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posted 04-13-2007 09:53 AM               

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For those interested, I have learned that Whitman publishing, the publisher of the annual Red Book (The bible) for coins will be releasing a new Red Book sometime later this year for medals and tokens. I expect this will also be an annual release. They will cover the space venue with some emphasis on the Robbins medals. The medals and tokens market has been especially active the last year or so, and prices have been rising as collectors find their way into this area. I find it especially gratifying that the Robbins medals will have an honorable mention.

This is the kind of publicity and promotion I have been speaking about for some time that I believe will bring in many new collectors that have had little or no exposure to the space market before.

The coin, medal and token markets are very mature and have tens of thousands of active participants. It is believed that up to 20 million Americans collect coins. Compare that to the tiny space collecting club that we are all members of and you can see the great potential I see.

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