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Originally Posted by
dick benbow 
Dale, I've been impressed with the number of individuals over the years that collect pins and have quite an extensive collection. I know judges like Larry Christenson, and Larry Gill are pretty avid and most folks in the Northwest know Jerry tyler. But I was surprised by the number of collectors in the UK.
I know these pins are a first of a kind, and i know they've gotta be going fast. Dale, did Lee tell you how many were made? I know Jim North should have gotten his pins by now. I had some old pins from when the shows started in the Northwest that I got to a collector in the UK. Was shocked to find out later what they were valued at! I think that besides, the uniqueness of this pin, that it's value will only increase and might be a safer investments
than some stocks! Certainly can't argue with what good the funds will produce for the hobby! Hope folks will think about picking up several before you run out!
Thanks for volunteering to do this.
Lee's a classy guy, and deserves a lot of credit for providing this opportunity to advance the hobby of koi!