY 29, 2018
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
DECEMBER 30, 2018

Anyone going? Back in Orlando this year and I plan to go on Friday 11 Jan, midday at least.

http://www.funtopics.com/fun-convention.html

My first COVID coin show where I actually attended. Got a mailer invite from a regular dealer and this was all I was allowed to do. Yup, you can browse for an hour but no more. I can spend an hour just looking thru bulk bins. Did a cursory look around (10 or so dealers) then left.

Is this the new normal? There haven't been any coin (or antique) shows around in a year.

PAN coin show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 6,7,8
https://pancoins.org/