[MR] A&S competitions

[Troy Petersen]

This may or may not fit here, but I wanted to post my experiance at last
weekends Coronation with my first ever A&S entry.

I entered a research paper detailing the attribution process I used to
identify two late period imperial roman coins (which I also had on hand for
display). I wanted to say that despite my apprehension and case of nerves, I
received a fairly decent response. Constructive remarks (even though I know
the topic isn't one with which most people are familiar) and a decent score
I suppose. I was lucky enough to walk through the A&S hall when one
particular judge was busily scribbling notes and comments on index cards. As
it happens I was able to get into a long conversation with him and received
lots of tips on how to make my presentation of  future papers better, and
also learned all of the things that I did very well. Any way, so far my
experiance with A&S has been good. I can see however that my projects to
show research and authentication on later middle age and rennisance coins
may be difficult for most to judge.

Anyway, my two pennies worth.

-- 
Troy Petersen
336-887-9016
aka Symon de Ipswich
House Fer-a-loup
Canton of Hindscroft
Barony of Sacred Stone
http://www.myspace.com/symondeipswich

"Or, a fer-a-loupe inverted and on a chief embattled gules, three goblets
Or."