Does anyone have any information regarding Wayne G. Slife?

scoobydeux

Greetings to all.

I was wondering if anyone has any information, or knows where to obtain information about Wayne G. Slife?

Per a brief comment on a lot from the catalog of ANR's New York Connoisseur's Collection: "... Among the interesting information to be gleaned from these citations [by Walter Breen in the back of his 1988 encyclopedia] is the consignor of the Bust halves in the February 1972 Merkin sale: Wayne G. Slife, the quality connoisseur whose beautiful large cents were sold the same year by Merkin."

The reason for my interest is that 2 of the coins in my collection are pedigreed to Mr. Slife...

astrorat

Nice looking CBHs!

llafoe

Great give-away... I'd like to enter to win the 1830!

TahoeDale

I knew him well, played poker once a week, and he always brought his poodle with him to the game.

scoobydeux

Which one of his poodles???

BigMoose

He was, as Lester Merkin used to say, a "fastidious perfectionist". His Large Cents were wonderful. By the looks of those two Capped Bust Halves, so were his Half Dollars! TomT.

HudsonBuff

I realize this is an old thread but I thought I would comment if anyone is still interested. My name is Matthew Slife. Wayne is my father. He is now 95 and has been out of collecting for a while. His remaining collection has been divided among his children. He was a true connoisseur. His large cents and bust halves were amazing. I get a great deal of enjoyment looking at coins that he once owned. I am now carrying on his love of numismatics and growing my own collection around what I inherited from him. I'll be happy to provide any additional information if anyone is interested.

Barndog

@HudsonBuff said:
I realize this is an old thread but I thought I would comment if anyone is still interested. My name is Matthew Slife. Wayne is my father. He is now 95 and has been out of collecting for a while. His remaining collection has been divided among his children. He was a true connoisseur. His large cents and bust halves were amazing. I get a great deal of enjoyment looking at coins that he once owned. I am now carrying on his love of numismatics and growing my own collection around what I inherited from him. I'll be happy to provide any additional information if anyone is interested.

Share with us what your collection has become, that would be enjoyable. And welcome!

RB1026

Welcome Matthew! That's a pretty cool first post for sure

Gazes

@HudsonBuff said:
I realize this is an old thread but I thought I would comment if anyone is still interested. My name is Matthew Slife. Wayne is my father. He is now 95 and has been out of collecting for a while. His remaining collection has been divided among his children. He was a true connoisseur. His large cents and bust halves were amazing. I get a great deal of enjoyment looking at coins that he once owned. I am now carrying on his love of numismatics and growing my own collection around what I inherited from him. I'll be happy to provide any additional information if anyone is interested.

Welcome ! Now those coins that your father gave you and are now in your collection are the definition of fresh !

CCC2010

Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to your next post of beautiful coins.

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