Drummer,
The Fall -Winter 2011 edition of Curry's Chronicle is a delight. It's very well balanced with a combination of current events described by Mary Elise's article, and very specific collecting endeavors chronicled by Bob Brock and Mark Archambault. The edition is grounded by Weimar White's reminder of why coin collectors love Carson City coins and history and treated to something unique with Mitchell Yee's detailed article about GSA ephemera.
I have tremendous respect for Tony Arnold who, in my opinion, is not a man to be taken lightly, regardless of the subject. While his article was written with self deprecating humor, I have no doubt that he already has built one heck of a Carson City coin collection and will continue to expand the number of examples as close to the 111 mark as he possibly can. My hat's off to you sir for your enthusiasm and commitment.
I am thrilled that John Crane will write a regular "column" for Curry's Chronicle and I thoroughly enjoyed his submission about countermarked coins.
Rusty's article is an extremely important piece. The information and experience he has compiled since writing The Mint on Carson Street in 2003 is on display for all to see in his essay on Carson City coin survival from the pre-Morgan era. Unless I miss my guess, this Curry's Chronicle article is a precursor for an expanded thesis
intended to edify and update the numismatic world on the rarity of collectible Carson City minted coins.
After reading Rusty's article, one cannot help but realize that no matter how difficult the task of building a solid CC collection is today, it will become exponentially more difficult in the decades ahead.
What an honor it is to be a part of this great coin club.
Belay Off
C4OA Lifer!
