VinnieC that happened to me at the ANA in March on a Saturday. I showed up late morning and several dealers were already gone and others were packing up. The snowstorm on thurs/fri wore some of them out as well? It was still a very good and productive experience for me, my 1st coin show. I was able to submit coins to PCGS in person, but not so fast with NGC, they were gone before I showed up? I made a purchase from a dealer and we both came out happy campers…

Rick,
At the last local show VAMs see pretty scarce. That seem to be the norm. Only the most popular varieties seem to show up. In terms of the other some of the other varieties you will see Red Book ones like the 1938 D/S 5c. I’m yearning to go to a big coin show. I wonder if the extra V penny might show up at Long Beach or if they are too far and few in between. BTW E1 I still read your Extra V post. I just have not been commenting as much lately.

I’ve only been to Long Beach Expo once. I the one lesson I learned was don’t make Saturday your only day. On Saturday a whole bunch of the dealers are packing up and in the process of leaving. It is still a pretty huge show, but It cold have been bigger for me. At the few ANA shows I’ve been to everybody seems to waits until the afternoon.

It was supposed to turn out like this….
https://v.etsystatic.com/video/upload/ac_none,du_15,q_auto:good/trim.02E01AD8-86DF-4592-9E89-4E34512B5441_pheiz6.mp4

Lolol ! Yes I try, but I got a D- in Chemistry & Math! Something went awry when I accidently used used my Doritos Color Code; Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6 aiming for that Classic Pre-33 Golden Tone color!?!
Well, it turned into Fools Gold and I lost my hair!
Back to the drawing board!

Hi Kaiser, unfortunately no part of the show will be on the Queen Mary. Not a big enough deck area to set up, but it is a nice ship to visit. The SS Lane Victory is near by too as well as the Iowa. Staying with family here and seeing the show. Not sure what my fancy will be for a coin. Maybe a Hawaiian commemorative half. Or if 2024 Libertads are out I might get some of those. Maybe a Liberty/Britannia will be available. Who knows, it’s always fun and interesting.

Lol !
Something good seems have come out of it!? Your self “preservation” seems to be working, going on the big 8-0 and all!

AT is also an acronym in the tonersphere “Accelerated Toning” = fake toning…

Toned coins are big business as well, as I can attest first hand to overpaying for coins with the toning…
There is also the dark(pun)side of the toned coin market, so one needs to be carefull. Thankfully the toners I have are authenticated by way of TPG’s. If the TPG’s suspect Artificial Toning(huge scam market), they will strike it down and label it as “Questionable Color” and so on. Most of the time they get it right, but not always, as they can be as subjective as the coins themselves….
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/990829/questionable-color

Stunning