@GerardV , now that you have been "handed the Football" (in North American terms), please carry it down the field as far as you can! In other words, with this incredibly generous giving from @Deacon Ray , learn from it, enjoy it, and hopefully someday, you will be in the position to "Pay it Forward" to another starting collector! Congrats.
That goes without saying. Even before winning this drawing I PMd a different contest holder and offered to help pitch in for future contest coins. I wanted to start paying back the forum for the help I received to that point. The contest holder in question respectfully declined the offer. At the risk of sounding like a suck up (yet again), I recognize the rarity of this forum. It's mostly devoid of keyboard commandos and people go way above and beyond to help. My first few posts asked members to let me mooch their hard earned knowledge, so I felt an obligation to return some sort of goodwill. Now that this happened, I owe even more and plan making good on the debt.
Congratulations to the winner of this very cool prize! Now you need to post a few as you figure them out (we can give you hints). Great giveaway Ray!