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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;phankins11, post: 2240661, member: 70703&quot;]In July 2014, as I sat by my recovering wife&#039;s bedside in the hospital, I was catching up on my reading of the Numismatist . One of the articles I was reading caught my attention. I&#039;m a budding WWII buff, which I think has happened due to my involvement with numismatics, but nonetheless an article caught my eye caught entitled &quot;D-Day currency Preparing for the Allied Invasion of Normandy.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441891[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The article covers a more obscure part of the preparation for D-Day, Operation Tom Cat. This operation would include the creation, shipment and disbursement of Allied francs, a currency that the allied troops would be able to use if they were lucky enough to survive the initial landing and would need to purchase things as the campaign headed in land.</p><p><br /></p><p>I won&#039;t go into all the details, but the article grabbed me, it was something I had never thought about. I read the article and then re-read it. Since then, when I see D-day footage or articles, or stories about the heroes of that time (all of them), Not only am I filled with a sense of gratitude for what they did, but I also have more of an appreciation for what was in their pockets. Those allied francs and any of the WWII era coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last week an opportunity presented itself to me and I took it. Not really a huge deal, but when it did present it self I took it without any hesitation. I picked these up for a really good price and now I have some allied military currency in my collection and I couldn&#039;t be prouder.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441892[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441893[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>As a side note, all is good with my wife, no need for condolences or well wishes. She is fine...trust me, i live with the positive outcome every day <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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