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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 3019939, member: 57463"]Thursday, I judged the Geography exhibits. Friday was a busy day for me, speaking and then serving on the Best of Show committee. (I exhibited a few times in the past, but not this year.) Once my work was done, I was free to walk the floor, to shop and visit. I spent almost an hour with Allan Berman. </p><p><br /></p><p>The TNA was very nice in find me some of their "Texas Navy" medallions. I also found a Texas Navy warrant for sale at good price. This one was filled out an cancelled. You don't see that often because Pres. Sam Houston reneged on them because he distrusted seamen. He hated the Navy for their successes for spoiling his plans. (But we in the Texas Maritime Regiment are steadfast in our loyalty.) </p><p><br /></p><p>I finally bought a coin for my avatar. The image at left came from a Tony Fein VCoins listing. I was researching the great fairs of Champagne for a <i>Celator</i> article. I passed on this and regretted it ever since. Soon after the article ran, I spoke at a conference in Calgary and learned from museum curator Geraldine Chimirri-Russell about the 3-D images on ancient Celtic coins. This coin, from 1000 years later, also aligns 3-D when viewed obliquely. I found one at Kenn Hollister's Moneta. </p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of years ago, six of us from the Texas State Guard were assigned on state active duty to work as clericals for the Domestic Operations task force. Our superiors were Army and Air National Guard. None of them knew about Military Payment Certificates. I was able to pick up some rags at local show, but this was my opportunity to find Premium Quality certified graded 66 and 67 examples. I got some high denomination early issues and some low denomination late issues. So, I have a pretty good run of examples now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 3019939, member: 57463"]Thursday, I judged the Geography exhibits. Friday was a busy day for me, speaking and then serving on the Best of Show committee. (I exhibited a few times in the past, but not this year.) Once my work was done, I was free to walk the floor, to shop and visit. I spent almost an hour with Allan Berman. The TNA was very nice in find me some of their "Texas Navy" medallions. I also found a Texas Navy warrant for sale at good price. This one was filled out an cancelled. You don't see that often because Pres. Sam Houston reneged on them because he distrusted seamen. He hated the Navy for their successes for spoiling his plans. (But we in the Texas Maritime Regiment are steadfast in our loyalty.) I finally bought a coin for my avatar. The image at left came from a Tony Fein VCoins listing. I was researching the great fairs of Champagne for a [I]Celator[/I] article. I passed on this and regretted it ever since. Soon after the article ran, I spoke at a conference in Calgary and learned from museum curator Geraldine Chimirri-Russell about the 3-D images on ancient Celtic coins. This coin, from 1000 years later, also aligns 3-D when viewed obliquely. I found one at Kenn Hollister's Moneta. A couple of years ago, six of us from the Texas State Guard were assigned on state active duty to work as clericals for the Domestic Operations task force. Our superiors were Army and Air National Guard. None of them knew about Military Payment Certificates. I was able to pick up some rags at local show, but this was my opportunity to find Premium Quality certified graded 66 and 67 examples. I got some high denomination early issues and some low denomination late issues. So, I have a pretty good run of examples now.[/QUOTE]
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