About Collector1966
- Biography:
- American collector living in Japan
- Location:
- Just south of a nuclear disaster
- Interests:
- US/British/Canadian/Japanese coins, US stamps, history
- Occupation:
- Teacher, researcher
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- 2
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- 115
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- 34
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- 05-07-2012 10:48 AM
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- 03-22-2009
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Collector1966 on 05-09-2011 at 04:40 AM

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Collector1966
I'm not sure if you even can find a set like that any more. It was being produced by the Gallery Mint Museum several years ago, but the GMM's chief coiner died in early 2005 and the remaining partner, who was the chief engraver, decided to sell out his share of the operation shortly after that. The company that bought him out wasn't able to do much with the coinage operation, so they sold out to a guy in Nebraska, who had been offering some of the Gallery Mint Museum's reproductions, but I don't
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Collector1966 on 05-03-2011 at 02:30 AM

Originally Posted by
Collector1966
Yesterday marked the last day of the Tokyo International Coin Convention which is held in Tokyo, Japan every year in late April/early May. There was some concern that radiation and/or earthquake fears would keep some international dealers away, and a couple of international dealers/companies that had been scheduled to attend did not show up, but in the end there were no empty tables. The largest group of non-Japanese dealers were from the United States, followed by Hong Kong. There were also a couple
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