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Philately: Are "Mint" or Canceled Stamps More Valuable? ... (Patrick Mears, -Germany, 03/29/23 2:30 am) Thank you very much for posting my note on German colonialism. I too hope that Eugen Solf connects with us and shares some stories about his grandfather's time spent in Samoa (and beyond). ...
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Every Coin Has a Story... ... (Patrick Mears, -Germany, 12/30/22 8:47 am) John E and I share a fascination with numismatics.  Below is a photo of a few coins from my collection that I took to Germany when I moved here. For amusement I have come up with fanciful s ...
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WAISer Numismatists, Unite! ... (Patrick Mears, -Germany, 12/24/22 2:04 am) In response to John E's post on Argentine currency, I dabbled in numismatics as a child and adolescent. We would get coin rolls at the bank back in the early 1960s and then go through them to fin ...
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Wads o' Cash: Buying Stuff in Argentina ... (John Eipper, USA, 12/23/22 5:25 am) WAISers know that I've been a numismatist since childhood.  Here are my thoughts on Argentine currency today: 1.  Cash is king, at least if you show up with dollars.&nbs ...
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AM-Lire Occupation Currency, Post WWII ... (Eugenio Battaglia, Italy, 05/03/22 1:25 am) In Italy, all the news is about accusing Russia of imposing the ruble as the official currency in the occupied ("liberated" according to the pro-Russian point of view) territories.  The ...
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Remembering a Heist at the American Numismatic Society ... (Patrick Mears, -Germany, 09/20/20 12:14 pm) This is in response to John E's question about a heist at the American Numismatic Society, New York. Being a former coin collector too, I perked up when my father-in-law mentioned the heis ...
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