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NEWSLETTER
Official Publication of the Numismatic Literary Guild Inc.
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Carlton "Fred" Schwan was given combinations to the delight of ritual, with Swiatek giving the
the Numismatic Literary Guild's top those present. If Laura Bush answers to questions not yet
married Mel Wacks, she would revealed by Travers.
award, the Clemy, July 28 at the
group's annual bash held in San become Laura Bush Wacks. If With an answer of 230
American Numismatic Society discerned by the magnificent
Francisco during the 2005 American
executive director Ute Wartenberg Swiatek, the question as
Numismatic Association World's
married South African Bishop revealed from opening the
Fair of Money.
Desmond Tutu, she would sealed envelope by Travers was:
As is tradition, the prior recipient become Ute Tutu. "How many more employees
of the Clemy, Neil Shafer, selected He entertained the audience would Heritage need in order
Schwan, but because of ill health was for Will Rossman to have won
with a song dedicated to the mess
unable to personally pass the honor the election?" The humor, of
along. Emcee Wendell Wolka read a in Ohio, calling it "Coin Gate" to course, depended on the narrow
the tune of "Toyland."
statement from Shafer detailing margin by which Horton beat
his choice. A year in review by Wolka led Rossman in the race for the
"I want that typewriter," off with "Buckeye Coin Fiasco." ANA presidency and the
He poked fun at new ANA
exclaimed Schwan at the podium in possible predisposition of the
accepting the award. He referred to president Bill Horton when he firm to its former employee.
New
said that his experience in
the original gold-plated typewriter Jersey public works "will be But in all of the night's
physical form that the Clemy took in invaluable when dealing with a proceedings, Ohio was never far
1968 and which is now at American away. With a Carnak answer of
new
board."
Numismatic Association head- the Columbus Discovery Group
ANA
quarters in Colorado Springs, CO. In the ongoing effort to came the question, "What is the
Before the Clemy was given, a cut costs, Wolka said the name of name of the team looking into
program of satirical humor at the the association's monthly Tom Noe's finances?
publication would be changed
expense oAfNthAe the state of Ohio, from Numismatist to just Num, at David T. Alexander had some
defeated board candidates and good bits, with the best one
a savings of $6,000 a year.
just about anyone of any stature was being Whitman was going to
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staged live. F + Publications, parent firm issue "The Guide Book to Guide
"I have no shame left," declared of Numismatic News did not get Books".
ANA off unscathed. Commenting on its
defeated presidential candidate Poignant moments came
Will Rossman before he sang, "Oh pending sale, Wolka suggested it when Don Kagin remembered
Lord, Won't you buy Me a was being bought by a company, his father Art, and Beth Deisher
the acronym of which stands for
Presidency?" to a famous tune by offered her remembrance of
"We Need to Hide the Money
Janis Joplin. The rendition delighted John Ford and plaques
Someplace." J. Jr.
a usually finicky audience. of Extraordinary Merit
Executive director Ed Reiter Scott Travers and Anthony were awarded.
offered a number of marriage Swiatek conducted the Carnak
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at Google, because she had been judge Tom DeLorey says - to
credited for reviews which she decide the winner in
never wrote of books she had never many categories.
«)4 read. She had tried
everything, from contacting Google It was good to have the
to writing to the Publishers, but opportunity of seeing long time
6y !MicfiaeCSe(fgwic^ with no success. Six months later it friends and of making new ones
was all still there. and it was certainly very nice to get
I've been googled!! I can't approving comments - indeed
believe it!!! There are some things More importantly though, I compliments - on the new format
that you think will never happen to realize that if I'm there, you real of the Newsletter. I'm sorry that
you, and until Kathy - who was writers of books, articles and we hit some heavy water in
obviously carried away by the idea newsletters, are sure to be there regard to the missing post -
of my own importance ... yeah among all of your many credits, so Convention issue.
yeah!!! - decided to check me out, please, when you see me at the
being listed on the web was the next ANA Convention - don't Kudos to the ANA for pulling
farthest thought from my mind... rub it in!! together the San Francisco Show in
I don't know if it is a good thing or such fine style. The city is, of
a bad thing... Does it matter? Speaking of the ANA, I had the course, delightful and after a shaky
Does anybody really care??? pleasure of having breakfast with - whoops, bad choice of word -
ANA
Personally I doubt it very much. Walter Ostromecki. The misty and chilly start, the weather
Board might not like him, but I really took off and became
The apparent object of my certainly do...and I voted for him! just beautiful.
GAoNogAleness is via our friends at the I also count Ed Rochette among my As mentioned on previous
and a piece I wrote for the friends - who doesn't when they
Numismatist on Tiie Lord ofthe Rings know him - and I'm delighted that occasions, I never cease to be
coins. A little further on I aNmLG he finally got the recognition he oiumrprheosbsbeyd abyndthoef pauSrheoswtrtehnegtshizoef
referenced as Editor of the deserves. ANA
of the Summer Convention.
Newsletter (yes I know!!!) But then
once more, on the next page, there There seems to have been an Dealers and Mints from all over the
I world; Publishers who produce top
am under the British Royal Mint, awful lot that's happened since San
PR Erancisco. The Show has come class papers and magazines on a
listed as their contact... I
wonder if they even know? Not and gone! The NLG has weekly or monthly basis; Exhibits
that I am their PR contact - they do Symposed and Bashed, Awards aofndthtehheiegnhteshtuspioasssimblofe NstLaGndard
know that, but 1 wonder if they have been garnered and a good members for the Contest and the
know that the Mint - and me with time had by (nearly) all - I suspect
them - have also been googelized. that there was some Bash all come together to create the
disappointment among the contest kind of "buzz" that can only be
good for the hobby.
I confess that even with this losers. Reports are that the
kind of engrandissment, I haven't standard of entries was extremely
looked through all of the countless
pages and the many other Michael
Sedgwick's listed there. The few
that I did look at all seemed so Web Images Groups News Frooqle Local more
much more important, and to have
Advanced Search
far greater reason for being there... Preferences
probably it's all a huge mistake, Google^arch I'm Feeling Lucky LanguageTools
and one day soon Google will
realize their error, and delete me!
It does remind me though, of an
interview heard recently on
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A
Public Radio. writer (of real
books and reviews) was quite irate
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Don't worry this is not inside information on some dastardly
scheme to disband the State Quarter program. In fact just the
opposite - an affirmation ofjust how much impact the coin
series has made.
A recent Teen edition of TV's long running "Jeopardy"
program, included among its categories the subject "State
Quarters". As per the usual format, questions had values
ranging from $200 to $1000.
New Jersey was obviously regarded
as an easy mark, with a value
of $400., while Tennessee and Kansas
were selected to represent higher values
of $800 and $1000 respectively.
While it was exciting, as a viewer, to
see a numismatic subject chosen for the
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