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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hochstrasse, post: 1620040, member: 380&quot;]Hi Don,</p><p>I looped myself into those two sets of quarters starting in 1999 with the state quarter program.&nbsp; Midway through the second, America the Beautiful, series I got that exploitative feeling I got with collecting new stamp issues that were coming in so many formats that it became discouraging: the same stamps in postal cards, press sheets, booklets, panes and sheets. This is why I stopped new issue collecting after the year 2000.</p><p>I used to go to a philatelic window years back and found a nice postal clerk that</p><p>indulged collectors.&nbsp; During those years the big collector interest was coil number strips.&nbsp; While I never got into that niche I was a big fan of the transportation series.&nbsp; I was content with getting either single examples or coil pairs.&nbsp; The requirement for purchase at the philatelic window if I remember was 10 coil stamps (or something like that).&nbsp; Sometimes getting a coil number required purchasing even more stamps, but the clerk allowed me to get singles or pairs.&nbsp; I think the idea of a philatelic window was a good one, allowing collectors and clerks the time to make relaxed selections and purchases. </p><p>I used to collect coins as a kid so like stamps it is something that I returned to as an adult.&nbsp; I guess just like with stamps I&#039;m going to concentrate on the older stuff.&nbsp; The last ATB quarter is coming out this year.&nbsp; Yes, the times have changed and stamp collectors now deal with the Fulfillment Center if they want any kind of variety of selection.&nbsp; The San Francisco bay area has gone through immense changes, from Defense industry employment, truck gardens and sleepy suburbs into a 50 mile long urban zone and large tech companies being the largest employers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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