Said Final Goodbye To A Fellow Numismatist Today.

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acloco Pillar of the Community United States 3540 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 10:38 pm Met Chris 8 or 9 years ago. First impressions, seems to be, quite truthful. Very engaged. Very smart. Driven. Knowledgeable on many subjects. Does not know how to give up. Chris owned and operated his own computer repair business. Spent most of his adult life confined to a wheelchair due diabetes. Finally, he fought a brave fight with cancer. His New York accent would filter through in conversation occasionally. Very animated on subjects that he cared about....coins being one of them. Local auction company sold computer shop contents and his collection of coins to the highest bidder today. Hopefully, for his family, they did well for him and his family. As I stood there, watching the auctioneers, doing the best job they know how, sell the coin collection. Other than the very basics, they really did not know much. So, my fellow coin club member, Chris, is trying to teach his fellow numismatists, something else......have a solid exit plan in place, prior to WHEN a plan is needed. (edit to correct some grammar) Edited by acloco 11/04/2019 4:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff

hfjacinto Pillar of the Community United States 7273 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 10:48 pm Truly sad, but I see this in a few hobbies. Sometimes it's better to sell when you can. You can't take it with you. Keep the few that are important. Pass the rest on to someone that can enjoy it before it's auctioned away. Otherwise have a plan to sell it after you are gone. Some people don't worry about it, others do. I'll sell mostly everything when I can't enjoy it, but I'll keep a few till the end. My Slabbed Dansco 7070 with Gold Page My Slabbed IHC Set My Slabbed 20th Century Type Set Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 11/04/2019 12:07 am Life is full of hellos and goodbyes. This post has both, but concentrates on the 'hello'. That is good. We should all dwell on the 'hello', it gets rid of some of the pain. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/04/2019 05:03 am Sad story for sure,but food for thought. Sorry for your loss acloco. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Hoxsie454 Valued Member United States 86 Posts	Posted 11/04/2019 07:04 am Acloco, You brought forth enough in just a few lines that I have a good feel for your friend. Sorry for your loss. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 11/04/2019 5:02 pm Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
acloco Pillar of the Community United States 3540 Posts	Posted 11/04/2019 5:04 pm Thanks to all of you. Simply humbling to watch Chris navigate life. "Never give up" should be on his tombstone. He always had a smile. Always had a story to share. Always asked about you. To my New York Numismatist, may your journey be filled with gold, silver, & platinum rounds!! Report this Post to the Staff
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