Knowing full well I wouldn't get a response to this spam/ad e-mail which somehow got sent to me yesterday about an upcoming CSNS Show, etc., I responded with a rather obvious question which has vexed many remote/geographically separated coin collectors of late. Why not have one closer to the CENTER or the Central States???? But, at least the e-mail didn't come back as undeliverable. (Bonedigger's question) Hello Dianne, I was just wondering why the Central States Numismatic Society doesn't ever come closer to the center of the Central United States? I live in Western South Dakota and am only 30 miles from the geographic center of the (lower 48 states) nation. I would think that the Civic Center in Rapid City would provide more than enough space for the show as well as the plethora of hotels in the area. Please pass the word to the powers that be, but for a farmer/collector like many Dakotans traveling 800 miles one way by car or air during calving or planting season just isn't feasible. Thanks Ben Blake ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// From: dianne@nfccoins.com To: NFCnews@nfccoins.com Subject: NFCNews ~ In this issue: Bigger, Better and Faster; Central States Show and CAC Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:43:57 -0400 What is bigger, better and faster than ever? Well it isn’t yet, but if you visit our website after 10:00 am ET on April 2nd we are confident you will be pleased. On April 2nd from 12:01 am – 10:00 am ET our server will be down for numerous upgrades. During this time we will be addressing our increasing web presence and all that is necessary to make navigating on it a satisfactory experience for you. It is with much anticipation that we roll this out and look forward to your feedback. Of course you can still visit our ebay store for purchases during this time. Come visit Tim, Matt, Brad and Keith at booth #1905 for the Central States Numismatic Society 69th Anniversary Convention. The show runs Thursday April 17th through Saturday April 19th at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. As you are aware we recently added the category of CAC authenticated Coins to our website. Our customers have been very pleased with this addition and we have responded. Over the last few weeks we have continued to add product to this category and now have nearly 400 items! If you have not looked lately, be sure to check it out. As always, if there is something you are looking for and cannot find please let us know. We will be glad to look for it for you while we are at the coin shows. Thank you for your patience as we continue to grow and also for your patronage and feedback. We could not do it without you and look forward to being your partner in fulfilling your numismatic appetite. Please visit our web site at www.nfccoins.com. yadda, yadda, yadda...
One minor correction. I would guess that you live 30 miles from the geographic center of the nation -50 states. The geographic center of the 48 contiguous state is at Lebanon, KS. The center for all 50 states is in Butte County, South Dakota,
