Hi Rich,

Allan's usually pretty good in calling monogrammed pieces and has been right on the money the majority of the time. I've had monogrammed ivories through the years where Dale and I would call it a certain combination of letters being interlaced and when Allan would see it he would say that's a GJJ or a JP...and be right! Here in Florida, we've been looking at these pieces since they turned up three or four years ago. We've seen them in about three denominations; all in pretty bad condition with lifting inlays. Though the chip looks and feels like a Crest and Seal at first sight, I would not call it a "true" Crest and Seal as defined (and what I agree with) by Allan Myers. I doubt if this chip was even made by USPC. I do feel safe in calling the chip a plain mold litho inlay; MAK nonogram. I'm going to through out a suggestion here in regards to what a "true" Crest and Seal is...and that suggestion is that we adhere to the title of what the manufacturer called the two most important components of the whole chip: the "crest" and the "seal." Without them, we don't have a C&S, but for easy definition in conversation, a Crest and Seal-type would suffice in place of a written explanation describing what the chip actually is...if that's possible. <g>