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GSAGUY has passed away

TONEDDOLLARSTONEDDOLLARS Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭✭
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It is with much regret that I have learned my good friend and mentor Bryan Sonnier has left this world.
RIP my friend

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    tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,147 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Damn

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    PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So sorry to hear
    RIP

    Pat Vetter,Mercury Dime registry set,1938 Proof set registry,Pat & BJ Coins:724-325-7211


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    keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    talk about a guy that was passionate about a little sliver of the Hobby, that was GSAGuy. any details??

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    TONEDDOLLARSTONEDDOLLARS Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭✭

    PM me for details.

    Magic Mirrors


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    Coin FinderCoin Finder Posts: 6,958 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So sorry man. May he rest in peace.

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    WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 8,976 ✭✭✭✭✭

    More bad news....So sorry to hear that.

    RIP :'(

    “I may not believe in myself but I believe in what I’m doing” ~Jimmy Page~

    My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947)

    https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/

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    jabbajabba Posts: 3,163 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dang it this day just keeps getting worse
    RIP


    https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/publishedset/209923

    https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/album/209923

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    ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm sorry to hear this, condolences to those who knew him.

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    coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,305 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Geez. A tough day in the collecting world. Very sorry to hear of his passing. He had some killer Morgan Dollars.

    siliconvalleycoins.com

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    thebeavthebeav Posts: 3,758 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's a shame......
    My condolences to his family......

    My Ebay Coin Store
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    CoupdescroungeCoupdescrounge Posts: 173 ✭✭

    One of the good guys
    RIP

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    dbldie55dbldie55 Posts: 7,719 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RIP, really one of the good guys.

    Collector and Researcher of Liberty Head Nickels. ANA LM-6053
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    CoinstartledCoinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭

    GSA was a terrific CU and OFR contributor. The loss to the hobby is immeasurable.

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    CryptoCrypto Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I enjoyed his passion and posts

    11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set

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    clw54clw54 Posts: 3,816 ✭✭✭

    This is the last thing I expected. I'm going to miss Bryan. Gotta say, though, that he packed ten lives worth of adventure into one.

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    YorkshiremanYorkshireman Posts: 4,494 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I thought I heard that sometime back.
    When did this happen?

    Yorkshireman,Obsessed collector of round, metallic pieces of history.Hunting for Latin American colonial portraits plus cool US & British coins.
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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RIP and condolences to family and friends.

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    AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,549 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There are few like him.
    Condolences to all the coin community that conversed with him and to his friends and family.

    bob :(

    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
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    david3142david3142 Posts: 3,427 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bryan is one of the first people I met in the coin world and he is one of the main reasons I now collect toned coins. He will certainly be missed by many of us here and his legacy will persist for many years to come.

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    amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dang, Sorry to hear, we are dropping like flies. :'(

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    WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 8,976 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 31, 2019 7:42PM

    @Yorkshireman said:
    I thought I heard that sometime back.
    When did this happen?

    You may be confused and thinking of Tim McNally (gsa1fan) . We lost him, as well.....he had stage 4 lymphoma and passed back in January of 2018. Both of these guys were great people and passionate GSA collectors.

    “I may not believe in myself but I believe in what I’m doing” ~Jimmy Page~

    My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947)

    https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/

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    COINS MAKE CENTSCOINS MAKE CENTS Posts: 1,793 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Damn sorry to hear this.

    New inventory added daily at Coins Make Cents
    HAPPY COLLECTING


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    JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oh crap..
    May he RIP

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
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    ms70ms70 Posts: 13,949 ✭✭✭✭✭

    He was a > @Coinstartled said:

    GSA was a terrific CU and OFR contributor. The loss to the hobby is immeasurable.

    +1. Sorry to hear of this.

    Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.

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    SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 11,737 ✭✭✭✭✭

    :'(

    RIP

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    sparky64sparky64 Posts: 7,026 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very sorry for the loss of your friend and mentor.
    Sad day today.

    "If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"

    My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress

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    mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,526 ✭✭✭

    Oh my goodness. We celebrated our 50th birthdays together in Baltimore with a bunch of other people many from this forum. I can't believe it. :(

    National Register Of Big Trees

    We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
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    morgandollar1878morgandollar1878 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So sad to hear this, Condolences to all friends and family.

    Instagram: nomad_numismatics
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    BaleyBaley Posts: 22,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Geez, we're dropping like flies.
    RIP Ole friends..

    Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry

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    MitchellMitchell Posts: 527 ✭✭✭✭
    edited July 31, 2019 9:03PM

    Sigh. In tribute, here's a picture of a nice GSA goodie I picked up from Bryan. I met Bryan at a Long Beach show. His booth was stuffed with GSA material and I thought ahhh, a kindred spirit. After spending some 30 minutes sharing GSA lore, we parted on good terms. I parted with some Benjamins and ended up with a nice pair of 90-CC and 91-CC hardpacks.

    Later on, I've been separated from more than a few Benjamins as I bought quite a number of GSA materials from him.

    His friendship and knowledge will be missed.

    Successful BST: dmwjr, ike126, bajjerfan, morganman94, sonoradesertrat, 12voltman, duiguy, gsaguy, gsa1fan, martin, coinfame, zas107, bothuwui, gerard, kccoin, jtwitten, robcool, coinscoins, mountain_goat, and a few more.
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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RIP Bryan :'(

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    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......
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    OldIndianNutKaseOldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 31, 2019 10:04PM

    I don't collect Morgan Dollars, and thus Bryan and I never were destined to cross paths. Our numismatic community has lost a special contributor, and his contributions will not only be remembered, they will be missed. I hope that he will always be remembered as a great collector of Morgan Dollars. May his family find peace with his life success and know there are many that respected him greatly.

    OINK

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    TomBTomB Posts: 20,741 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Some folks you always remember and Bryan will be one of those folks for me. I am not heavily into the Morgan dollar niche, but perhaps two decades ago we came across one another at a show and he was generous and enthusiastic and a pure joy to be with as we talked about coins and life and everything in between. RIP, my friend.

    Thomas Bush Numismatics & Numismatic Photography

    In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My condolences to the family. I purchased several of my CC Morgans from Bryan... several in unopened GSA packages.... He was great to do business with and very knowledgeable. RickO

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    YorkshiremanYorkshireman Posts: 4,494 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Walkerfan said:

    @Yorkshireman said:
    I thought I heard that sometime back.
    When did this happen?

    You may be confused and thinking of Tim McNally (gsa1fan) . We lost him, as well.....he had stage 4 lymphoma and passed back in January of 2018. Both of these guys were great people and passionate GSA collectors.

    You are right, Thanks for straightening that out.

    Yorkshireman,Obsessed collector of round, metallic pieces of history.Hunting for Latin American colonial portraits plus cool US & British coins.
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    BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 30,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sorry to hear that news.

    theknowitalltroll;
    MY COINS FOR SALE AT https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/other/bajjerfans-coins-sale/3876
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    ElmerFusterpuckElmerFusterpuck Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Met him many years ago at a Long Beach show, he's one of the main reasons I started dabbling in toned Morgans. Damn, that's two B's in a row (Brent and Brian), that's enough! RIP.

    10-4,
    Erik
    My registry sets

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    astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sad news indeed.

    Numismatist Ordinaire
    See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
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    NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,989 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sorry to hear that. May he RIP.

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    mrearlygoldmrearlygold Posts: 17,858 ✭✭✭

    RIP

    Coin's for sale/trade.


    Tom Pilitowski
    US Rare Coin Investments
    800-624-1870

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    stmanstman Posts: 11,352 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RIP Sir. Thanks for everything.

    Please... Save The Stories, Just Answer My Questions, And Tell Me How Much!!!!!
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    cladkingcladking Posts: 28,353 ✭✭✭✭✭

    He was always a class act.

    RIP

    Tempus fugit.
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    segojasegoja Posts: 6,112 ✭✭✭✭
    edited August 1, 2019 9:11AM

    I have known Bryan since 1986. That was when I lived in New Orleans and he loved in Lafayette. He was suer nice, and even invited me and my wife over to his house for dinner.

    RIP my friend, and may all your coins in heaven be perfect MS70's

    JMSCoins Website Link


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    Finest Toned Ike I've Ever Seen, been looking since 1986

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    silverpopsilverpop Posts: 6,599 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RIP

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/a6kwqbXrBhxnawsk6

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    lavalava Posts: 3,286 ✭✭✭

    I’ll always remember him for his eye popping Morgans. Sad news.

    I brake for ear bars.
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    BigMooseBigMoose Posts: 1,466 ✭✭✭

    This is terrible news. I remember meeting Bryan around 2005 or so at a FUN Show. After spending a few minutes with him I felt I had known him all my life. Wonderful guy, always willing to help, answer questions, great wit. RIP old friend.

    TomT-1794

    Check out some of my 1794 Large Cents on www.coingallery.org
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    CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,260 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RIP

    “In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson

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