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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lucyray, post: 1313758, member: 24565&quot;]Bruce, I attach what I have.. the article is before my birth.&nbsp; There is more to it, but this was all I copied.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>Linda</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>&quot;..The year, 1955, gave proof that the number 13 can be a lucky number. 1st, there are 13 letters in Central States. 2nd, there are 13 states in the CSNS region. 3rd, the 1955 CSNS Convention in Detroit was the 13th edition. The convention medal featured a cartwheel with the 13 states as spokes and Detroit as the hub.</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>The motto on the Great Seal of Detroit reads in part: &quot;We hope for better things.&quot; This is exactly what<u> Ivan Ebeling, Detroit Coin Club President and Convention Chairman</u> had in mind for the 13th show at the downtown Detroit Statler Hotel, April 29-May 1, 1955.</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>The convention featured the first use of a 100-point system for judging exhibits. &quot;Information conveyed&quot; was the prime criteria and was worth 30 points. The six exhibit classifications were: U.S. Coins, Ancient, Foreign, Paper, Medals and Special. The Best in Show trophy went to F.W. MacKay for his massive display of medals and decorations. The U.S. Secret Service had a special non-competitive exhibit with counterfeiting as its theme.</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>Convention registration equalled 362 representing 28 states, D.C. and Canada. The auction was conducted by James Kelly of Dayton, Ohio and featured nearly 2,000 lots. The bourse had 50 dealers from 15 states and Canada. The show was held in the large mezzanine ball room and laid out with dealers around the walls and exhibits in the middle..&quot;</b></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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