I had the pleasure of attending the National Money Show yesterday, the 29th of March, in Pittsburgh, PA. I found it to be interesting, informative and a bit different than what I expected.The ANA had several displays with some of the rare celebrity coins on display such as the 1804 Dollar and the 1913 5c. Abe Lincoln was there talking to the attendees about how history repeats itself etc. The US Mint was in attendance as well.The coin dealer tables were about 90% filled with plenty to peruse and purchase. I surveyed the tables and found  that silver dollars and gold coins to be the most present for sale. Early coppers were well represented as well as currency.Had a fun time .

Something I wrote many years ago but was true up until 1992 Happy Thanksgiving

Went to coin show Jan 7th and scored 5 uncirculated Ike dollars (in blue envelope) for $5 per. I asked twice if that was the price and he answered yes. Wow! 1971S 40% silver.

After a week of looking at over 1000 nickels, I found 1 and only one, 2009 Jefferson nickel and that was from the Denver mint. Even though more than 86 million were put into circulation. It is hard to believe that, that many are so hard to find after only 8 years. The two photos of the complete coin were taken with my D600 camera with tube extensions on it, while the other photos were taken with my digital industrial inspection microscope. I could have gotten in even closer, but I was in pushing it today. Still learning how to adjust for focus, lighting, etc. I will publish my camera setup as soon as I can.