Collector1966
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Collector1966

Senior Member, Male, from Just south of a nuclear disaster

Still in Japan, waiting for things to get back to normal. Jan 17, 2022

Collector1966 was last seen:
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    1. Collector1966
      Collector1966
      What type coins are you looking for and in what condition?
    2. zach24
      zach24
      Thanks, I certainly will. Right now I am working on a U.S. Type set and a 1924-1939 2 Reichspfennig collection.
    3. Collector1966
      Collector1966
      Well, I have some decent coins in my collection, but I also have a lot of things like circulated wheats, war nickels, junk silver and low-value foreign coins. The last time I was at my hometown coin shop, I spent a lot of time just going through junk boxes. I especially loved going through the Indian Head cent, Buffalo nickel and Barber dime junk boxes. I also enjoyed buying a bulk lot of foreign silver coins and looking for interesting coins. Most of the coins were common ones, of course, but there were a few Chinese coins that I sold for a pretty decent profit.

      Anyway, I understand you are 13, so you probably don't have much of a coin budget. But if you are interested in foreign coins, or something else that I have extras of that would fit into your collection, let me know, and we can probably work something out. :)
    4. zach24
      zach24
      Well in the boards you come off as a very refined collector.
    5. Collector1966
      Collector1966
      I think you may be overestimating my coin holdings. I have lots of coins that are just a notch above "junk", and even some that are a notch below :)
    6. zach24
      zach24
      I like all stamps those are just my extra special collections. We could swap coins too lol.... wait your coins are worth lot's of $$ and mine are not. So nevermind that thought...
    7. Collector1966
      Collector1966
      OK. I don't know if I have any extra special delivery or postage due stamps, however. What else are you interested in?
    8. zach24
      zach24
      Ok, I'll talk to you when it gets closer to December.
    9. Collector1966
      Collector1966
      I think it costs a dollar for a 1st class letter from the US to Japan nowadays, and a little bit more than that from Japan to the US. I am planning to go back to the US for a visit in December, though.
    10. zach24
      zach24
      I have no problem with waiting, how much would the postage be from me to you? (U.S. to Japan and Vice versa)
    11. Collector1966
      Collector1966
      I do like those "back of the book" stamps as well, including the older special delivery stamps, postage due stamps (which I sometimes bought at the post office back in the day), and the parcel post stamps. My grandmother got me interested in both stamps and coins back in the '60s, and the old black 20-cent special delivery stamp that she gave me had an almost mystical effect on me. I really loved that stamp. Maybe we could swap sometime. I would have to check what I have. But it's soooooo humid here right now (65-70%), I would like to wait until it gets a little less humid to get out the stamp collection :)
    12. zach24
      zach24
      I like the "Special Delivery" stamps as well as the "Postage Due" stamps. Very beautiful, maybe we could swap sometime?
    13. Collector1966
      Collector1966
      I like US stamps, mostly 1970s and before, including Farleys and 2-cent Reds, and some foreign pictorials from the 1960s and earlier. Unfortunately, the high humidity here in Japan has really had a bad impact on my stamp collection, and I have been focusing mainly on coins, which are generally easier to take care of. :)
    14. zach24
      zach24
      Hello, I see you collect stamos too. What do you like the most?
    15. kashman
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    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Just south of a nuclear disaster
    Occupation:
    Researcher
    American collector living in Japan

    My interests include US/British/Canadian/Japanese coins, US stamps, history