Anyone hear from Greattoning lately?

U1chicago

Greattoning used to be quite active on eBay with weekly auctions featuring some nice toned coins. I haven’t seen anything listed lately besides one buy it now item (not toned) that has been there for a while. Does anyone know if he retired/stopped dealing with coins/consignments?

johnny9434

Maybe shoot em an email on the bay (if possible)

braddick

What a wonderful source of information he is! I used to call and pick his brain for hours. His passion for toned coins knows no bounds.
I do hope all is well with him.
Perhaps a follow-up phone call is in order.

RobertScotLover

I haven't seen him either. He was so good, great dealer to work with with an exceptional eye for toning obviously. I still own one piece that I acquired from him sometime ago and it is magnificent

U1chicago

@braddick said:
What a wonderful source of information he is! I used to call and pick his brain for hours. His passion for toned coins knows no bounds.
I do hope all is well with him.
Perhaps a follow-up phone call is in order.

If you make the phone call, please let us know. I have bid on several of his items over the years but did not ever talk to him or know him too well. I just knew he consistently had cool coins that I liked.

braddick

I could never bring myself to calling him by his nickname.
He was always Richard to me.

Veep

For years, Dick listed eBay sales for me. I actually just talked to him on the phone a few days ago. He was happy and sounded just fine.

He has gotten out of the coin biz. He still sells stuff from his personal collection but does so privately, not online.