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134:. He joined the American Numismatic Association in 1947 and attended their convention in Boston the following year. From 1949 until 1959 Bressett worked as a printer and compositor for Sentinel Publishing Company. In 1950, he organized the first coin club in
238:. At the National Money Show in Colorado Springs that same month, his collection of ancient and British coins was auctioned off. In March 2024, Bressett launched a new monthly column for the American Numismatic Association's website, called "Money Musings".
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that was included with a commemorative edition of the 2006 Red Book. The medal was limited to 500 pieces in nickel-silver, included in a Red Book-style envelope. Bressett received a unique .900 fine gold example at the 2006 World’s Fair of Money in Denver.
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130:. He began collecting coins in earnest while he was a clerk in a grocery store in 1943 and through high school. Bressett attended Dresser Business School in 1947 and later studied graphic arts at the
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Bressett, Kenneth (December 1995). "From Your President".
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The Guide Book on the Official Red Book of US Coins
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