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    From docdwarf@panix.com@21:1/5 to All on Sun May 8 17:00:54 2016
    The other day I noticed a website selling 1/10th-oz Canadian Maple
    Leaves... Leafs... more than one Canadian Maple Leaf coins at a slight
    discount because the items had scratches, nicks, bruises and abrasions.

    I smiled over the lack of sale-offers for circulated specimens... and
    thought how the term 'dime-a-rand' never made it into common use.

    I hope things go well for folks.

    DD

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  • From docdwarf@panix.com@21:1/5 to herlihym@gmail.com on Wed May 11 12:20:09 2016
    In article <6a87fc7f-fe65-43e7-a557-70eb1a73c21f@googlegroups.com>,
    Mike H <herlihym@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 1:00:55 PM UTC-4, docd...@panix.com wrote:
    The other day I noticed a website selling 1/10th-oz Canadian Maple
    Leaves... Leafs... more than one Canadian Maple Leaf coins at a slight
    discount because the items had scratches, nicks, bruises and abrasions.

    I smiled over the lack of sale-offers for circulated specimens... and
    thought how the term 'dime-a-rand' never made it into common use.

    I hope things go well for folks.

    It must be tough searching Google and only seeing 2 hit from 1999 for >"dime-a-rand", both at verycomputer.com. You tried!

    Actually, Mr Herlihy, I didn't search at all... my memory is, admittedly, porous but I recalled Serious Remonstrations sent towards me when I
    expressed what seemed to be heretical views about What Is Money.

    Things are good here in NH. Retired from the stress last year and
    haven't regretted it yet. I hope you are also enjoying life.

    Most pleasant to hear and most gracious of you... things here roll right
    along, disgustingly well, aye.

    DD

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  • From Mike H@21:1/5 to docd...@panix.com on Tue May 10 15:30:43 2016
    On Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 1:00:55 PM UTC-4, docd...@panix.com wrote:
    The other day I noticed a website selling 1/10th-oz Canadian Maple
    Leaves... Leafs... more than one Canadian Maple Leaf coins at a slight discount because the items had scratches, nicks, bruises and abrasions.

    I smiled over the lack of sale-offers for circulated specimens... and
    thought how the term 'dime-a-rand' never made it into common use.

    I hope things go well for folks.

    DD

    It must be tough searching Google and only seeing 2 hit from 1999 for "dime-a-rand", both at verycomputer.com. You tried!

    Things are good here in NH. Retired from the stress last year and haven't regretted it yet. I hope you are also enjoying life.

    Mike H

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