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I’ve only been to a few auctions in Pa., but enjoyed them. I’m considering the ANA in Pittsburgh this year. The last one was near Eisenhower’s place. They were having a WWII convention at the time.

From what I remember - the focus was on significant collectors and not dealers. There are a few dealers in the book as well.

Was it @Goldfinger1969 or @Hoghead515 that was looking for a book on collectors some time ago? Or maybe someone else - I forget. Q. David Bowers wrote one that was published by Stack’s Bowers Gallery in 2020 that might be of interest called Those Who Led the Way. It’s out of print, but can be found occasionally. Just thought I’d mention it if either of you were still interested. I’ll send you the table of contents if you’d like.

I wish her well. eLearning has been a positive for the ANA and expanding the program should be good for the organization.

I don’t believe she has any, or much, numismatic or collecting experience. But more focus on eLearning should be a big plus.

I thought that be your’s and Kurt’s response. I’m on the eduction should be the primary focus of the ANA.

 What do you think of the new education director at the ANA. What do you think of John Brush’s desire to become a board member? The ANA is pleased to announce that Christian Strayhorn will soon join the Association’s team as its new Education Director. by American Numismatic Association l Published on March 28, 2023 Born and raised in North Carolina, Strayhorn has 17 years of experience in the education sector with community colleges, and public, private, charter and international schools (El Salvador, Brazil and China). She began her career as a history teacher and school administrator after receiving a Bachelor of Arts, History from North Carolina State University, graduating Summa Laude. She later went on to receive a Masters of Arts, History from the University of Nebraska-Kearney. She has been honored with numerous fellowships – including a Transatlantic Outreach Program (TOP) fellowship to Germany and a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) at UC Berkeley – and has earned Certificates in Global Education Entrepreneurship from UPENN and in School Management and Leadership from Harvard Business School. Strayhorn’s recent focus has been on redesigning learning experiences and creating programs that are engaging, entertaining, interactive and informative. She has authored historical fiction and non-fiction books, research articles, been a guest blogger, a TEDx speaker, and an international speaker and presenter. “I’m a tireless advocate for life-long learning,” says Strayhorn. “The ability to bring my experiences with history and education to the world of numismatics feels like a beautiful culmination of my career journey. I am eager to jump in and continue the amazing and inspiring work of the ANA.” Strayhorn assumes the role of ANA Education Director on March 29. She will be responsible for implementing an online education program while elevating and improving upon existing programs. Strayhorn takes the reins from Rodney Gillis, who retired after serving the ANA for nearly 17 years. The newly expanded Education Director role will oversee educational content development and programs for a new eLearning platform, and collaborate with national numismatic experts for teaching in the Association’s eLearning Academy, technical seminars and the acclaimed Summer Seminar. A major focus will be implementing a new Learning Management System. “We’re thrilled to welcome Christian to our numismatic community,” says ANA Executive Director Kim Kiick. “This newly expanded leadership role is critical to the ANA's mission, and I believe Christian is that person who can help expand our educational initiatives for the next generation of collectors.”

Why not collect a coin from the city where they were born, if they produced one or one dated from when they were born? I’m currently searching for one dated the year my fifth great-grandfather was born, luckily, they also recently issued a coin from the city where he was born. Do that for each known ancestor and you’d have quite a collection to go with your genealogy if you research it.

I started to go off topic and mention Łódź ghetto coins and counterfeits. Sorry to the OP - I’ll save it for a new topic.

I like Saints, but for covers with coins as the primary focus - I’m a bit biased towards:

The answer is yes! So would the quality of the jacket, binding and pages. The content must be interesting, but the rest adds to it. why not - I love books.

Who is Pogo?

More and more libraries are moving to digital. It’s a shame in some respects.

Not cheaper, many much more expensive - but very collectible. An alternative that’s all.

Smart A! Not really it means South Africa

I have the book and the green does pop!

Maybe a nice Charlotte mint piece instead?

Back from Time out? Did you sit in the corner the whole time? now is an excellent time for high grade roosters to come out. Same with sovereigns.

Time to buy a metal detector and go digging.

I consider these a contender for a box of twenty. Too bad he didn’t strike a few two cent coins - would be interesting to see.

https://archive.org/details/EAC07011StPatrickTokenCoinageattheAmericanNumismaticSociety A day early - enjoy! Now where did I leave my Guinness?

Wrong venue for sure (SA), but if you set a reserve, you would not have sold them. So it depends whether you want to sell, or hold out for a price you agree with.

Most of the time a reserve hurts you unless you have very high value coins. There is an extra charge, see the GC site, for reserves and it sometimes inhibits the amount of bids. Also - if the coin does not sell, then you have to wait longer for a payout.

I’m an ANA member and believe it should be strictly for promoting the hobby, education and research. As for shows and the registry. Both serve an important role. It doesn’t really matter if you prefer one over the other as long as you participate. Enough said.

Haven’t seen the review, but the book should be here any day. Look forward to reading it. The chapters are an interesting progression and I’m particularly eager to see what you share in the last chapter. Interesting end.