This year the renewal form included the stipulation that any club donations collected would be equally divided between the club and a chosen organization that helped out in the World Trade Center disaster. I am glad to report that 25 members generously donated as listed below and a total of $370.00 was collected. Members donating for the Club and WTC Relief Organization:

From Connecticut:
Stella, John R.
Sievert, Fred J.
From Idaho:
Erickson, Marvin R.
From Illinois:
Depke, Robert W.
Gerber, Gerry
Cihon, Fred
Van Deusen, Mark
From Kentucky:
Landers, Neil C.
From Massachusetts:
Payne, Arthur S.
Coyle, Kevin J.
From Maryland:
Riggin, William R.
From Michigan:
Van Stedum, Phillip C.
Burk, James T.
From Minnesota:
Miller, Richard D.
From North Carolina:
McGeachy, John A.
Bowman, James S.
From Nebraska:
Hansen, Don L.
From New Hampshire:
Montini, Dennis W.
From New York:
Berard, David A.
Thomas, Carl G.
From Ohio
Motto, Michael
Wedding, Donald K.
From Washington:
Wolfe, Darrell W.
Nagel, Bruce E.
From Wisconsin:
Nimsgern, William

The last major coin show was the FUN Show. Approximately 12 people attended the Fly-In Club meeting on Friday, January 11th at the Orange County Convention Center. In Vern Sebby’s absence I updated the gathering on Club news. Marv Erickson volunteered to speak. He is the nation’s leading researcher of MPD’s. A misplaced digit (MPD) is a stray digit (or digits) displaced from the main date (see example of an 1870 Indian cent with top of “0” protruding above the denticles). This is one specific area that still eludes researchers as to the exact reason as to why they exist. There just is no universal agreement amongst those who have studied the phenomena.

The market for choice pieces of Indian cents and Flying Eagles as well as all denominations is very strong right now.

Club articles. If you need photography for an article you are working on, please contact Ken Hill. He has volunteered to do photography as long as they will be used for an article in the Ledger. He may be reached at:

Ken Hill
P.O. Box 18943
Seattle, WA 98118-0943

The club will pick up the costs other than your postal fees to get the coins to Ken. Ken is an original member who is retired in Seattle and has perfected his skills as a photographer. His prints are professional quality, as good if not better than the major auction houses.

I am putting the finishing touches on a new brochure for the Club’s application for 2002 and will send out copies to the State representatives to take to the local coin shows.