New Year and that always means the big F.U.N. Coin Show is taking place once again in Orlando Florida. This has become and annual tradition for myself and I am always blown away with just how huge this show is. So many vendors, clubs, exhibits and lots of friends we have made along the way.

As with previous events this was once again held at the Orange County Convention Center which itself is an incredible place. After getting my visitors name tag I headed down to the show floor.

If you have haven’t attended this show, these pictures just won’t do it justice. There are aisle after aisle of vendors buying and selling almost anything Numismatic themed that you can think of, and even some things that fall outside of that category.

This was during my visit on Thursday which was the first day it was open to the public and you can see how busy it was. I’ve never seen crowds this large on opening day in the past. That’s usually why I go since it’s a little less busy and easier to take my time and explore all there is see and do.

Towards the back is always the large Wizard Collectible supply shop. I head in each time thinking I’ll see something new, but I’m almost positive these elongated coin booklets are the same ones each year. Maybe I need to buy them so they get some new fresh inventory.

Of course the U.S. Mint is always on hand to show off some new products and coin designs for the upcoming year. There is a change machine available where you can usually get the new years quarters, but we must have been too early as it was still giving out 2024 quarters.

The mint usually has quite a line of visitors inquiring about special collectibles, or purchasing all the new items available. It’s always a fun section to spend some time in.

All the way in the back were the Educational Exhibits which is always a personal favorite of mine and I could just spend hours looking and reading all the information. These themes and topics are of things I would have never known or even thought of which is part of what I like about it. Pictures above was a great exhibit all about the start of elongated coins and even had a photo of Mr. Ray Dillard.

There was another exhibit I found very interesting about coins and the devastation of fire. It even includes some coins that had served a fire but lived to tell the tale. You never know what you will learn in these exhibits.

One reason I absolutely love the Winter version is our friends from TEC The Elongated Collectors are able to attend and host a booth. I made sure to stop by and visit with Cindy and Les who were handling the tables throughout the weekend.

TEC also always had their elongated coin press and plenty of free elongated show coins available for anyone to grab as a souvenir. Or you can use your own spare change or unique coin to run through the press and make it yourself.

There were two elongated coin designs available. One from TEC was the Show coin with a clock in the center, A Great Time to Collect FUN 2025 around the border. The second coin design was from Cindy’s Cents table running along with the TEC table and had a beautiful design saying Feliz Cumpleaños which is Happy Birthday in Spanish.

Once again this was a fanatic show and I always have a great time. This is going to end this little summary overview of the show. But stay tuned for our next post as I’ll give some more details about what it’s like behind the table. This year I volunteered to help at the TEC table which was a whole new experience and I can’t wait to tell you all about it. Keep on Collecting!!

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