The Battle for Power in Saigon
SOUTH KOREAN TROOPS ARRIVE IN VIETNAM.
LIEUT. GEN. NGUYEN KHANH turned over command of South Vietnam's armed forces to Major Gen. Tran Van Minh in ceremonies at the Joint General Staff Headquarters in Saigon. Khan has been named Ambassador at large. During the ceremonies a contingent of South Korea soldiers arrive in Saigon.
KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOTS: The first contingent of some 2,000 South Korean soldiers arrive in Saigon. They are only engineers an construction units. JSS/KEYSTONE 3-3-65
The Korean soldiers in this (great) photo were probably about to recieve their first MPC payment. Although MPC coupons were not issued until January 1970, the Korean soldiers were nevertheless paid in MPC throughout their service in Vietnam.
Free Money
The American Numismatic Association (Money.org) has announced two programs which amount to free money for readers! The association is raising membership rates after holding the line for several years. The raise is going into effect early in October. A raise in rates means ash saved for you f you act now. Not a member? Join. Regular member? Become a life member. The more you buy, the more that you save! Gof for the gold.
Want to learn about paper money grading or counterfeit detection? The ANA Summer Seminar is the place to go. The ANA is offering scholarships (full and part) to attend the seminar in 2027. Go to money.org for details but do not delay.
Editorial
We were happy to get the work out on Ray Fellers program on Japanese-American internment camps. Although the notice was late (not our fault, this time), the attendance was good as was the program! The really good new is that after some editing the program will be permanently available at money.org. Hopefully we can bring you the note when that posting is made.
We are also pleased to bring you the notice of free money from the ANA (see above). The matter of ANA membership is sometimes a bit controversial. We strongly support the organization. We feel that we get disproportional support from the association. Consider the number of military classes that have been offered at the summer seminars since 2001.
Mail Call
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Dear Gram,
Look at this great short snorter that I found.
— Sparky
Training Schedule (calendar)
2026
IKO TAMS Englewood, Ohio 9-10 October. Fred Schwan attending
Michigan State Numismatic Society 20 - 21 November. Kathy Freeland, Fred Schwan attending
2027
MPCFest, Holiday Inn Express, Port Clinton, OH 19-21 March registration required (except bourse 19 - February) 419 349 1872 (questions) 419 732 7322 (registration, ask for Kim).
American Numismatic Association National Money Show, 4-6 March Virginia Beach, VA (Bolings attending).
Michigan State Numismatic Society 9-11 April. Kathy Freeland attending
Georgia Numismatic Association April 16-18, Dalton, GA. (John Phipps, David Marble attending)
Central States Numismatic Society, April 21-24 Schaumburg, IL
Please help us fill in the dates for events listed and give us any additional events that might conflict. Thank you very much.
MPCFest sponsors
Joe and Louise Boling, Mike Buckley, Steve Fahrlander, Ray Feller family, Dave Frank, Kathy Freeland, Loretta Freyser, Al Glaser, Dave Hunsicker, Brett Irick, Jennifer and Eric Kibbey (dba Camelot Coins), Harold Kroll, Bill Myers, Joel Shafer.
MPCFest is possible because of the generous support of its sponsors.
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Large World War II home front ration collection featuring an MV red token and ration book 5. Too many items to describe. Contact Dave Frank at dave@frankcomputers.com and I will email you a list of all the items. Would prefer to sell the whole collection rather than individual items. It's a very nice collection accumulated over 25 years.
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