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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 3672862, member: 71642&quot;]You were there?&nbsp; I wish I could have met you...and maybe talked you out of an Albanian coin or two <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; I only found one to buy and it was merely an upgrade for a lower denomination.&nbsp; Otherwise a lot of head shaking from dealers and one too-high priced 100FrA that was admittedly gorgeous and nicer than the one I had.&nbsp; It&#039;s not often I run into another Albanian collector and it would be cool.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I was riding the Amtrak back from California (went from VA to Chicago, then on to CA, then back again to VA...it&#039;s been a long couple weeks including the ANA) and sat next to a random dude at dinner.&nbsp; I ordered the pasta for dinner and he whips out his phone to show me a photo of &#039;Albanian Rigatoni&#039;.&nbsp; No joke, he had just gotten back from Albania!&nbsp; He&#039;d left his wife there who had a job as a college counselor.&nbsp; So I whipped out my phone and showed my my &#039;how to learn Albanian&#039; Audible book so he knew I was serious about my &#039;ohmygoshAlbaniaIreallywanttogotheresomeday&#039; enthusiasm.&nbsp; Didn&#039;t show him the coin collection photos though <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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