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Frank Krause aka Broadstruck has passed away

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  • TennesseeDaveTennesseeDave Posts: 4,780 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Terrible news. My condolences to all his family and friends.

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,215 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Another great collector has left the bourse. Condolences to his family, both immediate and extended.

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  • DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,315 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very sad news.

    RIP.

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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 19,969 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow! Sad news. Frank was a great member here. I wish I had gotten to know him in person. My condolences to family and friends.

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,130 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This is amazingly sad news. I've thoroughly enjoyed his posts and participation on the forums over the years! He will be missed!

    RIP Frank!

  • ElmerFusterpuckElmerFusterpuck Posts: 4,723 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow, go away for a couple of weeks on an Iceland cruise and see this posting. Though I never met Frank in person, his posts and knowledge on this forum were beyond awesome. RIP.

  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,249 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sorry for your loss, Stefanie.

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  • InlanderInlander Posts: 88 ✭✭✭

    Sad to hear this... as I have been in and out of the hobby over the years, he was one constant on this board providing a lot of valuable information.

    RIP

  • DelawareDoonsDelawareDoons Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ugh, he was a good one.

    RIP.

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  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,167 ✭✭✭✭✭

    When I saw all the new posts, I was hoping the OP was mistaken and it was a different Frank Krause. :'(

  • CocoinutCocoinut Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My condolences to his family and friends.

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  • coinnutcoinnut Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very sad news indeed. A great contributor to the boards. I always enjoyed his posts. My condolences to family and friends. 53 is way too young.

  • nexlevelnmxnexlevelnmx Posts: 335 ✭✭✭
    edited May 30, 2023 4:57AM

    A true legend and a person we will never forget. One of (in my opinion) the nicest guys on the forum and always on the side of the yn and those who needed help. I remember how much he helped out others. I cannot believe that this is Broadstruck. No bad bone by this guy! Wow on this news, very upset to hear about this

  • nexlevelnmxnexlevelnmx Posts: 335 ✭✭✭
    edited May 30, 2023 4:59AM

    A shout out to Glenn Holsonbake. Another legend and we should all really glorify those who are and have been helpful to this coin biz. Broadstruck, Ponyexpress, penny lady etc

  • cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 5,829 ✭✭✭✭✭

    One of the top forum members. Very sad.

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  • orevilleoreville Posts: 11,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RIP Frank. One of the good guys. We pm’d each other.

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  • OldIndianNutKaseOldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I am very sad to hear of Frank's passing. He will be missed, but his posts will live on if care to remember him. RIP

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  • tyler267tyler267 Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭✭

    I'm so sorry to hear this, My Thoughts and Prayers are with his Family and Friends.

  • DCWDCW Posts: 7,330 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I still cant believe hes gone.
    Ireally wish that all of his great posts were preserved in original form. He used a different website to post many of his tokens long ago called "Tiny Pic" or something to that effect, and they are now unviewable here.
    I will miss Frank's many contributions to this forum. I really can't think of another member, any of us, that was as passionate about coins as he.
    I hope perhaps his son, as he grows up, finds his collection and builds on it. And this tangible link to his father brings him the same solace and peace that Frank found in these very coins.
    RIP, Frank.

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  • 1northcoin1northcoin Posts: 4,303 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BryceM said:
    Oh wow. What a gentleman he always was here on the forum. That is much too young. Condolences to his family.

    Ditto

  • 1Mike11Mike1 Posts: 4,416 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My condolences to his family and friends.

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  • KliaoKliao Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow very sad news. So sorry to hear this. RIP

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  • MICHAELDIXONMICHAELDIXON Posts: 6,505 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So sorry to hear this!!

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  • logger7logger7 Posts: 8,522 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Truly shocking as such a strong community member who many believed had many good years ahead. Can only offer condolences to his family.

  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,280 ✭✭✭✭✭

    IDK how I missed this earlier, what a big loss, Frank was the real deal, my condolences to the family.

  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,530 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’m extremely sorry to hear this. :(


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  • anablepanablep Posts: 5,100 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This is terrible news. My condolences...

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,167 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 26, 2024 11:17AM

    How quick a year passes.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,339 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My condolences to his family and friends, rip 🙏

  • ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very sad news and so young. Condolences to his family.

  • OnWithTheHuntOnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sorry to hear this. Always enjoyed his posts.

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  • logger7logger7 Posts: 8,522 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 26, 2024 1:00PM

    I'm sorry to hear this. There is a sort of "eternal" quality to the best and the brightest who post their most rigorous and thoughtful ideas on aspects regarding numismatics. Hopefully their contributions will be long remembered and added to.

  • BarbercoinBarbercoin Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭

    Sorry to hear! RIP and may the family hear our prayers.

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  • Elcontador1Elcontador1 Posts: 100 ✭✭✭

    This is Elcontador writing from home (where I can't log in as Elcontador for some reason). Thank you Stefanie.

    Frank was on this form, showing with pics and explaining why AU 58s of virtually all series of coins were assigned this grade. It was very educational. He also provided me with some very helpful information re FH SLQs, and shared some of Jay Cline's insights about the series.

    One of the good guys.

  • ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,037 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sorry t9 hear this. I didn't know him, but any time we lose a good person in the industry, it's always tough.
    Condolences to his family and friends.

  • GoldFinger1969GoldFinger1969 Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 27, 2024 5:09PM

    Most of us probably know one another only through our cyberspace postings.

    All the more reason to get together at a big coin show -- like FUN -- and get to know the faces behind the postings.

    These forums are only 20-25 years old....they didn't exist before that....prior to that, you probably knew other collectors from phone calls, coin shows, or actual dealings. Cyberspace postings make it easy to reach a larger community.....though it comes at a cost of less of a connection, with many never meeting in person.

    Like with family, don't be afraid to reach out. Most of us won't be here in 20 or 30 or 40 years. o:)

  • Coin FinderCoin Finder Posts: 7,166 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sorry to hear of this, great person, very smart. He will be missed

  • vplite99vplite99 Posts: 1,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very sad news. RIP.

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  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,167 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Does anyone know what happened? He was fairly young,

  • 1tommy1tommy Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well I took the last year off from this site and now see the sad news about Frank and Ricko. Many PM"s were exchanged over the years and it is very sad to see we lost two outstanding members. RIP.

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  • air4mdcair4mdc Posts: 906 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My condolences to Frank's family and friends. RIP

  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 22,867 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RIP, Broadstruck. I always enjoyed your posts.

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  • thebeavthebeav Posts: 3,788 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's very sad news.
    My sincere condolences to his family !

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