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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1216463, member: 16948&quot;]Monday...</p><p>This was our first day of full classes.&nbsp; As I mentioned, I&#039;m taking Doug Bird and Steve Carr&#039;s Early American Copper class.&nbsp; We spent a lot of time on becming familiar with EAC books and learning to attribute large and half cents.&nbsp; It was quite tedious but so worth all the effort.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00378.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00376.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00379.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00381.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>John Wright graciously donated a copy of his book &quot;The Cent&quot; to our class for each one of us to keep!&nbsp; Wow, I know it&#039;s about $100 book, so we were all very thrilled and appreciative to have this book!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00368.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>We also received an older copy of &quot;Copper Quotes by Jack Robinson&quot; which is the best pricing guide for EAC.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00369.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I went to the book sale at the ANA offices on Sunday when it first opened but it was overly crowded and too difficult to sort through the books.&nbsp; So at lunch I went back to the ANA and was able to check out what was left.&nbsp; I ended up buying some really neat old pamphlet type books on of course various types of copper!&nbsp; I was especially pleased with one of the books which is a 1924 reprint of a very rare 1881/1883 EAC book.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00370.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00371.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00372.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00373.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00374.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00375.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then after class, a bunch of us gathered to head over to the Sky Sox baseball game and fireworks.&nbsp; Here are some photos taken on the bus.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00384.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00383.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00382.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110704-00386.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Opening ceremonies</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00402.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00400.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>That is the first minor league game I&#039;d been to and it was a lot of fun - they had some sort of entertainment in between each inning, including this guy who had life-sized Michael Jackson puppets lined up and attached to several horizontal poles and he was in the middle, and whenever he moved his arms or legs, all the other puppets moved in unison.&nbsp; It was quite an interesting and entertaining act.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00403.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00404.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Me and my new Sky Sox hat!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00396.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00407.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00409.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rick/EagleEye and Chris/HalfHunter</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00390.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rick and his patriotic hotdog!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00391.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Glenn/PonyExpress</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00392.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Todd/Blu62vette and one of his students</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00393.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00389.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the wonderful fireworks following the game</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00438.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00429.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00423.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And finally, the bus ride home!</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00451.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Elsmere-20110704-00453.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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