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Series 001 Number 81 Aug 8, 2000
News and Views
The ANA pre show was poor at best. The location was bad but still it is one of those things that has become an institution.
I did very little business, but I did arrange a few deals that will be finished later in the week. You will hear about those as they happen. I concluded the day by driving to Atlantic City for an evening of meetings with Guido Crapanzano and another fellow. It is a tough job, but someone must do it! That is why I missed chat. We might get Guido on as a guest during the week. Ah that is an idea. Can you come up with enough questions about Italian notes for me to ask him to come? Can we get enough people to come to chat to make it worth while? Remember, there are lots more Italian miliary items than AMC, just take a look i the book!
Today is PNG day. This is a terrible scam by the big and powerful dealers. I do not want to get too much into the politics, but I attempt to not participate in PNG day. Nevertheless, there will be lots going on today and people to see so it will be an enjoyable day. I must admit that I am getting juiced!
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Mail call
Dear Editor,
The silence on the chat is deafening at times. Some thoughts:
1. Set a certain night aside every week for exclusive discussion on
amc,jim, other wwII currency (everything but mpc)
2. Since the participants vary from east to west coast: what if we set
the standard time at 10:00 est but set aside 11:00 for west coasters;
that might keep the activity from waning. Of course, we have to get some
west coasters to participate.
3. Is the primary purpose of the chat to inform and educate or just be a
place for advanced collecto/ealers to send private messages, set up
phone calls and otherwise transact mpc buy/sell/trade? I haven't
reconcile the two in my mind yet would prefer it to be a place for
learning from the "experts". For instance; maybe give some ideas of the
current areas of reserach being conducted by certain participants. Then
by reviewing "remembered" and notes held in collections a participant
can make some worthwhile contributions.
Maybe everyone could contribute their own most wanted question: One of
mine is: "If I have a specimen piece; how can I figure out where it was
issued?" Probably impossible but food for thought.
Keep in mind that I am not the typical well heeled dealer/collector so I
need a bit more to keep me interested. No offense intended by any of
this but just wanted to share some random thoughts.
with respect,
Tom
Dear Tom,
Thank you very much for your comments. Hopefully others will chime in with their ideas.
editor
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Calendar
In this section we will highlight MPC chat, MPC Fest, and MPC gram events. Other events will be mentioned as they get close. For planning purposes see the papermoneyworld.com calendar of events.
The next major show is the American Numismatic Association Convention (August 9-13). This year the convention will be in Philadelphia. 25 years ago the ANA convention was one of the major events for paper money. Now with the development of so many successful paper money shows (and of course the MPC Fest), its importance has diminished, but it is still an important show. Because it is such a big and important show, you cannot help but find some good paper there. Marv Mericle's great MPC collection will NOT be on display as promissed because of family and administration problems. We are certainly sorry to hear about that, but hope that all goes well with Marv and that we will see the exhibit again soon.
I will be there the entire time and will be pleased to chat MPC with you!
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Trading post
Your classified advertisement for items for sale will be run here for free. Send your ads to the gram.
Beautiful Konversionskasse notes for sale. These are the notes used as part of the Nazi plan to get control of their foreign exchange problems. These are listed in Pick, but if you want to really learn something about them, see 484 of the bible (World War II Remembered). I have a pair of the 5 mark notes for only $100. If you want one or the other they are $60. These are S/B 201 and 211. They are exceptionally nice uncirculated examples. You will like them. Please note also that I am studying the series letters indicated on these notes and having some good results. Please email me with the particulars of any notes that you have. Also email me to reserve the above notes and for other particulars: mpckid@papermoneyworld.com. Thanks.
following items for free on a first come, first served basis:11 6 month subscription coupons for world coin news available and two 6 Month subscriptions to BNR. Contact Dave at coinman@rochester.rr.com.
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Series 001 Number 81 Aug 8, 2000
News and Views
The ANA pre show was poor at best. The location was bad but still it is one of those things that has become an institution.
I did very little business, but I did arrange a few deals that will be finished later in the week. You will hear about those as they happen. I concluded the day by driving to Atlantic City for an evening of meetings with Guido Crapanzano and another fellow. It is a tough job, but someone must do it! That is why I missed chat. We might get Guido on as a guest during the week. Ah that is an idea. Can you come up with enough questions about Italian notes for me to ask him to come? Can we get enough people to come to chat to make it worth while? Remember, there are lots more Italian miliary items than AMC, just take a look i the book!
Today is PNG day. This is a terrible scam by the big and powerful dealers. I do not want to get too much into the politics, but I attempt to not participate in PNG day. Nevertheless, there will be lots going on today and people to see so it will be an enjoyable day. I must admit that I am getting juiced!
========================================================
Mail call
Dear Editor,
The silence on the chat is deafening at times. Some thoughts:
1. Set a certain night aside every week for exclusive discussion on
amc,jim, other wwII currency (everything but mpc)
2. Since the participants vary from east to west coast: what if we set
the standard time at 10:00 est but set aside 11:00 for west coasters;
that might keep the activity from waning. Of course, we have to get some
west coasters to participate.
3. Is the primary purpose of the chat to inform and educate or just be a
place for advanced collecto/ealers to send private messages, set up
phone calls and otherwise transact mpc buy/sell/trade? I haven't
reconcile the two in my mind yet would prefer it to be a place for
learning from the "experts". For instance; maybe give some ideas of the
current areas of reserach being conducted by certain participants. Then
by reviewing "remembered" and notes held in collections a participant
can make some worthwhile contributions.
Maybe everyone could contribute their own most wanted question: One of
mine is: "If I have a specimen piece; how can I figure out where it was
issued?" Probably impossible but food for thought.
Keep in mind that I am not the typical well heeled dealer/collector so I
need a bit more to keep me interested. No offense intended by any of
this but just wanted to share some random thoughts.
with respect,
Tom
Dear Tom,
Thank you very much for your comments. Hopefully others will chime in with their ideas.
editor
========================================================
Calendar
In this section we will highlight MPC chat, MPC Fest, and MPC gram events. Other events will be mentioned as they get close. For planning purposes see the papermoneyworld.com calendar of events.
The next major show is the American Numismatic Association Convention (August 9-13). This year the convention will be in Philadelphia. 25 years ago the ANA convention was one of the major events for paper money. Now with the development of so many successful paper money shows (and of course the MPC Fest), its importance has diminished, but it is still an important show. Because it is such a big and important show, you cannot help but find some good paper there. Marv Mericle's great MPC collection will NOT be on display as promissed because of family and administration problems. We are certainly sorry to hear about that, but hope that all goes well with Marv and that we will see the exhibit again soon.
I will be there the entire time and will be pleased to chat MPC with you!
====================================================
Trading post
Your classified advertisement for items for sale will be run here for free. Send your ads to the gram.
Beautiful Konversionskasse notes for sale. These are the notes used as part of the Nazi plan to get control of their foreign exchange problems. These are listed in Pick, but if you want to really learn something about them, see 484 of the bible (World War II Remembered). I have a pair of the 5 mark notes for only $100. If you want one or the other they are $60. These are S/B 201 and 211. They are exceptionally nice uncirculated examples. You will like them. Please note also that I am studying the series letters indicated on these notes and having some good results. Please email me with the particulars of any notes that you have. Also email me to reserve the above notes and for other particulars: mpckid@papermoneyworld.com. Thanks.
following items for free on a first come, first served basis:11 6 month subscription coupons for world coin news available and two 6 Month subscriptions to BNR. Contact Dave at coinman@rochester.rr.com.
Do You Yahoo!?
Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites.
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