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.

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Re: stamps & coins
By: Darkman Almighty to All on Sat Apr 03 2021 05:41 pm

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 f 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.

./)arkman /\lmighty.

Not exactly an ongoing collection, but I have a bunch of old Pesetas from the pre-euro age. Also some stamps I collected as kid, in a tidy album.

The one purchasing coins like crazy is my father, but I think he does as a means to acquire precious metals for the most part.

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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.

Not anymore. My parents tried to get me interested in stamps, but I never
had access to the more interesting stamps (no international mail in my household).

But as a paperboy, I did start a nice collection of coinage since I large amount passed through my hands when collecting for the paper. I got a nice assortment of silver coins. A few old $2 bills. I even got a silver cerfiticate (If you don't know, it looks just like a regular $1 bill, but
it's blue not green).


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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.

My son has started collecting coins. My father passed along a collection of turn of the 20th century pennies, nickels and dimes he collected as a kid,
and I've got an assortment of old silver coins, new minted silver, and
copper. I really like some of the Lakota copper coins, apparently they're
used as legal tender.


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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.

My wife still has her stamps, but it was more of a hobby and just having different stuff, and not for 'value.' But she hasn't touched it in YEARS...




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Not exactly an ongoing collection, but I have a bunch of old Pesetas
from the pre-euro age. Also some stamps I collected as kid, in a tidy album.
The one purchasing coins like crazy is my father, but I think he does as
a means to acquire precious metals for the most part.

hey 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.

Not anymore. My parents tried to get me interested in stamps, but I
never had access to the more interesting stamps (no international mail
in my household).

But as a paperboy, I did start a nice collection of coinage since I large amount passed through my hands when collecting for the paper. I got a nice assortment of silver coins. A few old $2 bills. I even got a
silver cerfiticate (If you don't know, it looks just like a regular $1 bill, but it's blue not green).

I 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.

My son has started collecting coins. My father passed along a collection of turn of the 20th century pennies, nickels and dimes he collected as a kid, and I've got an assortment of old silver coins, new minted silver, and copper. I really like some of the Lakota copper coins, apparently they're used as legal tender.

That'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.

My wife still has her stamps, but it was more of a hobby and just having different stuff, and not for 'value.' But she hasn't touched it in YEARS...

Oh 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.

Re: Re: stamps & coins
By: Darkman Almighty to Arelor on Fri Apr 09 2021 05:53 pm

Not exactly an ongoing collection, but I have a bunch of old Pesetas from the pre-euro age. Also some stamps I collected as kid, in a tidy album.
The one purchasing coins like crazy is my father, but I think he does a a means to acquire precious metals for the most part.

hey 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. Eve 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.

Here, cash is pretty strong. In my store, people only thinks about paying with plastic money if the purchase exceeds 50 or 75 eur.

Some countries still issue real money instead of crappy fiat. See South Africa and their coins actually made of gold.

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Oh 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.

I'm remembering the movie "Charade" with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.

Spoiler alert.





















The hidden "money" is actually rare postage stamps that were placed on an envelope
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...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.

It doesn't happen much lately, but up to about 2 years ago, some
people were passing off foreign coins to me at my shop. I still
have them. Dunno what to do with them. I will try to get a
picture of the collection for all to see, later today.


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collecting comic books even isn't a thing. Your coin collection, I'm assuming you have them in plastic sleeves or something?

The modern coins are in sleeves, my dad's coins are in these pressedboard books with inserts for the coins by year.


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Hello Darkman Almighty!

..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. -+-

Here is my collection which includes some legit, and some others
that have been passed off as something else:

hhtps://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/coins-IMG_20210411.jpg

I left the resolution rather high so that most of the details
can be explored.


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I'm remembering the movie "Charade" with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.

really. I will have to look into that movie. I really like Cary Grant too so that works.

It doesn't happen much lately, but up to about 2 years ago, some
people were passing off foreign coins to me at my shop. I still
have them. Dunno what to do with them. I will try to get a
picture of the collection for all to see, later today.

When 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.

Here is my collection which includes some legit, and some others
that have been passed off as something else:

hhtps://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/coins-IMG_20210411.jpg

Ha, 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?

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hhtps://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/coins-IMG_20210411.jpg

Ha, thats funny, I have a few of these too! looks like same
coins are being passed for it size and colour.

That is precisely what has happend, either wittingly or
unwittingly.

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 rabbit (1967) is part of a set issued by the Canadian Mint
during Canada's centennial. They are the most beautiful series,
imho. I too have a mint set from way back then, encased in hard
plastic.

The franc is an easy one to swap with a quarter.

The ship 25c 1966 what is on the other side? -+-

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The rabbit (1967) is part of a set issued by the Canadian Mint
during Canada's centennial. They are the most beautiful series,
imho. I too have a mint set from way back then, encased in hard plastic.

Nice. I think I do too and a letter opener with some as well. 1967 was a big year!

The ship 25c 1966 what is on the other side? -+-

A younger ER II.

I 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.

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My wife still has her stamps, but it was more of a hobby and just having different stuff, and not for 'value.' But she hasn't touched it in YEARS...

Oh 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.

I don't collect cards, but comics? Oh yeah! LOL People that are not into collecting will see something old and worn (and maybe torn) and think
becasue it's old it's valuable, but that's not the case at all.

And recent stuff? Cover value, except for low print run alt covers and
key issues...



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** On Saturday 10.04.21 - 10:28, Dr. What wrote to Darkman Almighty:

..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.

I'm remembering the movie "Charade" with Cary Grant and
Audrey Hepburn.

I just finished watching it in 3 late-night sessions over the
course of a week.

[spoiler]:

Gur uvqqra "zbarl" vf npghnyyl ener cbfgntr fgnzcf gung
jrer cynprq ba na rairybcr ohg arire frag. Rirelbar gb
frnepurf sbe gur zbarl whfg vtaberf gur rairybcr jvgu gur
ener fgnzcf.

It was a cute film. Grant at 59 at the time was obviously having
fun in that role. Hepburn only 34 was still quite a beauty.

The plot has several weaknesses. [1] There is no explanation how
the original $250K in gold "converts" itself into the [cbfgntr
fgnzcf]. I'd be more interested in WHO still has the gold. How
can anyone truly anticipate that something like [cbfgntr fgnzcf]
would even retain value much less increase to $250K over time.
[2] The fake CIA director: security must be really slack at the
American Embassy if an imposter can just walk in and occupy an
office! [3] The kid. His voice didn't seem to fit. It sounded
like it was just dubbed in by an adult trying to sound like a
kid [4] The rooftop action fight scene. At one point Grant is
just hanging by his fingers over the edge. Then a split second
later you see the hooked-hand antagonist flipping backwards
hitting a wall. There is no explanation how Grant got his
footing back on the roof.

In all, the film looked like a charming exercise to pair Grant
and Hepburn into a pseudo thriller trying to be a romantic-
comedy at the same time [1] the shower scene, and [2] the funny
face he makes as the true Embassy official.

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** On Monday 12.04.21 - 17:58, Darkman Almighty wrote to Dr. What:

I'm remembering the movie "Charade" with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.

really. I will have to look into that movie. I really like Cary Grant too so that works. -+- SBBSecho 3.12-Linux

Finished watching it last night after 3 sessions. You really
don't learn much about philately in that one. The closeups and
the brief explanation by the merchant where pretty good though.


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