Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5205.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.86]) by farley.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id t9gd8p.a06n.37kbi1c for ; Sat, 24 Feb 2001 17:26:33 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20010224222530.4957.qmail@web5205.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [205.188.197.176] by web5205.mail.yahoo.com; Sat, 24 Feb 2001 14:25:30 PST Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 14:25:30 -0800 (PST) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 264 To: mpcgram@yahoo.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ==================================================== MPC Gram ==================================================== Covering the Entire World of Military Numismatics ---------------------------------------------------- Series 002-Number 264 Saturday 24 February 2001 Collector Profile Gary Hicks I collect and accumulate. Hardly have ever sold. Therefore I am a single man with a very large house. Started out collecting in cub scouts then boy scouts and got the old merit badge for coin collecting (lets see a show of hands). Started digging up large pennies some years ago when I started to metal detect. Had to find out what I was digging. Big mistake! 15 years and 10 reference books later (and a halfpenny collection) I evolved into paper... Freaks were my first choice..I identified with the name being a child of the 60's and 70's. Then came Confederate till I got priced out of the market...... Then types and now MPC. Whew.......I found that when you ask dealers if they have MPC you have to repeat it 2 or 3 times like they are deaf and then they sort of stare at you and relate how they sold a full set 15 years ago for only $600. Where is my time machine when I need it? I love the graphics and having been in the military the history of where that money went and what it paid for.............What's that Mama San? Well, I hope to meet the hard core of the hobby up at the Port and look forward to the hikes and forced marches. ==================================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- We are very pleased to publish the first collector profile. We would like to see many mores such profiles. The best way is to do it yourself as Gary has done, but it is also possible to do it on each other. If you are visiting a collector friend, consider interviewing him (or her) for a collector profile! =================================================== Mail Call --------------------------------------------------- Freddddddddd, I am already envious of the bash (Fest)! I sure wish that I could be there. Guess I will have to wait till next year. I've been here [in Japan] 4 days. Love spending coins with holes in them. Here's a brief story. Day 1 I'm presented a beautiful envelope with official markings from the president of Sojo University (Sojo = High Castle). Inside is my honorarium in crisp 10000 yen notes! They only use crisp notes for the effect. I'll be here for about three more weeks and will visit four universities total--obviously I'm looking forward to starting a collection of envelopes! Steve Dear Steve, Thanks for the initial report. We will miss you at the Fest too. Well, we might miss you if we had time enough to think of you! We certainly will look forward to seeing you next year! We also look forward to lots of reports on your collecting adventures while in Japan. Editor Dear Editor, A question: Everybody always assumes MPCs started with the 1946 issue following WWII. What about the MPCs issued to troops in the nineteenth century? See attached note, a military scrip paid by the US govt to Union troops after the Civil War. Doesn't this warrant inclusion in an MPC collection? Mark Dear Mark, Thank you for the question. You put yourself in a box with the question. MPC was not created until the end of World War II. This does NOT mean that this was the first military money or even army issue. Obviously, it was not the first military money since there were so many other issues during the war. The first "military money" it described in Petrov's Money and Conquest as being from some time like 450BC. So it gets down to semantics. Civil War Military Scrip does NOT belong in an MPC collection, it DOES belong in a military money collection. By the way that Boling and I classified military emergency money in World War II Remembered, ALL Confederate notes from the Civil War would belong in a broad collection of military money. Thank you again for your question. Editor =================================================== Departments --------------------------------------------------- WWII numismatics seminar at ANA Summer Seminar 2001 --------------------------------------------------- Not only does the scholarship fund have an official identity but also has a bank account! Any further donations should be paid to the order of "Military Numismatists Scholarship" and sent to: Military Numismatists c/o Marcus Turner 8103 East US Highway 36 Suite 163 Avon, IN 46123 THE UPDATED LIST OF SCHOLARSHIP BENEFACTORS 2/12/01. These folks have generously provided money or material to finance scholarships to the ANA WWII Numismatics seminar. Your contributions will help promote collecting WWII material and be greatly appreciated. Mr. Anonymous Donor Mike Cummings Sue and Keith Bauman Ed B. Doug Bell Tom Denly, Denly's R. A. Medina Harold MPCKid Kroll Leo "Paymaster" May Mrs. R.C. Matherne Bill McNease Marcus Turner Larry Ski Guido Fred PK6 Joel Shafer World Wide Ventures John & Nancy Wilson Neil Shafer W. E. Yanchick ----------------------------------------------------- MPC Fest II ----------------------------------------------------- MPC Fest is the annual feast of MPC. After some difficulties of coordination we have not changed the dates and tentatively scheduled 9-11 March 2001 for MPC Fest II. Confirmed participants in MPC Fest II Doug Bell, Sam Feeback, Al Glaser, Phil Goldstein, Rod Hardy, Wesley Hardy, Gary Hicks, Harold Kroll, Jack Lippincott, Ian Marshall, Larry Smulczenski, Bill McNease, Leo May, Kevin Maloy, Marv Mericle, Bruce Potter, David Seelye, Nick Schrier, Fred Schwan, Dan Swartz, Warner Talso (and Jane), Marcus Turner, Tom Warburton, William E Yanchick, Dick Freyser (We are well past last year's participation level. We have doubled that level. Can we triple it, more? If you have made a reservation and your name does not appear above, please contact the gram immediately (MPCgram@yahoo.com). PayPal and PayDirect are available, the associated email address is fred@papermoneyworld.com. It works great. We love it. A copy of the schedule of events and other particulars is available from MPCGram@yahoo.com. Remarks: registration is $164, after March 1, $189). This includes two nights lodging (double occupancy, room assignments by first sergeant the only possible exception is married couples), Meals as indicated (Friday evening not included), equipment and amenities. The value of souvenirs and goodies distributed will likely exceed the cost of the entire Fest. Reservations accepted now at MPCGram@yahoo.com, deposits ($50 minimum) accepted at MPC Fest, 132 East Second Street, Port Clinton, Ohio 43452. Confirmed reservations will be listed daily in the gram—make your reservations now! Additional information; the Holiday Inn Express is located at 50 NE Catawba Road, Port Clinton, Oh 43452, you may use one of the online map services to get exact driving directions. DO NOT make your own reservations or inquiries. The best airports in order of distance are Toledo (45 mins), Cleveland (90 mins), Detroit (100 mins). We will try to coordinate ground transportation, but there are no guarantees here. Questions: send your questions to MPCgram@yahoo.com. In most cases the questions will be answered in the letters section of the gram. After all, if you have the question, someone else probably does too. ==================================================== Post/Base Exchange (PX/BX/NEX) Dump your dupes! Your classified advertisement for items for sale will be run here for free. Send your ads to the gram. This service is for everyone, most humble dealer or most advanced collector. The point is to make the gram more interesting. Send in a list of items for sale and we will list them here in the gram. In all cases confirm your order via email first. FOR SALE Retail Merchants Bureau of Boise, Idaho "tokens," $5.00, limit ONE shipped postpaid. (please no checks on this item) WOW!! These are by the way, new, mint, as made, uncirculated or whatever you wish to call them. So in honor of Presidents Day, rush your payment to: Doric C&C POB 911 N Attleborough MA 02761-0911-11 USA Victory Peso - 2 Peso Replacement. Pick 95a in VF serial F00071929*. 100.00. Contact Tom at kochfam@gte.net MPC Series 641 50c CU $21, David Seelye, email for confirmation coinman@rochester.rr.com. US military chits: NCO & EM Open Mess/Cam Ranh Bay 96312 $10 booklet covers with one each 5, 10, 25 (canceled) chits, $35, email for confirmation iam@total.net WANTED Collectors may submit lists of items wanted for their collections for listing here. Dealers and collectors who have these items are then encouraged to list them for sale in the above section. This is a trial, if you like it, send your list. Wanted by a collector: a 481 $5.00 in F ===== MPC Gram is published by BNR Press and papermoneyworld.com as a free service to the community of military money collectors. Your suggestions, criticisms, complaints, editorial contributions, letters, and even praise are very welcome. The entire contents including linked illustrations are copyright protected by the publishers. In the case of contributors, the copyright is protected on behalf of the creators. Please send all correspondence regarding the gram to MPCgram@yahoo.com. Thank you very much for your participation. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/