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Pillar of the Community
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manilagalleontrade- hmm that is very interesting. It should also be noted that it seemed while I was there that a lot of people seem to have an interest in foreign euros that are found in circulation there. In fact, I paid for an item in a shop with a few bills and 3 one euro coins that were from Finland. When I handed them to the young lady behind the counter she had an expression on her face that seemed to say "oh wow." She then proceeded to put them into an empty compartment of the register rather than with the other one euro coins.
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Spain
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In the states you do roll hunting for older years coins, here we do it for other country euros. Forget about low mintage coins (when in fact low mintage is in millions), you won't find it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Another question, although not coin-related:
Can you use foreign stamps, like France-issued stamps to mail letters in Spain?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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manilagalleontrade- hmm that was what I figured. Well, to be honest, the Finnish coins that I spent were in rather rough shape, but I'm glad that I made her happy. Why do you think that so many are hoarded?
wd1040- ummm, well, that might be a question more for a stamp forum.
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
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wd1040 regarding stamps that is a very good question. Nobody uses stamps of other EU country here. I really never thought of that, maybe in the future when everybody is already really united.
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
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Archraz - Hoarding is collecting  The spanish people are by nature collectors, I think just like the Americans. We collect anything and everything. We have the Plaza Mayor (Grand Square), wherein every Sundays and holidays there are collectors of mostly of stamps and coins that buy and sell. (mostly are retired people) Another thing, the retirees (not to say old men/women), love to fall inline (while chit chating) in every event that there is to buy whatever collection. Meaning if new coins are being released in the mint, they will fall in line for hours just to buy it until its sold out. |
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manilagalleontrade- Yes, I certainly noticed that many people were collectors where I was in Barcelona a few months back. In fact, while there I picked up a few nice Spanish coins. And I do agree that there were some elderly people there who were quite ferocious collectors. haha
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Nobody uses stamps of other EU country here. I really never thought of that, maybe in the future when everybody is already really united. As for being "really united", my impression is that sadly (or maybe fortunately from a external POV) the EU is going in the opposite direction. But even further integration would certainly not affect postal stamps. Postal services are, at least over here, no longer "government agencies" or monopolies, even if for international mail they cooperate in the UPU. So a stamp that I buy from TNT Post in the Netherlands for example is basically a payment for exactly that company's services. (If you had a McDonald's meal voucher, could you use it at a Burger King place? ) Now that UE Presidencia €12 coin, the Schön says the mintages were 23,000 (proof) and 1,608,400 (normal version). Of the latter, 50,000 were in those blister packs. Side note regarding the commemorative €2 coins: Their mintages vary widely; figures depend partly on the overall issue volume in a specific year and country, partly on whether the "regular" €2 coin is minted in that year too or not. (The German €2 commems for example have a mintage of 30 million each!) The other "special" coins, such as this €12 piece, are made for collectors. They cannot even be used outside the issuing member state. Christian Edited by chrisild
12/19/2008 07:22 am
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We have the Plaza Mayor (Grand Square), wherein every Sundays and holidays there are collectors of mostly of stamps and coins that buy and sell. That is actually a great place! You can even get old stocks there but yes, it's a coin collector's paradise.  And the location is not only great because it's in the heart of the city but also because this way the booths or tables in the arcades are protected from hot or wet weather. I just bought a few pieces there since I did not have my Want List with me, but others carried elaborate lists or even entire catalogs to compare and check prices. What is also nice is that I got a discount (or the seller rounded down) even when buying only a few cheap pieces. There are also several coin stores in the arcades and adjacent streets. Oh, and for coin collectors who visit Madrid, the museum of the Mint (FNMT-RCM) is a great place too. Admission is free, and even if you skip the non-numismatic departments, you can easily spend a lot of time there. The metro station "O'Donnell" is right next to the entrance. Christian |
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Side note regarding the commemorative €2 coins: Their mintages vary widely; figures depend partly on the overall issue volume in a specific year and country, partly on whether the "regular" €2 coin is minted in that year too or not. (The German €2 commems for example have a mintage of 30 million each!) In Spain we only have 2 commemorative coins so far, and its mintage is low compared to common 2 euros coin. It is easier to get a commemorative from other country here in spain than our own commemoratives. |
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