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Sad News, A moment of Silence Mr. Jules J Karp passed...

ScarsdaleCoinScarsdaleCoin Posts: 5,243 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I heard that Jules passed away last Thursday

I am sure many new Jules who was a long time Manhattan Coin Dealer.....

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  • mrearlygoldmrearlygold Posts: 17,858 ✭✭✭
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    Coin's for sale/trade.


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  • JulianJulian Posts: 3,370 ✭✭✭
    Many thanx, Jon.

    Jules was a long time fixture in NYC coin dealers and had advertised for years in the numismatic publications. I, for one, will miss him.
    PNG member, numismatic dealer since 1965. Operates a retail store, also has exhibited at over 1000 shows.
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,357 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sad news-

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,551 ✭✭✭✭✭
    R.I.P. and prayers for the family. Thats always sad to go thru that
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,632 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Heard of him, but never did business with him.

    For a brief second I thought you were mentioning Julian Leidman, with whom I did do business at least once, but I'm happy to see him alive and posting to this thread.

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  • EagleEyeEagleEye Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very sad. Yes, he will be missed.
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  • DavidLawrenceDavidLawrence Posts: 277 ✭✭
    This is the first I heard of the news and it is very sad indeed. I met Jules over 20 years ago. He was famous for his "schlumpy" appearance. But what he lacked in dress he made up for in class. He was one of the sweetest guys I met in those early days of my career and also one of the few "big timers" who treated my dad well when he was just getting started. I am sorry to hear this news. He died too young...
    John Feigenbaum
  • orevilleoreville Posts: 12,024 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Whoa, RIP.
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  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    He was one of the true giants. May he fly with the angles.
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  • WTCGWTCG Posts: 8,940 ✭✭✭
    The coin show circuit will definitely miss his sense of fashion.
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  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
    I did a silver panda deal with him over the phone a couple years ago. He was honest and prompt with our transaction.
  • cbrcnycbrcny Posts: 2 ✭✭
    i knew jules for over 25 years, truly one of a kind, and a brilliant gentleman. he will be missed!
    carl bombara
  • anoldgoatanoldgoat Posts: 1,493 ✭✭✭
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    Rest in peace Jules
    Alright! Who removed the cork from my lunch?

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  • BillyKingsleyBillyKingsley Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭✭
    I'm sorry to hear of this news. While I never met him or did any buisness with him, I was aware of him (and his name, I should say) and I heard nothing but good things.
    Billy Kingsley ANA R-3146356 Cardboard History // Numismatic History
  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    My prayers for him and his family. image

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  • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭
    Sorry to hear the sad news. My prayers go out to his family.
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  • RR_1RR_1 Posts: 9 ✭

    Just seeing this now. Did business with both him and his son on Seventh Avenue and in the Financial District. Class acts. He exuded those old collector qualities no longer to be found today. Sad news, indeed!

  • MinMin Posts: 15 ✭✭

    @Bear said:
    He was one of the true giants. May he fly with the angles.

    I think you mean "angels."

  • lermishlermish Posts: 3,179 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Min said:

    @Bear said:
    He was one of the true giants. May he fly with the angles.

    I think you mean "angels."

    Mikee, maybe you didn't know but @Bear is also with the angles so I doubt he cares too much about a typo at this point.

  • nwcoastnwcoast Posts: 2,879 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 5, 2025 4:42PM

    Time flies, or flyes when you’re getting up in years! ;-)
    Whatever the case…. RIP and condolences to all that were close to him.

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  • coinercoiner Posts: 697 ✭✭✭✭

    Didnt Jules Karp for many years bill himself as the "Carson City King" - I know I bought many GSA's off of him in the 1998-2006 time frame

  • coinercoiner Posts: 697 ✭✭✭✭

    RIP - Jules - Prayers and Condolences to the Family.

  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,119 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Whatever became of Wei aka WTCG?

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  • WalkerloverWalkerlover Posts: 934 ✭✭✭✭

    Don’t understand. If he passed in 2010 why is this thread posting?

  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,301 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coiner said:
    Didnt Jules Karp for many years bill himself as the "Carson City King" - I know I bought many GSA's off of him in the 1998-2006 time frame

    You're thinking of Selby Ungar, who is also no longer with us.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo_MaV1vobc

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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,301 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BAJJERFAN said:
    Whatever became of Wei aka WTCG?

    Wei is still in the game.

    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • VeepVeep Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭✭

    He would run Coin World ads to sell gold in all denominations. Once I ordered 20 vf $5 Liberties from him @ $125 each.

    "Let me tell ya Bud, you can buy junk anytime!"
  • CopperindianCopperindian Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 6, 2025 9:45AM

    @MrEureka: appreciate you sharing the Selby Ungar video; I hadn’t seen that before!

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If I recall correctly, JJK used to send their periodic price lists ftom the United Nations building using UN stamps that they presumably got at a discount from old collections. It added am interesting feature to their mailings.

  • coinercoiner Posts: 697 ✭✭✭✭

    @MrEureka said:

    @coiner said:
    Didnt Jules Karp for many years bill himself as the "Carson City King" - I know I bought many GSA's off of him in the 1998-2006 time frame

    You're thinking of Selby Ungar, who is also no longer with us.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo_MaV1vobc

    Yes - youre right. I remember both of them at shows in the NYC area.

  • sellitstoresellitstore Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JBK said:
    If I recall correctly, JJK used to send their periodic price lists ftom the United Nations building using UN stamps that they presumably got at a discount from old collections. It added am interesting feature to their mailings.

    The only post office in the U.S.A. that uses U.N. stamps, so they were deeply discounted on the secondary market. The discounts for both U.S. and U.N. postage have increased even more today.

    Yes, I remember Jules selling selling U.S. gold at very competitive prices and Jules once briefly owned NASCA (around 1978-79?), a NY auction house with whom I did business.

    Collector and dealer in obsolete currency. Always buying all obsolete bank notes and scrip.
  • DCWDCW Posts: 7,454 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This is an ex. Jules Karp piece. Just noticed it while looking at images of my collection:

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