Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 927074, member: 11521&quot;]Guy,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I will be attending both sessions. Let&#039;s plan to meet during lunch one day. Shoot me a PM with your cell number and I&#039;ll give you a call. I live in Colorado Springs so if you have any other questions about the area feel free to ask me. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There are no watering holes on campus but a very good brew pub is Phantom Canyon Brewery straight south on Cascade at Pikes Peak. It is only about 8 blocks south of the ANA headquarters. They have excellent beer and food plus they have several pool tables. Nearby (across Cascade in the Antlers Hotel) is Judge Baldwin&#039;s Brewery. On the next street over - Tejon - is an Italian restaurant named Il Vicino. They have an EXCELLENT India Pale Ale. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I would advise you to take advantage of the goings-on every evening. There are free talks and bull sessions where you can not only learn something (sometimes you can learn quite a bit) but you meet a lot of people that share your interest in coins. You never know who you might run into at these things. (Ken Bressett, Dave Bowers, Bill Fivaz just to name a few.) If you have not signed up for a mini-seminar you should consider doing that. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sunday morning the ANA has a book sale of surplus books from the library. Wednesday evening is the YN (Young Numismatists) Auction. Even if you never bid you will have a great time. Every evening behind the dorm is an informal gathering of attendees. And make sure you attend the banquet Thursday eveining. The food is always excellent and the program is rewarding. Again you can make lots of new friends at these events. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>ANA usually schedules a tour of the Denver Mint the Friday after one of the sessions. You should consider taking this tour because they take you down on the floor where all the equipment is - blanking machines, annealing machines, coin presses, etc. It is well worth the time and expense. Be advised that you must submit info so the Mint Police can do a background check on you before they allow you inside the Mint and it may be too late to accomplish that at this late date. ANA also offers other tours and outings, e.g. Pikes Peak Cog Railroad ride to the top of Pikes Peak, a tour of the Molly Kathlene Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, etc. There is no shortage of things to do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in