Does anyone still collect stamps and coins? Wondering if this is a thing. I have a small collection myself but I only collect on items I enjoy and not for getting rich one day. I did have a look at some prices on collectibles and really, it's not all that anyway. Not sure if there is even a market.ãã./)arkman /\lmighty.ã

Re: stamps & coinsã By: Darkman Almighty to All on Sat Apr 03 2021 05:41 pmãã > Does anyone still collect stamps and coins? Wondering if this is a thing. Iã > have a small collection myself but I only collect on items I enjoy and not fã > getting rich one day. I did have a look at some prices on collectibles andã > really, it's not all that anyway. Not sure if there is even a market.ã > ã > ./)arkman /\lmighty.ããNot exactly an ongoing collection, but I have a bunch of old Pesetas from theãpre-euro age. Also some stamps I collected as kid, in a tidy album.ããThe one purchasing coins like crazy is my father, but I think he does as aãmeans to acquire precious metals for the most part.ãã--ãgopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalkenãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FLã

Darkman Almighty wrote to All <=-ãã DA> Does anyone still collect stamps and coins? Wondering if this is aã DA> thing. I have a small collection myself but I only collect on items Iã DA> enjoy and not for getting rich one day. I did have a look at someã DA> prices on collectibles and really, it's not all that anyway. Not sureã DA> if there is even a market.ããNot anymore. My parents tried to get me interested in stamps, but I neverãhad access to the more interesting stamps (no international mail in my ãhousehold).ããBut as a paperboy, I did start a nice collection of coinage since I largeãamount passed through my hands when collecting for the paper. I got a niceãassortment of silver coins. A few old $2 bills. I even got a silverãcerfiticate (If you don't know, it looks just like a regular $1 bill, butãit's blue not green).ããã... 74% of all statistics are made up on the spotã--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ Diamond Mine Online BBS - bbs.dmine.net:24 - Fredericksburg, VA USAã

Darkman Almighty wrote to All <=-ãã DA> Does anyone still collect stamps and coins? Wondering if this is aã DA> thing. I have a small collection myself but I only collect on items Iã DA> enjoy and not for getting rich one day. I did have a look at someã DA> prices on collectibles and really, it's not all that anyway. Not sureã DA> if there is even a market.ããMy son has started collecting coins. My father passed along a collection of ãturn of the 20th century pennies, nickels and dimes he collected as a kid, ãand I've got an assortment of old silver coins, new minted silver, and ãcopper. I really like some of the Lakota copper coins, apparently they're ãused as legal tender.ããã... Look closely at the most embarrassing details and amplify themã--- MultiMail/DOS v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ realitycheckBBS -- http://realitycheckBBS.orgã

DARKMAN ALMIGHTY wrote to ALL <=-ãã DA> @VIA: BEERS20ã DA> @MSGID: <60691270.2271.dove-hob@vert.synchro.net>ã DA> Does anyone still collect stamps and coins? Wondering if this is aã DA> thing. I have a small collection myself but I only collect on items Iã DA> enjoy and not for getting rich one day. I did have a look at someã DA> prices on collectibles and really, it's not all that anyway. Not sureã DA> if there is even a market.ããMy wife still has her stamps, but it was more of a hobby and just havingãdifferent stuff, and not for 'value.' But she hasn't touched it in YEARS...ããããã... Borg Burgers: We do it our way; your way is irrelevant.ã--- MultiMail/Mac v0.52ã þ wcQWK 8.0 ÷ Omicron Theta * Memphis, TN * winserver.orgã

Not exactly an ongoing collection, but I have a bunch of old Pesetasã Ar> from the pre-euro age. Also some stamps I collected as kid, in a tidyã Ar> album.ã Ar> The one purchasing coins like crazy is my father, but I think he does asã Ar> a means to acquire precious metals for the most part.ããhey thats pretty cool. It's hard to come across coins these days since a lot have been taken out of circulation and then of course, no one uses cash. Collect for precious metals.. hm.. I'm not sure whats in coins but the ones here do not contain anything valuable. They used to have silver in them. Even the pennies were not copper anymore. Perhaps in other countries the use of precious metals might still be a thing. As for stamps. Could be dying thing. Post Office doesn't release as many as they used to, people just don't mail anymore.ã

Not anymore. My parents tried to get me interested in stamps, but Iã DW> never had access to the more interesting stamps (no international mailã DW> in my household).ã DW> ã DW> But as a paperboy, I did start a nice collection of coinage since I largeã DW> amount passed through my hands when collecting for the paper. I got aã DW> nice assortment of silver coins. A few old $2 bills. I even got aã DW> silver cerfiticate (If you don't know, it looks just like a regular $1ã DW> bill, but it's blue not green).ã DW> ãI used to collect a lot more in my youth. Now that I have money, I just make a point of picking up some older interesting stamps. Last year, I was at a fleamarket and found some stamps with trains on them. I just had to pick them up. Yeah, when you work with change, thats how you do it. I too started a lot of my coin collection as a paperboy. Nice. Then, when I worked at the mall I was able to continue. Silver certificate? wow. that sounds rare... blue. I'm going to have to look this up. ã

My son has started collecting coins. My father passed along a collectionã pF> of turn of the 20th century pennies, nickels and dimes he collected as aã pF> kid, and I've got an assortment of old silver coins, new minted silver,ã pF> and copper. I really like some of the Lakota copper coins, apparentlyã pF> they're used as legal tender.ã pF> ããThat's good, that's how it's done. If I recall, my Dad passed me some of his coins which got me fired up to complete his penny collection... and I did. It would be nice to see some of the younger generation take up collecting but I get a sense that they don't. I mean, even collecting comic books even isn't a thing. Your coin collection, I'm assuming you have them in plastic sleeves or something? It's funny, a lot of coins if the same size and colour could be passed as legal tender. One time, I received a coin from Jamaica as it was passed off as a quarter. I never passed it on since I collect lol. Thanks.ã

ã JA> My wife still has her stamps, but it was more of a hobby and just havingã JA> different stuff, and not for 'value.' But she hasn't touched it inã JA> YEARS...ããOh that's great. That's how you have to look at it, more of a hobby. I like the picture or the backstory of why the stamp was issued, commemorative ones in particular. Those days where collections are worth $$ have passed, it's usually on rare or older issued where the production run was not as high. One example of that is comic books and sports cards.ã

Re: Re: stamps & coinsã By: Darkman Almighty to Arelor on Fri Apr 09 2021 05:53 pmãã > Ar> Not exactly an ongoing collection, but I have a bunch of old Pesetasã > Ar> from the pre-euro age. Also some stamps I collected as kid, in a tidyã > Ar> album.ã > Ar> The one purchasing coins like crazy is my father, but I think he does aã > Ar> a means to acquire precious metals for the most part.ã > ã > hey thats pretty cool. It's hard to come across coins these days since a lotã > have been taken out of circulation and then of course, no one uses cash.ã > Collect for precious metals.. hm.. I'm not sure whats in coins but the onesã > here do not contain anything valuable. They used to have silver in them. Eveã > the pennies were not copper anymore. Perhaps in other countries the use ofã > precious metals might still be a thing. As for stamps. Could be dying thing.ã > Post Office doesn't release as many as they used to, people just don't mailã > anymore.ããHere, cash is pretty strong. In my store, people only thinks about paying withãplastic money if the purchase exceeds 50 or 75 eur.ããSome countries still issue real money instead of crappy fiat. See South Africaãand their coins actually made of gold.ãã--ãgopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalkenãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FLã

Darkman Almighty wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-ãã DA> Oh that's great. That's how you have to look at it, more of a hobby. Iã DA> like the picture or the backstory of why the stamp was issued,ã DA> commemorative ones in particular. Those days where collections areã DA> worth $$ have passed, it's usually on rare or older issued where theã DA> production run was not as high. One example of that is comic books andã DA> sports cards.ããI'm remembering the movie "Charade" with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.ããSpoiler alert.ããããããããããããããããããããããThe hidden "money" is actually rare postage stamps that were placed on anãenvelopeãbut never sent. Everyone to searches for the money just ignores the envelopeãwith the rare stamps.ããã... A girl a day keeps the wife away.ã

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Hello Darkman Almighty!ãã** On Friday 09.04.21 - 18:04, Darkman Almighty wrote to poindexter FORTRAN:ãã DA> ...It's funny, a lot of coins ifã DA> the same size and colour could be passed as legal tender. One time, Iã DA> received a coin from Jamaica as it was passed off as a quarter. I neverã DA> passed it on since I collect lol.ããIt doesn't happen much lately, but up to about 2 years ago, some ãpeople were passing off foreign coins to me at my shop. I still ãhave them. Dunno what to do with them. I will try to get a ãpicture of the collection for all to see, later today.ããã--- OpenXP 5.0.49ã * Origin: Ogg's Dovenet Point (723:320/1.9)ã þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/Rlogin/HTTPã

Darkman Almighty wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-ãã DA> collecting comic books even isn't a thing. Your coin collection, I'mã DA> assuming you have them in plastic sleeves or something?ããThe modern coins are in sleeves, my dad's coins are in these pressedboard ãbooks with inserts for the coins by year.ããã... Abandon desireã--- MultiMail/DOS v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ realitycheckBBS -- http://realitycheckBBS.orgã

Hello Darkman Almighty!ãã DA> ..It's funny, a lot of coins if the same size and colourã DA> could be passed as legal tender. One time, I received aã DA> coin from Jamaica as it was passed off as a quarter. Iã DA> never passed it on since I collect lol. Thanks. -+-ããHere is my collection which includes some legit, and some others ãthat have been passed off as something else:ãã hhtps://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/coins-IMG_20210411.jpgããI left the resolution rather high so that most of the details ãcan be explored.ããã--- OpenXP 5.0.49ã * Origin: Ogg's Dovenet Point (723:320/1.9)ã þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/Rlogin/HTTPã

I'm remembering the movie "Charade" with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.ã DW> ããreally. I will have to look into that movie. I really like Cary Grant too so that works.ã

It doesn't happen much lately, but up to about 2 years ago, some ã Og> people were passing off foreign coins to me at my shop. I still ã Og> have them. Dunno what to do with them. I will try to get a ã Og> picture of the collection for all to see, later today.ããWhen you think about it, only one way of collecting foreign coins without going to the country or a coin show. Yeah, I'd be curious what you ended up with.ã

Here is my collection which includes some legit, and some others ã Og> that have been passed off as something else:ã Og> ã Og> hhtps://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/coins-IMG_20210411.jpgããHa, thats funny, I have a few of these too! looks like same coins are being passed for it size and colour. The rabbit one is the candian centennial issue, i have the whole set and a I recognize a couple, namely the euros and the franc. The ship 25c 1966 what is on the other side? ã

Hello Darkman Almighty!ãã** On Monday 12.04.21 - 18:09, Darkman Almighty wrote to Ogg:ãã Og>> hhtps://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/coins-IMG_20210411.jpgãã DA> Ha, thats funny, I have a few of these too! looks like sameã DA> coins are being passed for it size and colour.ããThat is precisely what has happend, either wittingly or ãunwittingly.ãã DA> The rabbit one is the candian centennial issue, i have theã DA> whole set and a I recognize a couple, namely the euros andã DA> the franc.ããThe rabbit (1967) is part of a set issued by the Canadian Mint ãduring Canada's centennial. They are the most beautiful series, ãimho. I too have a mint set from way back then, encased in hard ãplastic.ããThe franc is an easy one to swap with a quarter.ããã DA> The ship 25c 1966 what is on the other side? -+-ããA younger ER II.ãã https://susepaste.org/11893953ããã--- OpenXP 5.0.49ã * Origin: Ogg's Dovenet Point (723:320/1.9)ã þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/Rlogin/HTTPã

The rabbit (1967) is part of a set issued by the Canadian Mint ã Og> during Canada's centennial. They are the most beautiful series, ã Og> imho. I too have a mint set from way back then, encased in hard ã Og> plastic.ããNice. I think I do too and a letter opener with some as well. 1967 was a big year!ãã Og> DA> The ship 25c 1966 what is on the other side? -+-ã Og> ã Og> A younger ER II.ããI do like the ship on it. I see it's from Bahamas. Makes you wish you went down there to get it.. say the beach.ã

DARKMAN ALMIGHTY wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-ãã DA> @VIA: BEERS20ã DA> @MSGID: <6070FBE3.2280.dove-hob@vert.synchro.net>ã JA>ã JA> My wife still has her stamps, but it was more of a hobby and just havingã JA> different stuff, and not for 'value.' But she hasn't touched it inã JA> YEARS...ãã DA> Oh that's great. That's how you have to look at it, more of a hobby. Iã DA> like the picture or the backstory of why the stamp was issued,ã DA> commemorative ones in particular. Those days where collections areã DA> worth $$ have passed, it's usually on rare or older issued where theã DA> production run was not as high. One example of that is comic books andã DA> sports cards.ããI don't collect cards, but comics? Oh yeah! LOL People that are not intoãcollecting will see something old and worn (and maybe torn) and thinkãbecasue it's old it's valuable, but that's not the case at all.ããAnd recent stuff? Cover value, except for low print run alt covers andãkey issues...ãããã... Ya know, some days life is just one non sequitur after catfish.ã--- MultiMail/Mac v0.52ã þ wcQWK 8.0 ÷ Omicron Theta * Memphis, TN * winserver.orgã

Hello Dr. What!ãã** On Saturday 10.04.21 - 10:28, Dr. What wrote to Darkman Almighty:ãã DA>> ..Those days where collections are worth $$ have passed,ã DA>> it's usually on rare or older issued where the productionã DA>> run was not as high. One example of that is comic booksã DA>> and sports cards.ãã DW> I'm remembering the movie "Charade" with Cary Grant andã DW> Audrey Hepburn.ããI just finished watching it in 3 late-night sessions over the ãcourse of a week.ãã[spoiler]:ã QJ> Gur uvqqra "zbarl" vf npghnyyl ener cbfgntr fgnzcf gungã QJ> jrer cynprq ba na rairybcr ohg arire frag. Rirelbar gbã QJ> frnepurf sbe gur zbarl whfg vtaberf gur rairybcr jvgu gurã QJ> ener fgnzcf.ããIt was a cute film. Grant at 59 at the time was obviously having ãfun in that role. Hepburn only 34 was still quite a beauty.ããThe plot has several weaknesses. [1] There is no explanation how ãthe original $250K in gold "converts" itself into the [cbfgntr ãfgnzcf]. I'd be more interested in WHO still has the gold. How ãcan anyone truly anticipate that something like [cbfgntr fgnzcf] ãwould even retain value much less increase to $250K over time. ã[2] The fake CIA director: security must be really slack at the ãAmerican Embassy if an imposter can just walk in and occupy an ãoffice! [3] The kid. His voice didn't seem to fit. It sounded ãlike it was just dubbed in by an adult trying to sound like a ãkid [4] The rooftop action fight scene. At one point Grant is ãjust hanging by his fingers over the edge. Then a split second ãlater you see the hooked-hand antagonist flipping backwards ãhitting a wall. There is no explanation how Grant got his ãfooting back on the roof.ããIn all, the film looked like a charming exercise to pair Grant ãand Hepburn into a pseudo thriller trying to be a romantic- ãcomedy at the same time [1] the shower scene, and [2] the funny ãface he makes as the true Embassy official.ãã--- OpenXP 5.0.49ã * Origin: Ogg's Dovenet Point (723:320/1.9)ã þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/Rlogin/HTTPã

Hello Darkman Almighty!ãã** On Monday 12.04.21 - 17:58, Darkman Almighty wrote to Dr. What:ãã DW>> I'm remembering the movie "Charade" with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.ã DW>>ãã DA> really. I will have to look into that movie. I really like Cary Grant tooã DA> so that works. -+- SBBSecho 3.12-LinuxããFinished watching it last night after 3 sessions. You really ãdon't learn much about philately in that one. The closeups and ãthe brief explanation by the merchant where pretty good though.ããã--- OpenXP 5.0.49ã * Origin: Ogg's Dovenet Point (723:320/1.9)ã þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/Rlogin/HTTPã