From: "MPCgram" To: Subject: MPCGram 835 Date: Saturday, January 25, 2003 4:07 PM =========================================== MPC GRAM =========================================== Covering the entire World of Military Numismatics Series 004 - Number 835 Saturday January 24, 2003 BNR MPC Issue Official The Bank Note Reporter will honor MPC in April with a special edition. The special edition will have news and feature editorial material and advertising. If you have been thinking about an MPC article for the BNR, this might be the time to send it. Of course the same goes for advertising. Furthermore, every person has a chance to participate by sending a letter to the editor supporting MPC collecting. Contact roloffm@krause.com for advertising and kranzd@krause.com for editorial submissions. USAA Patriotic Coin by Howard A. Daniel III A couple of months ago or so my Army Times arrived with a flyer from USAA. The title on one side of the flyer is "USAA would like to offer you a free patriotic coin for your commitment to our nation." To receive the "coin", you must not already be a member of USAA, and you must call 1-888-558-8825 and give the promotional code of "ASCN" to the representative. For many Gramsters who are members, have someone who is former military and/or not a member call for you. The other side of the flyer has "Have you been "coined" lately" and I am sure they are trying to make this appear to be a challenge coin like is issued in the military. The obverse design of the "coin" has a flying eagle with part of the U.S. flag in the background and "Proud Member" and "United States Armed Forces" around the edge, and the reverse design has a very thin star-like design in the center with "Coast Guard," "Army," "Marines," "Navy" and "Air Force," and "United We Stand" and "Defenders Of Freedom" around the edge. It is a handsome looking partly enameled piece and I called them for mine, but it has yet to arrive. Good luck in obtaining yours. =========================================== Editorial =========================================== Boy was is cold. That is the good AND the bad news as you will see. Guido Crapanzano offered to provide copies of his great new book on Italian paper money to Gramsters and Festers at a very special price—about what it cost to get it here. Obviously, when he told me about this idea, I agreed instantly. The air freight shipment arrived while Judy was hospitalized. Mail, fax, cell phone, email, and other messaged bombarded me while I attended to Judy in various hospitals across Ohio. I could hardly be bothered. Wednesday I finally was able to talk to the agent who had initiated the barrage of messages. She was surprisingly pleasant considering the way that I had ignored her. The critical point was that Thursday was the last day for free storage of the shipment. After Thursday, we (I) would have to pay storage. Oh by the way she said, we also owe $250 for customs clearance, $50 for administrative fee (probably $1 each for the messages that she had sent me), $25 for this and do not forget $25 for that. We also needed notarized authorizations, translations of the invoice, shipping documents, and other administritiva. She also told me that I could pick up the shipment or she would be happy to arrange delivery. A small shipment she said, only about $450. I quickly said that I would pick it up. Faxes were exchanged and I was promised that the shipment would be ready on Thursday as long as I delivered the required notarized documents and, of course, checks. I went to bed wondering how I would do what I said and pick up the books. I have picked up loads of books many times. Sometimes with rented or borrowed trucks, sometimes simply in the trunk of a car and about all other possible ways. I woke up with the answer. I decided to take my old station wagon that had been in dry dock for nearly a year. I have been exercising the car regularly, but have not used it recently. The weather was dreadful when I headed for the Cleveland air freight terminal (about 90 miles). When I started it was cold and snowing. Half an hour later it was still both of those, but it was snowing horizontally and visibility was down to about 50 feet. That is when I remembered that I had cancelled the insurance on this car because I was not driving it. At the half way point I figured that I had little choice but to continue. To say that I drove with greater care is to understate the care that was necessary just to keep going. Remarkably, I found the freight warehouse without difficulty, but that does not mean that I was pleased. Visitors (like me) had to stand outside a window negotiating for the release of their goods. My feet were frozen by the time that I passed the required checks through the window. I held my breath, but there was no demand for the notarized documents once I gave them the checks. The clerks summoned a loading dock worker to “help” me. I should have had doubts when the fellow arrived looking like a refugee from NASA simulating a moon walk. We went into the warehouse which somehow was colder than the outside! Frigid. He took the documents and came back with a forklift load of books. As wonderful as Guido’s offer was, he got a little carried away! Fifteen hundred pounds of books jammed into two huge boxes. Eventually, we were able to get the smaller of the two boxes into the wagon. I was willing to leave the whole thing if necessary to warm my frozen feet and by then hands. The lift driver said that I could leave the other box for a few days. I did not ask about the deadline for paying storage—I didn’t care. Somehow I made it to a restaurant to get a cup of coffee. It was hot and wonderful, but it was also dark as I headed toward home making the visibility that much worse. As I pulled to the first stop light a police car pulled up behind me. Before we pulled away the officer turned on his lights and pulled me over. How could he know that I did not have insurance? Of course he could not know that, but he did determine a related problem. The car had expired license plates. Luckily I had my driver’s license with me. I only had that because Judy made me replace the one that I had lost long before, but that is another story. When the officer returned to my car after checking my less-than-stellar driving record via radio. I asked for leniency. Begged, actually. He correctly pointed out that he was giving me a break by not having the car towed. I knew that he was right, so I let that line drop. I saw that he had my citation written. He asked for my car registration and proof of insurance. Ouch. I saw that he had started to shiver so I faked a search of the glove box. Then my brief case. Then under my seat. Then I fumbled to find a wallet (I do not carry one). He gave up and told me to sign for receipt of the ticket which under the circumstances I was happy to do. Other than frayed nerves I made it home relatively easily. The next morning over coffee, Judy asked if I had driven the station wagon and of course, I told her that I had. She then asked why I had not taken the new license plates for it that are in the garage! Fred =========================================== Mail Call =========================================== Dear Editor, The virus that Ski's referring to, uses every address in an infected computer's address book to send out more virus laden attachments. I have received one or two heated e-mails from recipients and have had to explain that it was not sent by me even though my address was used to send it. I get about four a day. A really nasty virus masquerades as an electronic greeting card from someone you know. Unless it's from someone like Hallmark, don't open these either. Wendell Hi again! I thought you still wanted any corrections etc., found in the 4th edition. I noticed you didn't run this one I sent twice? It is a valid correction right? (BELOW) I also sent another correction a while back! Page 221, #887 $10 887 1r should read "J00400000" not "J04000000" (qty. =400,000) Neither correction is listed in While checking the CU replacement survey, I found a minor error. On page 293 "series summary" The $5 692 List as # 5(3) and # CU = 1(1) BUT on the serial numbers recorded, page 295, the grades only go to AU! The count of 5 being correct. So, no CU #692 $5the grams running correction lists. Just trying to help. P.S. The book is my Bible! And I read it over and over again! Just trying to help! Guy! =========================================== CALENDAR OF EVENTS =========================================== 2002 February 1 deadline for Fest auction material. Send material to: Philip M. Goldstein P.O. Box 641 Highmount, NY 12441-0641 or Larry Smulczenski Box 263 Shalimar, FL 32579 CPMX 9: 20 - 23 February, Chicago, IL MPC Fest IV: 28 Feb - 2 March, Port Clinton, OH Fest Registrants: Doug Bell, Joe Boling#, Guido Crapanzano#, Dick Freyser$$$, Philip M. Goldstein$$, Gary Hicks, Harold Kroll, Jack Lippincot, Kevin Maloy, Leo May$$, Fred Schwan, David Seelye, Nick Shrier$$, Larry Smulczenski$$, Warner Talso$$$, Marcus Turner$$, Tom Warburton, Mark Watson, Bill Yanchick, Nancy and John Wilson#, Bill McNease, Cuneyd Tolek#, Wendel Wolka#, Al Glaser$$$, Ian Marshal, John Cheney?, Wes and Rod Hardy, Sam Feeback, Gail Baker$$$, George Fitzgerald, Kevin Neely#, Bill Haines#, Ed Beaman. Registration fee: $148 double occupancy $198 single occupancy (including meals and motel). Payments may be sent to BNRPress, 132 E. Second St., Port Clinton, OH 43452 or via PayPal to fredschwan@yahoo.com. Suggested airports in order of desirability: Toledo, Cleveland, Detroit (attempts will be made to provide ground transportation to/from these airports (coordinate w/Sparky Watson mcwatson@yahoo.com) $$ = Paid Running total: 35, #=new fester (running total 10 new Festers). Fest Auxiliary: Jane Talso, Judy Schwan, Mrs. Freyser. Coordinate arrival and departure with adjutant Sparky Watson: mcwatson@yahoo.com Fest IV Training Schedule (Draft) Friday 28 February 1200-1800 inprocess Watson 1800-1930 chow mess sergeant 1800-2230 exhibits (concurrent) Joe Boling 1930-2030 group therapy Gary Hicks 2030-2130 pay call paymaster May 2130-2200 March madness pairings Wendell Wolka 2200-2300 March madness first round Wendell Wolka 2300-2330 bull session 2330 exhibits must be removed Boling 2331 px, canteen closed Tom Koch 2400 lights out first sergeant Saturday 1 March 0400-0600 10k run, 3k swim (ice permitting) first sergeant 0600-0641 work detail laying out Series 641 0641 photo detail in messhall 0600-0800 chow first sergeant 0830-1000 show n tell Gail Baker 1000-1100 March Madness round II Wolka 1100-1230 snow n tell Gail Baker 1230-1245 company picture Hardy and Hardy 1245-1315 chow mess sergeant 1315-1630 bourse Seelye 1630-1745 show n tell Baker 1745-1800 nap individual 1800-1845 chow mess sergeant 1900-1930 March Maness finals Wolka 1930-1945 awards John Wilson 2000-2400 RVN poker game reenactment Schrier 2000-2100 auction lot viewing (concurrent) 2400 canteen closes, lights out 2401 bed check Sunday 2 March 0400-0600 10k run, 3k swim (ice permitting) first sergeant 0600-0700 chow mess sergeant 0700-0730 destruction of MFC 011 (from last year) Bill McNease 0730-0830 auction lot viewing Goldstein/Ski 0845-1030 auction 1100-1230 police call and early departures Watson 1230-1315 chow mess sergeant 1315-1500 field trip (TBA) Judy 1500-1800 pool party Jodi Foster Monday 3 March 0830-0900 breakfast Holiday Inn 0900- final departure Coordinating instructions: Show n tell contact Gail Baker (education@money.org) Arrival and departure coordination: Mark Watson MCW@qnet.com Auction items coordinate : Larry Smulczenski skifla@prodigy.net, Phil Goldstein IWANTMYMPC@aol.com Exhibits contact joeboling@aol.com March 12, deadline for Bank Note Reporter MPC issue. Submitt your ads and editorial material for this special issue. Contact Mary Roloff: roloffm@krause.com. ANA National Money Show, March 21-23, 2003, Charlotte (NC) Convention Center, Contact ANA Convention Department at convention@money.org or JoeBoling@aol.com for forms to exhibit. Hours are 10-6:30 Friday & Saturday & 10-2 Sunday. Hotels are The Westin Charlotte (704-375-2623) and the nearby Hampton Inn Charlotte Uptown (704-373-0917). Howard Daniel will be manning a joint NI/NBS/IBNS club table where Gramsters can meet each other. He is also conducting a joint NI/IBNS meeting on Saturday and invites all Gramsters to the meeting's show and tell session and to meet other collectors with similar interests. Masstricht April 4-6, Valkenburg, The Netherlands, contact Jos Eijsermans, Box 3240, NL 5930 Tegelen Netherlands Memphis International Paper Money Show: 13-15 June, Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St., Memphis TN 38103-1623 Military Numismatics Summer Seminar Session I dates are Saturday, June 28, to Friday, July 4; session II, Saturday, July 5 to Friday, July 11, 2003 Link for more and general information: http://www.money.org/sumsem2003.html Link to photos from Seminar II http://www.money.org/summer2002images5.html application for military money scholarship http://www.papermoneyworld.net/news/MilitaryNumismatists Scholarship Fund 2003.pdf PCDA National and World Paper Money Convention. November 19-23, 2003. St. Louis Hilton Airport Hotel, 10330 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63134. ======================================== 2003 scholarship fund Donations of cash and numismatic material will be gladly accepted. Generally the numismatic material is auctioned at MPCFest, but might be sold via ebay or other places. Your scholarship donations help the hobby by sending qualified individuals to the ANA summer seminar military money class. Except for unavoidable charges like ebay fees, 100% of your donation goes to scholarships. 2003 Scholarship Donors Ed Hoffman RA Medina Dick Freyser Larry Smulczenski David Seelye Howard Daniel Steve Feller Warner Talso Pam West Mr. 691 Leo May John & Nancy Wilson Max Spiegel Gail Baker Chris Connell Bill Haines Contact me at: "Marcus Turner" mailto:maturner@indy.rr.com Checks should be made out to the "Military Numismatists Scholarship." or Marcus Turner 8103 East US Highway 36 Suite 163 Avon, Indiana 46123 USA IMPORTANT SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION The last information given in the gram did not include the official release of application/donation information. This information can be found at the link below. We encourage everyone to print copies of this information and distribute it to those who might be interested. Further you are encouraged to e-mail the pdf document to anyone you see fit. Thank you http://www.papermoneyworld.net/news/Military Numismatists Scholarship Fund 2003.pdf Marcus Turner Scholarships from the ANA: See the following location for an application for financial aid to the summer seminar: http://www.money.org/sumsemfin.html =========================================== MPC ANA Museum Project =========================================== ANA collection of MPC: Thanks to donations from Douglas Bell, Dick Fryser, Ed Beaman, David Seelye, Philip Goldstean, Michael Cummings, Ray Czahor, David Pitchford and Mr 691the ANA MPC collection is current as follows: Series 100 - [50 sen], [1Y, 5Y, 10Y, 20Y all A underprint] Series 461 - 5, [10] cents, [$1] Series 471 - [5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $10] Series 472 - [5, 10 cents], [$1, $10] Series 481 - 5 cents, [10, 25 cents], 50 cents, $1, [$5] $10 Series 521 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, [$10] Series 541 - 5, 10, 25 cents Series 591 - [5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1] Series 611 - [5, 10, 25 cents, $1] Series 641 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1, $5, $10 Series 651 - [$1] Series 661 - [10, 25, 50c], [$5], [$1, $5] $10 Series 681 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1, [$5], [$20] Series 691 - [$1, $5, $10, $20] Series 692 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1 Series 701 - [$1, $5, $10, $20] [50c etc.] = notes donated by Gramsters --Chris Connell ============================================ For Sale ============================================ For Sale: 50" X 29" Nazi flag with 6 other Nazi/German patches. 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