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FullStepJeffsFullStepJeffs Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭
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After 20 years, 6 months, and 26 days in the Air Force... with 7 or 8 deployments and almost 5 years overseas in the Middle East or very close by, as of 1 Jan 2010, I'm now retired. For the first time in a long time, I do not have a job.

I've now moved in to my favorite coin dealers business trying to learn the other side of the showcase. I volunteer there to learn.

At this point, my life is good... and I am happy. I have absolutely no stress in my life, for the first time ever... probably.

I've learned alot about the coin dealer side of the business. Those of you who think a B&M makes huge money on a daily basis are wrong. The key I was unaware of is... it's all about movement. (If you want to know what the best price I can get on gold... pm me.)

I've been impressed on the forum members I've met walking in the store... you folks know who you are.

So contact me if I can help you find something you're looking for... and post a cool coin to tempt me to move out of the Jefferson Nickels I've been hoarding for the last 10 years... but realize, I no longer have the cash to play with on a daily basis I once used to purchase the hoard I currently own. I wonder what series I'll end up playing with in the next few years...

I'm sure the BST will soon have a list of stuff for sale from the coins I find in the shadows of the store.

Peace to All... especially those still fighting the war!


Steve

U.S. Air Force Security Forces Retired

In memory of the USAF Security Forces lost: A1C Elizabeth N. Jacobson, 9/28/05; SSgt Brian McElroy, 1/22/06; TSgt Jason Norton, 1/22/06; A1C Lee Chavis, 10/14/06; SSgt John Self, 5/14/07; A1C Jason Nathan, 6/23/07; SSgt Travis Griffin, 4/3/08; 1Lt Joseph Helton, 9/8/09; SrA Nicholas J. Alden, 3/3/2011. God Bless them and all those who have lost loved ones in this war. I will never forget their loss.

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  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,300 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congrats, and thanks for your service!
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  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,546 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Good for you!

    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

  • 1Mike11Mike1 Posts: 4,419 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations on your retirement and good luck with building your next collection.
    "May the silver waves that bear you heavenward be filled with love’s whisperings"

    "A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
  • LeeGLeeG Posts: 12,162 ✭
    Congrat's on the end of a chapter and the beginning of a new chapter!


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    Retired 12/96 and life is good. image



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    Got a website for the B&M?


    I enjoy the Classic Commemorative series. Rich in History and prices are right.



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  • bestmrbestmr Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭
    Yeah for retirement!!! Also thanks for keeping out the bad guys! image
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  • ponderitponderit Posts: 1,544 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Fivesteps, congrarats and thank you for your service. Have a great New Years!
    Successful BST transactions with Rob41281, crazyhounddog, Commoncents, CarlWohlford, blu62vette, Manofcoins, Monstarcoins, coinlietenant, iconbuster, RWW,Nolawyer, NewParadigm, Flatwoods, papabear, Yellowkid, Ankur, Pccoins, tlake22, drddm, Connecticoin, Cladiator, lkeigwin, pursuitofliberty
  • GeminiGemini Posts: 3,085 ✭
    Yes thanks for your years of service in the military now it's time to enjoy your life as a civilian once again. image
    A thing of beauty is a joy for ever
  • curlycurly Posts: 2,880 ✭


    Thank you for your service, brother. I was in the Air Force from June 1962 until June 1966.
    Every man is a self made man.
  • StubbyMcNumbthumbsStubbyMcNumbthumbs Posts: 1,259 ✭
    Congratulations! image

    When I retired from the USAF (18Jan79-31Jan99), I remember that weird feeling when I realized it was the first time in my entire life, I could live wherever I wanted. Up until then, it was someone else's decision.

    Whatever happens now is up to you. Most importantly, enjoy it! image
  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
    Thanks for your dedicated service!!


    Semper Fi
  • coffeycecoffeyce Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭
    Steve,

    congrats. I just retired from the army and am on terminal leave until feb so I know the relief. Congrats and good luck with the transition.

    Chris
  • ClosedLoopClosedLoop Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭
    congrats and thank you.
    figglehorn
  • RedneckHBRedneckHB Posts: 19,421 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations and a sincere THANK YOU!!
    Excuses are tools of the ignorant

    Knowledge is the enemy of fear

  • MesquiteMesquite Posts: 4,075 ✭✭✭
    What they (^) said. Enjoy your new deployment! imageimage
    There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.
    –John Adams, 1826
  • InternetJunkyInternetJunky Posts: 2,329 ✭


    << <i>Congratulations and a sincere THANK YOU!! >>



    ^^^ Ditto

    As for a series I'm sure slabbed copper will be your least expensive route image

    And Happy New Year!
  • FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,240 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for your service!!
    I hope you have a great retirement.
  • STONESTONE Posts: 15,275 ✭


    << <i>Congrats, and thanks for your service! >>


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  • blueifalconblueifalcon Posts: 963 ✭
    Enjoy that retirement check that does arrive on time each and every month guaranteed. I did 22 years, 2months and 16 days initially in the Marines and eventually retired from the Army in 1994. The VA wishes I would pass on, if you know what I mean. So, stay in shape, keep healthy and piss them off like I have for so many years. Oh, and congrats brother. You deserve to rest now. You've earned it!! Semper-Fi
    Ilikacoinsawholebuncha
  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congrates that it is over. Stay fit and keep interested in something. After the full life retirment can become boring so develope some new interests also.
    Thanks for dueing what needed to be done from another that was there and did that.
    USAF 27 1/2 years SMSgt Retired.
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  • bolivarshagnastybolivarshagnasty Posts: 7,352 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for your service to our country and congratulations on your retirement. Hope to run in to you some day. Shag
  • BigDowgieBigDowgie Posts: 1,774 ✭✭✭✭
    Steve,

    I'll ditto the comments above. Also, I'm looking forward to walking in that B&M place you volunteer at and meet you and that other dude that works there! Oh yes, try not to stray too far from the Jefferson series, as it's the best! If you do, maybe try those Buffalos?

    Dowgie
  • itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭
    Congratulations!

    As of yesterday, I have 23 Yrs, 0 Months, 0 Days in the AF. Just need to decide when I will turn in the retirement papers myself.
    Give Blood (Red Bags) & Platelets (Yellow Bags)!
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations... and thank you for your service. Now, enjoy yourself and have some fun. Cheers, RickO
  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,820 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Many thanks! Enjoy, you earned it.

    bob
    66-68
    2nd Armored Cavalry
    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
  • BarbercoinBarbercoin Posts: 1,028 ✭✭✭
    Steve,

    Glad to see another retired military person on the boards. I retired from the Army in '98. I wanted to offer an idea..... I went into teaching after I left the Army. I teach high school now.

    Keep working on your sets; you'll enjoy it, especially hanging out with dealers.

    Good luck in the New Year.


    John

    WTB: Barber Quarters XF

  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congrats, thanks, and enjoy!
    John
    Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,114 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Major props & thanks to you Steve, for your service. You stayed 4 1/2 months longer than I, with a fed position waiting for me once I started my terminal leave... same office, same desk. There wasn't much time to relax and enjoy my retirement when I made that move. In many ways, wish I had taken advantage of an opportunity like you to volunteer at a local B&M. The AF was a good ride for me, and I hope it was for you also... just think, no more empty space dilemmas on those darn EPRs!

    In the meantime, here's something to entice a move into "things more classic".

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    Steve ~ SMSgt, USAF-Retired
    Got Crust....y gold?
  • 53BKid53BKid Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭
    Thank you for your service.

    Enjoy this next phase of your life!
    HAPPY COLLECTING!!!
  • yellowkidyellowkid Posts: 5,486 ✭
    Congratulations and my thanks, I always liked to eat in Air Force mess halls!!!! My best wishes for a long prosperous retirement!!!imageimageimageimage
  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thank you for your service and Happy New Year and happy new lifeimage

    MJ
    Walker Proof Digital Album
    Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
  • kazkaz Posts: 9,230 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations on your retirement, and thank you for your service in the Air Force. I look forward to your future posts! Happy New Year! Kaz
  • WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
    Congratulations on your service career...and may your retirement be a pleasant experience. The routine may seem strange at first, but those cold rainy/snowy mornings when you can just roll over in your warm bed will make it all worth while.
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  • coindudeonebaycoindudeonebay Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭
    A big congrats and thanks for the service.
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  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,081 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Steve,

    Congrats on your retirement and I can only echo the thanks expressed so far.
    I did not know you were transitioning into a B & M owner. Good Luck.

    If I found myself behind that counter I'd look to gold coinage as my next challenge. One or two pieces a year maybe? image

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    Gil

    "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso

  • leothelyonleothelyon Posts: 8,475 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Have a brother who served 20+ years in the AF but then he got hit by a moving van while jogging. He survived that but soon afterwards, the AF had no use for him. He had all that training, even went all the way to the Pentagon. A few years passed before he found something with the Marines. Now he places orders for ships and tanks and yes, he enjoys his work. Then there was my dad who was an engineer all his life. Personally, they wouldn't let me enroll into the military because I was handicapped, as they would say, with my loss of hearing. It bugs me to this day. But my point is, once we become something, we usually end up staying that way until the day we die. So once you're a nickelman, always a nickelman! image


    Leo

    The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!

    My Jefferson Nickel Collection

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