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DRS, I am sorry to hear that you are bedridden, I hope you have a complete recovery. I will also state that most people here are very nice and kind, and I am sure they also wish you a recovery and hope to hear you are up and about doing what you use to do. I would also say that while I write to the members here something gets lost in the modern day communication between one another, this is to say I had no idea you were "not well ". I hope your friends receive the coins from the ceremony, if not let me know, I hope to do well and if so I ( if you need them )would send you some, Get Well Soon, thanks for all the information, What is the Post offices lady's name, I need to speak to her about the stamps, I have the # thanks to you!!  |
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MD, thank you for your kindness... it made the screen blur for a moment. I can't use the email in the forum yet (not enough posts you know), but maybe you can get thru to me.
If any of the others in this thread see this... you're welcome to drop me a line also.
DRS
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04/22/2009 9:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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DRS Hope you are getting better no one knows what you are going through unless you have been there.
I have had two back operations took out L3,4 and 5 Discs and know what it is like to be able to tie your shoes.
I need another since 2001 more scare tissue pressing on the nerves but as long as I am moving not getting it. This year I found out I have two real bad disc in the neck also CRAP
Anyway you hang in there take care and get better. I can walk ok just not allot and also can't sit on anything hard lost the butt sit on bones.
Well guess this is not the place to have a long converstion but you list no email addres, take care get better hope you get your cents.
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04/22/2009 7:40 pm
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Hey Bruce, I think I had the same discs removed L3,4,&5.
I think those are the bottom 3 (?)
Email is now listed in forum.
Look forward to hearing from you.
DRS
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04/23/2009 12:03 pm
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I was told to expect ( from the phone calls to the park )at least 3500-5000 people  That seems to be a very high estimate and Lincoln City, IN is way more rural that Hodgenville which had about 500 or so in attendance counting the school kids. Quote:
4000 people X 10 rolls each = 40,000 rolls
This little post office could make a killing on stamp sales if just a fraction of the people get this done.
Now we need to make sure the mint brings enough coin to satisfy multiple trips through line and some boxes at the end.
40,000 rolls X 2 trips through line each = 80,000 rolls and... 2 boxes each for the 100 people left hanging around that will want those = 10,000
This equals 90,000 rolls for the mint to bring.
That's 1800 boxes. Sure hope THEY can pull it together. Will be interesting to see if there are any left for the box sales seen at Hodgenville, especially since ebay sales confirmed that the staff selling the new cents bought the last 30 or so boxes of the 80 box inventory for their own ebaying. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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For any Jefferson nickel aficionados who may be attending the Lincoln release, a mere 20 miles to the north on US-231 in Jasper is a bank that has a striking resemblance to Monticello. My wife and I took a trip to Holiday World a couple years ago and we stayed in Jasper. I noticed this bank and just had to get a pic   |
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Very interesting Bio !.....That just don't make banks like they used to anymore !.... 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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DRS - I'm so sorry to hear that and my prayers are with you. Having friends and family members in similar situations, I understand the difficulties you face.
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Can anyone help! I have been to my local Post Office and I asked them if I bring my own Lincoln stamps to Lincoln City, ( I just want to make sure that I have the stamps, with the expected attendance ) will the P O there stamp my rolls or boxes? They told me they did not think I would be able to leave with the "coins' once stamped ( cancelled ) they said I would have to mail the coins to myself. I do not think this is the case, I will call Kaye, the Post Master @Lincoln City, tomorrow as her assistant, Robin, was not sure either. Could anyone explain how this works! Thanks in advance, Mike.... |
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Bedrock of the Community
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they said I would have to mail the coins to myself that is quite possibly one of the dumbest things ever said by a postal employee  You just affix the stamp and they hand cancel it, nothing more to it. I certainly did not have to mail my $5s back home from Springfield...  (I assume that this is the series of Lincoln stamps that you intend to use) |
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that is quite possibly one of the dumbest things ever said by a postal employee INDEED! The post office has been hand stamping items for collectors for DECADES. |
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United States
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Morgans Dad,
Don't give them any weird ideas. Everything is in place for us already. She will have stamps available (quantity, good question, but she knows the expected crowd numbers) but it is a good idea to bring your own.
You will be able to take your rolls with you.
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Pillar of the Community
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Bio, thanks for your attention in this matter, I have ordered the "Lincoln Stamps" there are also 4-types of stamps, they are in sheets and have the one you show for the "Railsplitter" and as a Lawyer, a Politician, and President. I am going to use this "Railsplitter "stamp for this release. So I should not have a problem at the Post Office as far as getting the Lincoln City( cancelled stamp). I thank you all so much for the information, I don't know if people have checked ebay for the 1st release, dated and stamped from KY, these "rolls" with the stamp, cancelled, from the KY Post Office, They are selling for $85-100.00, per roll, if I was going to sell these, assuming I can obtain some boxes, this would be Very Profitable to say the least......Now we will see what really happens and who receives what, good luck to all, Mike... PS: So the key is to have the P O cancel the stamp and away we go....... |
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tornandfrayed75, I am just getting things straight, so there is nothing left to "surprise us", Murphy's Law!!! Hollywood, Thanks for the video, he states" no-one else has more of these coins, they went to KY, buy 10-coins for $149.00, this is shear Madness.....thats $600.00 per roll,also "the other company wants $290.00 for 10 coins, and such a great deal....... |
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