The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 27, July 6, 2003, Article 21

COIN BAG COLLECTING & OTHER STRANGE AFFLICTIONS

  Regarding last week's mention of collecting coin bags, Dan
  Hamelberg writes: "It looks like I have company on my U.S.
  Mint coin bag collection.   I am not as serious about the bags
  as I am on other items, but when I find them I usually buy them.
  One more thing to crowd into my library.

  If you think collecting Mint bags is nuts, try some other
  "exonumia" items such as:

    coin changers
    coin paperweights ( the clear lucite items with coins)
    coin glass
    U.S. Mint postcards
    coin clocks
    book press units (have 4)
    coin coasters
    "large coins" - - display items
    coin scales"

  R.K.'Bob' Lusch adds: "File this under you-do-not-have-to
  -be-nuts-but-it-helps.   Joe Luek collects mint bags.  I have
  a collection of "Bank Bags' as well as Federal Reserve bags.
  NOT ONLY THAT,  but the Bell System used to have their
  own bank bags sewn up just like the mints. Each 'operating
  company'  had their own.  So I guess there is more than one
  "squirrel' in the "NUT" pile."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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