Doug Bird passing
ColoradoCoinGuy
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Did anyone else see that longtime Copper dealer and EAC member Doug Bird passed away on Thursday, January 5th, 2023?
Picked up many nice Late date coppers from him over the years. Also took his class with Steve Carr during ANA Summer Seminar.
Great Guy!
RIP
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Whoa! I did not see that. I met him in 1997. He started me on early copper!! Great guy, he will be missed..
Saddened seeing this... RIP
Always talked with Doug at any show I saw him; he gifted me this one back at a past ANA Chicago after saving a collector the mistake of purchasing it as genuine.
He will truly be missed...
RIP
RIP; I bought and sold a few coppers with Doug over the years.
He always had amazing displays at his show tables.
That's very sad news. Doug was an astute numismatist and an absolute gentleman.
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Doug Bird was a gentleman and a superb numismatist. I took his course with Steve Carr I believe in Baltimore many years ago. Always enjoyed seeing him and dealing with him. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. May he RIP.
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Very sorry to hear this.... Condolences to family and friends... RickO
RIP. A tough few months for the copper community.
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@UltraHighRelief that is true. With Walt Husak passing just recently, there have been some big losses in the
Copper community over the last few months.
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Condolences to family and friends.
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Ditto! Sorry to hear this. He was a very nice and very knowledgeable numismatist.
Tom
For many years, Doug was the sponsor of the ANA Early American Copper Coin Project for YN's. He was most generous. He also always participated in YN Treasure Trivia at ANA shows. A real gentleman.
Sad to hear. I purchased some Large Cents from him back in the 1980's. A true gentleman.
Great guy. He and I shared tables back in the 80s, when he was a part-time dealer, with a stock of various US coins. He moved towards copper a bit later.
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Coin World obituary for Doug Byrd.
Large cent collector Douglas F. Bird dies at 78
Long-time collector and professional numismatist Douglas F. Bird — whose collection of U.S. large cents surprised many copper collectors when it crossed the auction block in 2020 — passed away Jan. 5 at age 78 after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Bird’s illness prevented him from attending his 179-coin auction held Feb. 16, 2020, by Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers.
Mr. Bird had been a fixture at many U.S. coin shows for decades where he was readily recognizable by the magnifier he had attached to his prescription glasses for examining coins in detail.
A native of Boston, Mr. Bird began collecting coins in 1953 at the age of nine.
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https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/large-cent-collector-douglas-f-bird-dies-at-78
Very sorry to see that - thanks for letting us know.
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tyvm
i was on the fence if i had met him and the name is for sure known and now i see his pic, i am certain i've talked to him a couple times.
so odd to see so many people i've met pass in just 5-10 years have passed and that is just numismatic circles.
glad you guys post these.
Sad news - condolences. RIP.
I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.
Sad to hear this. Condolences to the family. RIP
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RIP
I'm very sorry to see this, Doug was one of the real gentlemen on the coin circuit and always very kind to me.
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