barmar, on 2017-August-02, 08:01, said:
I think pigmented points were created in the 70's. First red and gold to encourage regional participation, later silver for sectionals, and a few years ago they added platinum for NABC+ events.
I think that silver is more recent. When I became a life master in 1994 or 1995, silver points were fairly new.
Back then it took me four years to become a life master. That must seem like a ludicrously long time now!
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