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I have decided to sell all my Kennedy halves through Heritage. Most of the bigger coins will be in the September Long Beach sale. I am not getting any younger and am going to start drawing Social Security, so I have sold off everything but these coins, which were our favorite pursuit since 2007, when we bought a 1964-D in MS65 Prooflike pedigreed to Ken Bressett and the first day of issue. I have had too much money tied up in coins. I am glad to say that I think I have always treated every customer and numismatist I have encountered equitably and fairly (even though we have had occasional disagreements). I will keep my inexpensive website and continue to offer the occasional special coin but am getting out of actively buying and selling and doing shows. That's my current thinking, and certainly backed up by Mrs. VDB! Practically every time we do a show, we both wind up exhausted and come down with a cold or bronchitis or some other form of the crud. And we say to each other, why are we doing this? It's tough out there! Good luck to all. Best Regards,  George |
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I hate seeing people leave the hobby.  I wish you and the missus good fortune and a long retirement.  |
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Rest in Peace
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Leaving or scaling back... it still gives me pause.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Boy, me too. Hell, I'm older than George is and don't think I could enjoy life without collecting as a wonderful world to escape to every day. Hope you change your mind, George, but really wish you the best in any event.  |
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I do have a few nice inexpensive raw sets that I can work on with minimal expense. Canadian silver nickels, Statehood Quarters (BU and proof), raw Kennedy halves (what did you expect), Mercury dimes. I even still have Mrs. Norweb's raw Roosevelt dime set. Yep, that Mrs. Norweb, look for it in the catalog, bought it from the original Bowers and Merena high bidder (and I have the invoice to prove it). Not leaving, just cutting way back. Best Regards, George Edited by giorgio11
07/03/2016 2:47 pm
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Good luck and enjoy (semi)retirement. I hope you do well on your auctions!
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