bourse floor The physical area where a coin show takes place
boy wonder Slang name for a young coin dealer who bursts upon the numismatic scene and quickly becomes a top flight dealer.
Bourse Floor
This refers to the booth and trading area at a show where dealers display, buy and sell coins.
Bourse Floor - Named after the Paris Stock Exchange, this refers to the booth and trading area at a coin show where dealers display, buy and sell coins.
Bourse floor
The physical area where a coin show takes place.
Braided Hair
Style of hair on half cents and large cents from 1840 on. The hair is pulled back into a tight bun drawn with a braided hair cord.
Body Bag First heard on the bourse floors of America circa 1994. Refers to a coin returned (rejected for grading) by one of the two major third-party- grading services, PCGS and NGC.
bourse Term synonymous with coin show bourse floor The physical area where a coin show takes place Braided Hair Style of hair on half cents and large cents from 1840 onward consisting of hair pull back into a tight bun with a braided ...
"Much has been said in the numismatic press about how dealers treat the young and beginning collectors who venture into their shops or onto the bourse floor.
coin show, pay your admittance fee (if any), and register (you are usually required to wear a name tag), you will be given a few keepsakes, and a booklet naming all the vendors at the show (with their table numbers), and a map of the Bourse floor.
These are all common questions asked on the bourse floor whenever the subject of computer grading is discussed. All are legitimate questions that need answers.
Walk To attempt to sell a coin on the bourse floor. Also flog or whore. "Will you walk this around for me at $2000."
Walker Walking Liberty half dollar, issued 1916-1947. One of America's handsomest coins.
The term originated with those individuals who roamed the bourse floor ready to whip out of their vests a small plastic coin binder containing coins in two-by-two cardboard holders.
Dealers on the bourse floor will offer coins from ancient times to the present, U.S. and world paper money, tokens, medals and more. Mints from 20 nations will also have booths on the bourse. Bring your want list! ...
It was often said that the sound of the coins being "whacked out" of their GSA holders could be heard across the bourse floor at major shows as dealers prepared to pack their inventory.
Definition: A bourse is the general public area of a coin show, often called the bourse floor, where monetary transactions take place in the buying and selling of coins and related materials.
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The asking quotation for a particular numismatic item. 'What's the price?' is a common phrase on the bourse floor.
price guide
A periodical, whether electronic or paper, listing approximate prices for numismatic items, whether wholesale or retail.
Varies in size from small annual club shows to major international events usually centered around a bourse floor where dealers and collectors buy and sell coins. Also in evidence are a number of coin displays where collectors compete for prizes.
Excitement filled the bourse floors once again. Sure, anyone who bought coins between 1978 and 1982 saw the grades of their coins go down 2 to 3 points, but hey, this was the new era. It’s was all starting fresh! ...
Bourse - The area where coin dealers have their tables set up to buy and sell coins at a coin show. Other wise known as the bourse floor.
Brilliant - Untoned (color as minted) surfaces of a coin.
The entire scope of this sale will be noted by future numismatists and those who attend this sale in person will long remember highlight after highlight. The phrase likely to be heard around bourse floors for many years will be: "What did the Bass ...
Note also, that purchases made at shows usually do not carry a return privilege, and there may be some pressure to make a buying decision in the hurried atmosphere typically found on the bourse floor.
 See also: Bourse, Coin, Numismatic, Collector, Dealer
  
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