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<p>[QUOTE="Stork, post: 3672862, member: 71642"]You were there? 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" />. I only found one to buy and it was merely an upgrade for a lower denomination. 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. It'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's been a long couple weeks including the ANA) and sat next to a random dude at dinner. I ordered the pasta for dinner and he whips out his phone to show me a photo of 'Albanian Rigatoni'. No joke, he had just gotten back from Albania! He'd left his wife there who had a job as a college counselor. So I whipped out my phone and showed my my 'how to learn Albanian' Audible book so he knew I was serious about my 'ohmygoshAlbaniaIreallywanttogotheresomeday' enthusiasm. Didn'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>
[QUOTE="Stork, post: 3672862, member: 71642"]You were there? I wish I could have met you...and maybe talked you out of an Albanian coin or two ;). I only found one to buy and it was merely an upgrade for a lower denomination. 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. It's not often I run into another Albanian collector and it would be cool. 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's been a long couple weeks including the ANA) and sat next to a random dude at dinner. I ordered the pasta for dinner and he whips out his phone to show me a photo of 'Albanian Rigatoni'. No joke, he had just gotten back from Albania! He'd left his wife there who had a job as a college counselor. So I whipped out my phone and showed my my 'how to learn Albanian' Audible book so he knew I was serious about my 'ohmygoshAlbaniaIreallywanttogotheresomeday' enthusiasm. Didn't show him the coin collection photos though :D.[/QUOTE]
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