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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 07:27:36 -0800 (PST)
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                      MPC Gram
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  Covering the Entire World of Military Numismatics
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 Series 002-Number 230      Saturday 20 January 2001

            A New Military Note?

by Wendell Wolka

Considering I don't collect MPC, this is my big chance
to make an editorial contribution. The new Canadian
$10, just released, features a Peace Keeping 
theme, with the back depicting a soldier with field
glasses.  Here's a URL...quite a striking note. 

http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/banknotes/general/character/2001_10b.htm


             
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                       Editorial
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What is is worth? The age old numismatic question. To
some people collecting is value. It is not to me, but,
still, it is an essential part of a catalog.
  I hope that you hare read the section in the current
MPC book on this topic. MAny people have singled out
this essay as being particulary interesting and
perhaps even insightful.
  There is one aspect that is not covered there that
has been bothering me for the past few days. The
relationship between a catalog reporting values and
"setting" or at least influencing values.
  There can be no doubt that catalogs DO influence the
market. The question is should they and in what way
and to what extent.
  I will certainly welcome your thoughts on this in
the next few days. Do not delay or you will be too
late to have your ideas influence the book!
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                       Mail Call
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Dear Gram,

Confessions of a lurker!  I don't collect MPC; never
have and probably never will. But I faithfully read
each issue of the Gram and really enjoy it.  I can't
imagine what someone's bitching about, but frankly I
have to say that's 
THEIR problem and not yours! 

Heck, I even planned to go to FestII (now THAT would
have been something!) until I realized that I already
had myself booked for San Diego and Salt Lake City
(ANA) that weekend. Maybe FestIII? 

WW

Dear W,

We can help you with a nice starter set! Take a look
at gramads. Can you really resist. Thanks for writing.

Editor,

Regarding the complaints.  What is this all about? 
What is the reason for this? I thought the MPC Gram
was a rather loose, freewheeling (how else could it 
come out on a daily basis?) enterprise.  I have been
educated and entertained.  I have expected nothing
more.  Now, I perceive the pressure of formality and
Political Correctness. 

I have had my disappointments.  Fred has not treated
some of my correspondence with the courtesy I feel I
deserve.  Likewise, the upcoming MPC Fest has earmarks
of a private old boys network.  NEVERTHELESS, I have 
accepted these perceived negatives as shortcomings of
dealing with people by email.  I look for the
positive.   

W

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