I had a feeling that with ANA
Summer Show up and running (the pre-ANA show
is now going on and many people are headed to Philadelphia
tomorrow and Tuesday), there would not be too many contributions this
week. Turns out I was right. We had no contributions. However, I wanted to take this opportunity to
highlight a couple of the things that the ANA
Summer Show will bring us this year and make a pitch for contributions for next
week. So in no particular order, here
are some things on my mind vis-à-vis the ANA:
- The JRCS Annual Meeting will be on Wednesday morning at 8:00 AM in room 105B of the Pennsylvania
Convention Center. The highlight of the meeting will be an
educational presentation by Dick Graham on his new book on the previously
under-researched series of Reeded Edge Half Dollars. If you are attending the ANA,
you absolutely need to see and hear this presentation. Dick will have copies of
the book available for purchase too...at least unless/until he sells out of the
ones he brings!
-Typically, JRCS members gather for a couple of hours after
dinner on Wednesday night at the hotel room of a JRCS member for the purpose of
talking about coins, catching up with old friends, and making new friends. No plans have been announced for the
"JRCS Open House" but I expect an announcement to be made at the JRCS
Annual Meeting by whomever volunteers his room for the event. Here's a hint: if you have coins to buy or sell (or just
show off for others to envy!) and think your coins will appeal to a collector,
you might want to bring them to this "open house."
-Many of you will have stories or experiences at the show
that would be great to share with other readers of the JR Newsletter. Send me a brief or lengthy note when you can
so that I can publish your story. As a
collector who doesn't get to go to all of the cool shows, I know I appreciate
living vicariously from the stories of others on their finds, experiences, and
lessons learned.
I hope to see some of you at the show!
Richard Meaney
Editor
