Collector Spotlight: Hugh J. Hillaker
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For Hugh J. Hillaker, the path that led to numismatics wasn’t originally strewn with coins but rather quilted with stamps. At the age of eight, he was a philatelist – a stamp collector. “I loved all of the colorful pictures and the unusual shapes,” he recalls. “But I soon realized that there were way too many stamps in the world.” He soon bought his first coin folders and began looking for the usual assortment of coins from circulation while attending get-togethers at his local coin club to catch glimpses of type coins and other unusual pieces he couldn’t find in pocket change.
Fast-forward just a few years, and around 2000, Hillaker doubled down on building out a 144-coin set that encompasses all the various designs, dates, and varieties associated with the many different classic commemorative half dollars as well as the 1893 Isabella Quarter and 1900 Lafayette Dollar.
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Sweet reverse toning on the Oregon,
Cool, I wonder if he’s on the forums?
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