First off, don't tease.

Secondly, I will gladly accept your donation of the '93 TOTY (the $28 Aladdin Taj Mahal Silver Strike) in lieu of the '00 SSOTY (the Caesars Palace $10 Winged Victory Silver Strike), providing it is the '93 TOTY that you prefer as a donation in your name.

Thirdly, if you would like to test me on your statement, might I suggest that you put up the '93 TOTY as your bet. That way I can donate it in favor of my offering, the '98 COTY.

Forthly, I fully expect the '93 TOTY to be a donation. Albeit a significant donation, but a donation nonetheless.

For those that are unfamiliar with this Silver Strike, it is a beautiful (I can see why it won) $28 face value Silver Strike. The outer ring is 24k gold (plated I imagine), while the inner coin is .999 silver. The most recent, at-auction average valuation is around $177. Certainly out of my range, unless I had obtained it for much less; lets say for the minimum amount needed to insert into the slot machine for a coin win, or possibly at $28 plus a tip at the cashier's cage.

All-in-all, it will be a welcome donation, and so to will the remaining 5 other items that we are asking Club Members to donate.

In all seriousness, as it stands right now, the only way to make multiple donations to this Project will be to make donation(s) in the outyears. To clarify, this Project has one objective, but that objective has two phases.

The one objective is to acquire, keep and maintain a Club owned collection of all COTY, TOTY and SSOTY winners. Phase I is the acquisition of all past COTY, TOTY and SSOTY winners. Phase II will be to, on a continual basis, acquire all future COTY, TOTY and SSOTY winners for addition to the Phase I collected winners. Only Phase I has the single donation concept applied.

Furthermore, Phase I has only been presented to the Internet connected family of Club members at this site (Greg' BB), the Club's BB site, the SilverStrikers BB site and the Roulette collectors BB site. Efforts to reach out to the majority of Club Members will have to be via the Club Magazine and also by word-of-mouth.

Of course for a $20, new member fee, we can accept a donation from a Andi Hughes, or even an Andrea Hughes......

Shall I put a red bar through the '93 TOTY, and what name do you prefer?

Jim Follis