I GOT #1/100

TODAY, MY FATHER AND I, THE FIRST TIME FOR BOTH OF US, WENT TO A COIN SHOW. IT WAS THE "Central States Numismatic Society 70th Anniversary Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio". AS I UNDERSTAND IT THE BUREAU OF PRINTING AND ENGRAVING CREATE A SPECIAL INTAGLIO PRINT FOR EACH OF THESE SHOW. THEY ALLOW YOU TO ENTER INTO A DRAWING FOR A COPY OF A INTAGLIO PRINT THEY HAVE PREPARED FOR THE OCCASION. THEY THEN ALLOW YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ONE OF THESE PRINTS THAT ARE A COPY OF THE ONES THE BEP SELL ON THEIR WEB-SITE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THEY PRINT THESE ON A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PAPER, SIMILAR TO THE TYPE THEY USE FOR ACTUAL CURRENCY, THEY ALSO USE BROWN INK INSTEAD OF THE USUAL BLACK INK. THE PRINTS ARE NUMBERED FROM 1 TO 100 AND ARE SIGNED BY THE PRINTER FROM THE BEP AND DATED.

AS THE TITLE SAYS, I SOMEHOW WAS CHOSEN FIRST TODAY TO BUY ONE OF THESE AND RECEIVED THE #1 OF 100 PRINT. THESE ARE HIGHLY SAUGHT AFTER BY A SELECT GROUP OF COLLECTORS WHO TRAVEL ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO OBTAIN THESE FOR THEIR COLLECTIONS. IMMEDIATELY UPON BEING CALLED AS THE FIRST PERSON I HAD NUMEROUS OFFERS TO PAD MY WALLET AND PAY FOR THE $50.00 PURCHASE PRICE. I DECLINED ALL OFFERS AND HELD ON TO THIS BEAUTY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT I WILL BE DOING WITH IT IN THE FUTURE, ONLY TIME WILL TELL! AND TO MAKE THIS A SPECIAL MEMORY FOR MY FATHER AND I, MY FATHER BY DEFAULT WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN #20 OF 100. THE PERSON WHO WAS DRAWN FOR THE LAST ONE OF TODAY WAS NOT PRESENT, SO THEY DREW ONE MORE NUMBER, IT WAS MY FATHERS. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE WERE BOTH TICKLED BY THIS WONDEROUS OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN THESE PRINTS.

I AM GOING BACK TOMORROW IN THE ATTEMP TO TRY TO GET YET ANOTHER COPY OF THIS PRINT. I AM CONSIDERING INCLUDING IT WITH A COMPLETE SET OF THE NEW LINCOLN CENTS AND COMMEMORATIVE COINS BEING RELEASED BY THE MINT THIS YEAR. I HAVE THE MS70 AND PF70UC SILVER DOLLARS, THE FDI NGC MS67 P CABIN CENT, THE NGC MS66 D CABIN CENT(NOT FDI) AND ROLLS OF FIRST DAY ISSUE P CENTS FROM THE MINT RELEASE IN HODGENVILLE, KY. I AM ATTENDING THE NEXT RELEASE SCHEDULED IN INDIANA ON MAY 14TH FOR THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF CENTS, WHERE I WILL BE SUBMITTING A ROLL FOR FDI DESIGNATION TO NGC. IF YOU ARE THERE YOU WILL SEE MY FATHER AND MYSELF THERE.

WHILE AT THE COIN SHOW, LEARNING A LOT OF NEAT THINGS ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF THE BEP PRINTING HISTORY, THE PRINTMASTER "MIKE" GAVE A DEMONSTRATION ON HOW THESE AND OLD CURRENCY WAS PRINTED. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. VERY BASIC, YET SO COMPLEX. IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO HAS ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THESE VIGNETTES, COULD YOU CONTACT ME AND SHARE THIS INFO WITH ME.

THANKS FOR READING!!