Return-Path: Received: from web5205.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.86]) by farley.mail.mindspring.net (Mindspring Mail Service) with SMTP id t5ttrf.2ie5.37kbi1c for ; Fri, 12 Jan 2001 07:24:14 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20010112122413.28114.qmail@web5205.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [152.163.206.188] by web5205.mail.yahoo.com; Fri, 12 Jan 2001 04:24:13 PST Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 04:24:13 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPC Gram 222 To: mpcgram@yahoo.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ==================================================== MPC Gram ==================================================== Covering the Entire World of Military Numismatics ---------------------------------------------------- Series 002-Number 222 Friday -12 January 2001 Real Record Price Realized Wow! A circlated fractional military payment certificate sold for more than $1000 on ebay Thursday! It was a series 521 25cent piece from the third printing. This is the highest price ever paid for a circulated fractional, issued, non-replacement MPC. It is is very near the top of the list for any non-replacement (and issued) MPC. These comments exclude replacements and unissued notes such as the 651 fractionals. The final and intense bidding was between MPCKid and Coinman with MPCKid prevailing. At this time approximately five of these notes are confirmed in collections. In an intersting twist, ebay was down for maintenance at press time so additional details could not be reported. Interested readers can find additional information by consulting ebay. Additional comments are included in the editorial below. ==================================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- The news of the four digit price for a circulated, fractional, regular issue MPC seems is amazing. It is certainly a speculative price, and might also be a little dangerous, but it is also exciting! Face it, recrod prices get attention! The very best part of this is that it proves that interest in the multiprinting notes is not catching on, but has arrived. Higher prices have been paid for multiprinting notes, but there is at least one important difference here. This was an arms-length transaction. The seller will be paid in cash. At least three other transactions that exceeded this one for a multi involved trade material so it is very difficult to put them in the same category as this transaction. Thursday was just another amazing day in the history of MPC collecting. ==================================================== Mail Call ---------------------------------------------------- Dear Gram, MPC chat is great. I don't get to do it very often. If we limit it to Friday, I might not make it at all. Wednesday is bad because some people go to church (not me, but I should). If we are going to shoot for one night I would suggest Tues. or Thursday. Friday's a lot of people go out, so that might not be a good time. Just my opinion. Bill McNease =================================================== Departments --------------------------------------------------- WWII numismatics seminar at ANA Summer Seminar 2001 --------------------------------------------------- Not only does the scholarship fund have an official identity but also has a bank account! Any further donations should be paid to the order of "Military Numismatists Scholarship" and sent to: Military Numismatists c/o Marcus Turner 8103 East US Highway 36 Suite 163 Avon, IN 46123 THE UPDATED LIST OF SCHOLARSHIP BENEFACTORS 11/22/00. These folks have generously provided money or material to finance scholarships to the ANA WWII Numismatics seminar. Your contributions will help promote collecting WWII material and be greatly appreciated. Mike Cummings Ed B. Doug Bell R. A. Medina Harold MPCKid Kroll Bill McNese Marcus Turner Larry Ski Fred PK6 Joel Shafer World Wide Ventures John & Nancy Wilson Neil Shafer ----------------------------------------------------- MPC Fest II ----------------------------------------------------- MPC Fest is the annual feast of MPC. After some difficulties of coordination we have not changed the dates and tentatively scheduled 9-11 March 2001 for MPC Fest II. If these dates cause a problem, please write the gram immediately. ==================================================== Post/Base Exchange (PX/BX/NEX) Dump your dupes! Your classified advertisement for items for sale will be run here for free. Send your ads to the gram. This service is for everyone, most humble dealer or most advanced collector. The point is to make the gram more interesting. Send in a list of items for sale and we will list them here in the gram. In all cases confirm your order via email first. MPC Series 651 $10 uncirculated $250. Ian Marshall, please e-mail for confirmation. iam@total.net. MPC Series 681 $1 with aviator vignette CU, $17. verify at fred@papermoneyworld.com. =================================================== Staff: publisher and editor: Fred Schwan - fred@papermoneyworld.com; assistant editor - Phil Goldstein critic: Harold Kroll - MPCKid@papermoneyworld.com; index manager: Ed Beaman webmaster & technical advisor: Doug Bell - (Wiz): doug@papermoneyworld.com; The Boss: Judy Schwan ===== MPC Gram is published by BNR Press and papermoneyworld.com as a free service to the community of military money collectors. Your suggestions, criticisms, complaints, editorial contributions, letters, and even praise are very welcome. The entire contents including linked illustrations are copyright protected by the publishers. In the case of contributors, the copyright is protected on behalf of the creators. Please send all correspondence regarding the gram to MPCgram@yahoo.com. 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