Member - and I second the recomendation to attend a summer session. You will be thankful for years to come. It's an incomparable experience!
Todd, I saw that you are the teacher of the advanced photography class in the NUMISMATIST. If only my company allowed it's employees to take summer vacations, I would have signed up for that class in a heartbeat. Your photography is outstanding and I feel like I know from the forums even though we have never met. It would be great to meet you in person, and a fabulous bonus to learn techniques for advanced numismatography from you. I wish you luck your first teaching session but I know you will do great. Paul
Thank you all for posting and recommending things!! I too am interested in going to CO for the summer seminar, I have lots of family in that area too!! I am also interested in borrowing some books from the ANA Lib., too too cool!! I borrow some from my local library but the ANA Lib would be that much better!!
Life Member #6124, Its 1200 bucks now, but I think it is cheaper for an YN. I go to the summer seminar every year and you should look into it. There are several places that offer scholarships which will pay for all or part of the tuition and travel expenses. The ANA offers a few scholarships, I think APMEX also offers a few, then there are coin clubs that offer scholarships and they all love YN’s (under 23 years of age) With your membership you can rent from the library, free admission to ANA shows, and you can even look at any item in the ANA collection if you set up a meeting. There are other perks too.
I have been a life member for 25 years. I also bought a Life Membership for my nephew 3 years ago. (He turned 3 today.) I am signed up for that course and I am looking forward to it.
Wow, three years old already? Has it really been that long Hobo? Seems like only yesterday when I read that you had signed the little feller up for a "life membership" with the ANA. A little something in tribute to your new avatar..... [video=youtube;fizrfcAI13A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fizrfcAI13A[/video]