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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chasindreams, post: 589331, member: 12542&quot;]Thanks Tom,,,for all your help on this,,,,Here&#039;s a lil&#039; about James Wiles,,,it was a honor, to have him help me on this,,,,,<b><font face="Times New Roman">D</font></b></p><p>r. James Wiles began collecting coins as a young boy in rural Arizona.&nbsp; And he never quit.&nbsp; When other boys pushed aside their Whitman folders for baseball or girls, James just dug in closer with his toy microscope and a lot of will power.&nbsp; Forty years later, he<font face="Times New Roman">’</font>s arguably the foremost authority on 20th century die varieties in the United States. </p><p style="text-align: right"><img src="http://www.varietyvista.com/images/JCP%201.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Are you thinking about jumping feet first into the coin hobby?&nbsp; Unsure of what<font face="Times New Roman">’</font>s involved or where your adventure may lead?&nbsp; Not to worry.&nbsp; Like Dr. Wiles, you can become a respected expert in the field of minting errors and die varieties.&nbsp; Or just enjoy this aspect of coin collecting for your own sheer delight.</p><p>Following a brief stint the United States Air Force, and the diligent pursuit of a Ph.D. in New Testament Textual Studies from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, Dr. Wiles directed his professional energies into sharing his knowledge of coins.&nbsp; Over the past 10 years he has authored numerous books on many denominations of U.S. minting varieties, including Eisenhower Dollars, Kennedy Halves, Washington Quarters, Jefferson Nickels, and Lincoln Cents.</p><p>In addition to his written works, Dr. Wiles has also given back to the hobby through service in the premier club for collectors of error and variety coins - CONECA, the Combined Organizations of Numismatic Error Collectors of AMERICA.&nbsp; He has served as President for two terms, and has held other board positions as well.&nbsp; He writes frequently for <i>Errorscope</i>, CONECA<font face="Times New Roman">’</font>s award-winning numismatic publication.&nbsp; And he continues to serve on the board of directors, providing a sense of focus and direction to the club and ever working to advance the hobby and share the knowledge of error and variety coins.</p><p>In this pursuit, Dr. Wiles has authored a correspondence course on minting error and variety coins for the American Numismatic Association (ANA) and teaches the ANA<font face="Times New Roman">’</font>s annual Summer Seminar on minting error and variety coins, a one-week course offered to coin enthusiasts of all ages on the beautiful campus of Colorado State College in Colorado Springs, CO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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