@cinque1543 said:

@oldabeintx said:
Would like to have heard more from the guest, not so much from the hosts.

I agree. It was less an interview and more about what the hosts wanted to say.

Thanks for the feedback. I am relatively new to this podcast format (career 1: coin dealer; career 2: publisher; career 3: journalist) and I always find it hard to watch myself. I enjoy it, but I have little experience so Jeff and I try to improve with each episode. I will add that Jeff and I had never once met or spoken with the Acting Director, so interviewing someone I don't know was a first.

All that said, I really think Ms. McNally did a great job. Non-numismatists are often intimidated speaking with us, and I thought she killed it. No hesitations, free responses, etc. But because of the size of her job and role in government, there are MANY things she could not discuss so we stayed in our lanes and extracted the most we were comfortable asking. I hope she will come back for a follow up...

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5132

31 U.S. Code § 5132 - Administrative

(a)
(1)Except as provided in this chapter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts amounts the Secretary receives from the operations of the United States Mint. Expenditures made from appropriated funds which are subsequently determined to be properly chargeable to the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund established by section 5134 shall be reimbursed by such Fund to the appropriation. The Secretary shall annually sell to the public, directly and by mail, sets of uncirculated and proof coins minted under paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 5112(a) of this title, and shall solicit such sales through the use of the customer list of the United States Mint. Except with respect to amounts deposited in the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund in accordance with section 5134, the Secretary may not use amounts the Secretary receives from profits on minting coins or from charges on gold or silver bullion under section 5122 to pay officers and employees.
(2)
(A)In addition to the coins described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sell annually to the public directly and by mail, sets of proof coins minted under paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 5112(a).
(B)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of this paragraph—
(i)the coins described in paragraphs (2) through (4) of section 5112(a) shall be made of an alloy of not less than 90 percent silver; and
(ii)all coins minted under this paragraph shall have a mint mark indicating the place of manufacture.

My reach may be a different than the next man, but my willingness to stretch is certainly greater.

Funny I read comments about how IMEX blew it but I have a bunch of dealer quotes Who say the opposite> @shish said:

"But, as it is, no one needs to tell anyone at the ANA that OKC has less direct flights than ORD. They know."

Thank God it's still a free country and I'm allowed to voice my opinions. I'm sure that the ANA committee is aware of the lack of direct flights. However, I think it's very important for numismatists to provide both positive and negative feedback to the ANA. Next years National Money Show is in Savana GA. If you choose to stay at the headquarters hotel (The Westin) for $269 a night that's great. I believe there is one other resort that close but it's more expensive. All the other hotels are located on the other side of the river which is definitely a negative in my opinion.

Hopefully they will choose one of the better locations suggested in this thread for future shows.

They have a great boat that goes across the river. Been there done that. It’s actually imho a positive

Is the question asking if I can grade from images or "can one grade from images?" Much depends on the image and the coin, as has already been stated. With some images, there is no hope. With some coins, quality of image is less critical. There's also a difference in grading from an image and guessing the grade of a coin correctly. Nobody would assign a grade of a proof coin based on a static image, since you have to get a much better look than such an image can provide. Guessing the grade and being correct is a different game.

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MS60, nice Ken.

MS61