{"id":156,"date":"2025-03-12T01:18:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T01:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmcoins.com\/blog\/?p=156"},"modified":"2025-03-12T01:18:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T01:18:56","slug":"long-beach-expo-2-21-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bmcoins.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/12\/long-beach-expo-2-21-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Expo 2\/21\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I’m a bit late in writing this blog post, but I had a nice time in California a few weeks ago attending the Long Beach Expo and wanted to share my experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, the people in charge of running the LB Expo announced that they were canceling the summer and fall show, so this was going to be the only one held in 2025. Some have whispered that this might be the last-ever LB Expo. It’s quite sad to hear this, but I understand. I have been coming to the LB Expo since Summer 2022 and have always had a good coin-trip buying inventory and making connections, but some of the dealers who have been setting up at this show for decades have told me that this show is half-the-size of what it use to be. I’ve been told the main reasons for the decline in dealer-attendance is the costs of travel+setup and the state of California not being friendly to small businesses. Whatever the case may be, It’s a shame that we are losing the only big national show on this side of the country. I just hope that something good comes out of this — possibly move the LB Expo to a different location on the West Coast that’s more affordable and friendly for dealers and collectors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I left Phoenix after work on that Thursday (2\/20) and decided to drive to California so I could have a long-weekend with my car. I invited my friend Robert to tag along and we made the 6 hour drive out to Long Beach. It’s actually not as bad as it sounds, because once you get out of the city of Phoenix it’s a straight-shot drive through the desert with no traffic. Thanks to whoever invented cruise-control!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Had to refill my tank at the last gas station off Interstate 10 before crossing into California, where the price automatically jumps by nearly +$1.50 per gallon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Driving through the desert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I got to the Long Beach Expo shortly before 10AM public open, and so the hunt began!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some early gold I was privileged to handle. These were out of my price-range of course, but it was nice to window shop!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s a really cool complete 1873 proof set all certified CACG I saw at the show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two “love tokens” I picked up at the show. These both have really nice designs, and I love how the Quarter has a date and location engraved. If only the history could tell!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The obverse’s of the love tokens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I picked up quite a few PCGS graded Lincoln Cents. I stick to buying 09 VDB’s or better dates for this series as it seems like those do well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A nice group of Seated Liberty coins I purchased at the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This 1858 Seated Liberty Half Dollar is my favorite coin that I purchased at the LB Expo. This example has incredible eye appeal for a 62. The TrueView shows nice color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The obverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The reverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also purchased a lot of other raw and graded coins to replenish my inventory. Overall, I would rate the show a 6\/10. Decent, but It could have been better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After the show I met-up with some other dealers for a dinner at Texas de Brazil in Irvine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Me, Filip (@filipscoins in Instagram), and my friend Robert hanging out Friday night in Huntington Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Most dealers and collectors leave Saturday but since I had my car I decided to stay an extra day and sight-see a bit in Los Angeles with my friend. We first went to Beverly Hills, this is a photo of Rodeo Dr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My new car! (I wish) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A photoesque picture I took of a classic Mercedes with the notorious Beverly Hills palm trees in the background. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After spending a bit of time in Beverly Hills, It was time to check-in my hotel for the night in Hollywood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The walk of fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TCL Chinese Theatre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Frank Sinatra’s hand and foot prints outside the TCL Chinese Theatre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My friend and I got dinner that night at Robert’s Russian Cuisine. This was my first time trying Russian food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Borscht soup, a classic in Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I forget what the name of this dish was called, but it was good, 9\/10!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned for the next blog and thanks for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m a bit late in writing this blog post, but I had a nice time in California a few weeks ago attending the Long Beach Expo and wanted to share my experience. Recently, the people in charge of running the LB Expo announced that they were canceling the summer and fall show, so this was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bmcoins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bmcoins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bmcoins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bmcoins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bmcoins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bmcoins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186,"href":"https:\/\/bmcoins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156\/revisions\/186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bmcoins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bmcoins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bmcoins.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}