One hundred tables were sold. The room was filled with collectors from near and far. I was surprised, although I shouldn't be, by the number of collectors calling Florida home.
Manny Ynestroza shared my zip code. He had a fabulous display of patches, and took up at least two tables to display them. He had so many items he needed help to set them up, and carry them all home. The lady who helped, pictured below was Manny's wife Giselle Ynestro. She also helped bring home - The Best Display Award for 2013.
Around the corner from Manny was a beautiful display by Rick Amos. Rick has been a regular at this show. He has an excellent collection of West Coast badges. To those of us in Florida this "West"
means Pacific Ocean, not Gulf of Mexico.
The badges included a couple from Los Angeles, and San Diego. All were in great condition, and in a nice display box.
John Holmes had a nice corner where he took up several tables to display the fruits of decades collecting. He too is a regular at this show. His items included Canadian Mounted Police, and New York Police uniforms, batons, patches and badges. John was quite proud of a complete set of Hong Kong lapel badges.
Over in the center of the room was a display from "Heroes Behind The Badge." They were here last year. Again they made the trip to remind everyone of their documentary film. Proceeds in part go to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
At other tables one could see a "Stinkin Badge," a collectible firearm, and yours truly holding court with my wife at our New Jersey Table. See you all next year.
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I have DDG175 MYOKO BADGE I DONT KNOW IF IT IS A REAL GOLD BUT ITS SO FLAWLESS TO LOOK MAYBE YOU CAN MESSAGE ME FOR MORE INFO
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