On Sunday, March 18, my best coin buddy, Suzy, and I went to the C.A.M.P. coins show in Monroeville. It’s free to get in and you’re automatically registered in a drawing for a gold coin. There are drawings every hour for other prizes. It’s really well run and I find the people who have tables there to be especially nice and accommodating. Suzy and I emptied one bucket of foreign coins into another bucket and I found a couple of really nice coins. 
Among them, this wonderful British commemorative 50p dated 1994. The subject is the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. I’ve always wanted one of these but could never find one. I managed to snag a Thai commemorative 1B coin, whose subject is the Sixth Asian Games.
Several tables had banknotes, which reminded me that I forgot to bring my stash that I wanted to sell. In the hopes that I could at least get an idea of how much my stash was worth, I began a conversation with one of the vendors. His eyes lit right up when I told him about the Iraqi Dinar notes that I wanted to sell. He gave me his card and asked me to email him with pictures. We discussed meeting at a coin show this Saturday, but I can’t get there. Apparently, these are of such high value that he wants to meet me and we can discuss a sale. I’m trying not to be excited, but it can’t be helped. He is also interested in buying the silver coins I had listed on eBay, so I might be able to get rid of my entire stash that is up for sale in really short order.
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