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<p>[QUOTE="Jim Dale, post: 8412540, member: 100459"]Many thanks to you that posted pictures of your coins. I am not into foreign country coins, but I am aware that many countries have artists that make beautiful coins. Back when I was in my "heyday", I had just graduate from high school at a U.S. Military high school for U.S. dependents. I was fortunate to be able to travel by myself over several countries. I started my venture of collecting coins from foreign countries. I also worked at a Stars and Stripes newsstand and collected comic books published by Marvel. I had collected many first and early published Marvel comics. I knew my father. would be returning back to the States soon, so I quit my job and started hitching around Europe. During my trip, I collected many beautiful coins from the many countries. This was in 1965, and it was a great time to hitch rides. Many were from Americans, and I was able to do many things base to base PX & Commissaries. When I called home, I was told I needed to come back home. It was a sad time to do so. I had collected many beautiful coins from the various countries. Most of them were just everyday coins. When I returned home, I found my parents had donated my comics to the Armed Forces Thrift Store. Wow! Was I ever pissed. Today, those comics would be worth thousands. Not much I could do about it though. </p><p>I packed up what I had left, i.e., clothes, and other collectables. Anyway, I bought a lock box and put it in another metal box to protect my coins. I had coins from Germany (East and West), France, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Denmark, and several other countries. It was amazing what a military dependent's I.D. card allowed me to do. That was in 1965-66. When we finally returned to the States, I got all of my boxed items, especially my coins. They were nowhere to be found. The company that moved our furnishings would not pay for my loss, as well as my family's loss, nor could anything else be done. The only coins that I had left were those that my father got while he was serving on a sub in the South Pacific. I still have those coins, although, not as pretty as my other items. I did have a list of all of my stuff, but that didn't help. Overall, I lost thousands of dollars for my comics and coins. No lawyer would touch my loss.</p><p>I learned a very valuable lesson. Keep your family close, but keep your collections closer. That was in 1965-66...That was over 56 years ago and I still cry over it. I will be 75 shortly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jim Dale, post: 8412540, member: 100459"]Many thanks to you that posted pictures of your coins. I am not into foreign country coins, but I am aware that many countries have artists that make beautiful coins. Back when I was in my "heyday", I had just graduate from high school at a U.S. Military high school for U.S. dependents. I was fortunate to be able to travel by myself over several countries. I started my venture of collecting coins from foreign countries. I also worked at a Stars and Stripes newsstand and collected comic books published by Marvel. I had collected many first and early published Marvel comics. I knew my father. would be returning back to the States soon, so I quit my job and started hitching around Europe. During my trip, I collected many beautiful coins from the many countries. This was in 1965, and it was a great time to hitch rides. Many were from Americans, and I was able to do many things base to base PX & Commissaries. When I called home, I was told I needed to come back home. It was a sad time to do so. I had collected many beautiful coins from the various countries. Most of them were just everyday coins. When I returned home, I found my parents had donated my comics to the Armed Forces Thrift Store. Wow! Was I ever pissed. Today, those comics would be worth thousands. Not much I could do about it though. I packed up what I had left, i.e., clothes, and other collectables. Anyway, I bought a lock box and put it in another metal box to protect my coins. I had coins from Germany (East and West), France, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Denmark, and several other countries. It was amazing what a military dependent's I.D. card allowed me to do. That was in 1965-66. When we finally returned to the States, I got all of my boxed items, especially my coins. They were nowhere to be found. The company that moved our furnishings would not pay for my loss, as well as my family's loss, nor could anything else be done. The only coins that I had left were those that my father got while he was serving on a sub in the South Pacific. I still have those coins, although, not as pretty as my other items. I did have a list of all of my stuff, but that didn't help. Overall, I lost thousands of dollars for my comics and coins. No lawyer would touch my loss. I learned a very valuable lesson. Keep your family close, but keep your collections closer. That was in 1965-66...That was over 56 years ago and I still cry over it. I will be 75 shortly.[/QUOTE]
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