I'm saving up for our BIG show here in Michigan, on Thanksgiving weekend. 200+ dealer tables!
I went to the last one right after Thanksgiving. All I came home with was this:
Which I lamented that I didn't buy when it was auctioned by Heritage back in 2007, it is the nicest small sized note on this charter from this town. It is from my grandfather's hometown, I have another large sized note on this town also.
Then there was this Parrott shell from a battle in 1863:
One of those things you don't set out to buy at a coin show, but this is totally kewl. It weighs a bit over 20lbs.
So I set out to MSNS that fall with low expectations, but was very very pleasantly surprised especially with the National from MO.