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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1219280, member: 16948&quot;]Friday....</p><p>Several of us signed up for the Denver Mint tour and as we were boarding the bus, many others were packing up and waiting for their shuttles to the airport.&nbsp; It took only about 1 1/2 hours to get to Denver, which is a very pretty city (the &quot;Mile High City&quot;).</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20110708-00557_2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Since we couldn&#039;t take our cell phones into the Mint, the only picture I got was this photo of the outside of the building.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/Denver-20110708-00558.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Our tour was a ground tour meaning we got to walk all around where the actual machines were, and we were strictly told not to pick up any coins we may see lying on the ground - and we did see a few here and there and it was tempting to reach down and pick them up but we all resisted!&nbsp; It was very interesting to see how fast the machines work and how many coins they produce in seconds!</p><p><br /></p><p>When we got back to the dorms, it was pretty deserted.&nbsp; My flight wasn&#039;t until Saturday and Rick too wasn&#039;t leaving until Saturday, so we took a walk around town.&nbsp; We stopped by The Leechpit which is a really neat vintage store.&nbsp; </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110708-00563.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110708-00560.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110708-00564.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110708-00562.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I ended up buying an original Beatles &quot;White&quot; album on Apple Records from I believe 1967.&nbsp; It has an original embossed serial number and included the poster and 4 photos of the Beatles.&nbsp; The album is in great shape, looks barely played, though the cover shows some wear.&nbsp; </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110709-00566-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110709-00569-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110709-00567-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110709-00570-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110709-00572.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110709-00573.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110709-00574.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110709-00575.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some random photos I also took around town.</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110708-00559.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110707-00553_2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110708-00565.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>An old typewriter in the ANA library</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110707-00540.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then we went over to Hallenback Coins for a few minutes, then back back to the very quiet dorms.&nbsp; I went out to dinner with some friends of mine who moved from Irvine to Colorado Springs - we went back to Famous Steakhouse because it was SO good.&nbsp; I was so exhausted by the end of the night that I couldn&#039;t even stay awake long enough to post this report!</p><p><br /></p><p>So now it&#039;s time to go pack, head to the airport and back home.&nbsp; Thank you everyone for taking the time to follow with me along this adventure - my first Summer Seminar has been a truly wonderful experience, and I certainly hope to return next year![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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