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February 4, 1999
Issue #12

Delaware Quarter Winners

Thanks to everyone who entered the contest last week - Over 
100 people entered. The following five were randomly chosen 
to win a Delaware "P" Mint Washington Quarter. They just need 
to e-mail me with their postal mailing address (if they haven't 
already in the original message), the quarters will be sent next 
week. The winners are:

Ted McMillion Jr.
Chris Clark
Jerome Taborda
David E Beaster
Lisa Volm

Long Beach Collectibles Exposition

Today is the concluding day of the February 1999 Long Beach show. 
I was able to attend the first day of the show, and had a very good 
time there. The bourse was active on Thursday, and there was a crowd 
waiting to get in the door. On-Line coin sites had a very good 
representation at the show, with Numismatists On-Line, Ebay, and 
Coin Universe all having booths at the show. There were many booths 
offering bullion, as it has become very popular with the general 
public to acquire this based on media reports of the impending Y2K 
situation. I noticed a few booths with the Delaware quarters for 
sale, anywhere from $12 to $15 per roll, and 50 cents to $1.00 each. 
I’ve still yet to receive one in change here in Southern California, 
I’ve never looked so closely at my quarters before. In a few weeks, 
these coins will be available in most places, and I believe the premium 
charge will disappear. However, I expect this to continue for the next 
ten years, since the same dealers will get the next coin earlier than 
the rest, and this cycle will continue to repeat itself. It appeared 
to me that there was less paper money on the bourse than I previously 
saw, but that could be just my perception. There definitely is less 
world material, US coins definitely rule this show. USA Cards creates 
a phonecard for every show, and they were not set up at this show. 
However, the tradition continues, and a card was issued with a foreign 
gold coin (with a rabbit on it) showing. It was available for $5. The 
next Long Beach show will be held in June.

Join the ANA

After putting it off for years, I decided it was time I was a member 
of the American Numismatics Association. Membership benefits are very 
nice, and include library privileges, and the monthly magazine, The 
Numismatist. When I made the decision to join, I wanted to do so 
instantaneously. Fortunately, they have a web page where you can 
take a minute or two aside to join. The web site is: http://www.money.org/ 
- While you are there, there are some interesting things to check out. 
The first is Money Talks - This is an ANA sponsored program that many 
people listen to on the radio, and read in print or on-line. The entire 
series of programs is available for you to listen to in audio format. 
The specific page to check out is: http://www.money.org/audiomain.html - 
There is also an ftp site with the scripts for Money Talks (just in case 
you do not have a sound card) as well as image files, press releases and 
software. That address is: ftp://ftp.money.org/ana/


Until Next Time,

Alan Cohen

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