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Very Sad News: Larry Whitlow has Passed --- Rest in Peace

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One of the legendary coin dealers of our time and a nice guy. He will be missed by many.
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  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    RIP image
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  • seateddimeseateddime Posts: 6,169 ✭✭✭
    sad
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  • lowcountrycoinutlowcountrycoinut Posts: 177 ✭✭✭
    Sorry to hear this. Rest in peace Larryimage
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very sad.....Condolences to the family..... RickO
  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 19,894 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sad news. Dealt with him a few times several years ago.
    John
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  • dpooledpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm so sorry.

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  • etexmikeetexmike Posts: 6,811 ✭✭✭
    Had a few coin deals with Larry over the years. Seemed like one of the good guys. Prayers to his family.


    Mike
  • ianrussellianrussell Posts: 2,486 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow - sorry to hear this news.

    - Ian
    Ian Russell
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  • mrearlygoldmrearlygold Posts: 17,858 ✭✭✭
    RIP image

    Coin's for sale/trade.


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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,230 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Larry was a good friend and a true professional. I'll miss him.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

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  • littlebearlittlebear Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭✭
    With deepest sympathies....................

    Larry L.


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  • DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    RIP.

    I didn't know him- how old was he?
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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very sad news. I bought a lot of my Mercs from Larry over the years.
  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My condolences---he was a good guy.
    Member: EAC, NBS, C4, CWTS, ANA

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,913 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am sorry to hear this.

    I never did business with him, but I know a lot of collectors did, and he will be missed.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,188 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've heard many good things about the gentleman from these forums.
    God Bless his family. image
  • telephoto1telephoto1 Posts: 4,864 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This news really bums me out. Larry was a great dealer and a great human being. RIP

    RIP Mom- 1932-2012
  • rheddenrhedden Posts: 6,626 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I did not know Larry personally, but I bought this beautiful 1910 Barber dime from him about 7 years ago. Still in my possession. Sorry to hear of his passing.

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  • WTCGWTCG Posts: 8,940 ✭✭✭
    At Baltimore dealers were discussing Larry's health and it was understood that his condition was critical. The news wasn't a surprise.
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  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Very sad news. I bought a lot of my Mercs from Larry over the years. >>



    Yes! I did also and will miss him.RIP Larry you were and still are a good man.
  • MarkMark Posts: 3,534 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is very sad news. At a coin show I am shy and don't often talk to dealers. He (and his then-partner, Mike) was an exception. I bought a lot of commemoratives and Mercury dimes from him. I will miss him.
    Mark


  • nutz4coinznutz4coinz Posts: 902
    I know I can be a 'richard', but at times like this....

    It's NEVER easy to hear of the loss of someone who, well, let's face it......deep down we're all 'coin geeks/nerds'....so it is always particularly sad to see one 'of us' pass, ESPECIALLY with someone as well known as Larry (I never dealt with him, but heard nothing but good/positive things about him.....but, really, who isn't at least familiar with him???). I just hope he didn't have to suffer too greatly.

    HOPEFULLY, someone will emerge to TRY to fill the rather large void left.

    My sincerest condolences to friends and family.
  • cupronikcupronik Posts: 773 ✭✭✭
    Wow!

    I thought I saw him at the Sept. Long Beach show and he appeared okay to me.

    With his passing (and Gene Henry's) what's this world coming to???
  • ScarsdaleCoinScarsdaleCoin Posts: 5,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very sad news indeed certainly will be missed
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  • TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭
    Oh wow. That is sad news.image
  • NicNic Posts: 3,363 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Rest in peace Larry. For some reason, I hear Sinatra singing, "My Way" .

    My 1866 Philly Mint Set

  • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭
    Sad news. He will certainly be missed!
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  • MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭
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  • Shrub68Shrub68 Posts: 201 ✭✭✭
    RIP
  • TahoeDaleTahoeDale Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭
    Anyone who knew Larry will miss him greatly. I can still remember him coming down to Houston, in the mid-90's to try and sell me the 01-S quarter in 67,
    that sold for over 250,000 in the Gardner sale in June(to Doug Kurz).

    And I last saw him this summer, and we reminded each other of that event. " See, Larry said, it was a great coin you passed on."

    Thoughts and prayers for his family. He made many friends, and we thank him for his expertise and help in building our collections.
    TahoeDale
  • TiborTibor Posts: 3,523 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A true gentleman always willing to share his
    knowledge and wisdom.

    RIP
  • EagleEyeEagleEye Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very sad news.
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  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,303 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sorry to hear that. I think Larry started in the business in the early 1960's.....over 50 years. In the mid-1980's he occasionally represented me at major auctions on choice/gem seated material. And everything we bought ended up doing well. He knew his stuff. Any time I made it to a major convention a sit down chat with Larry was a must. One major deal Larry worked for me was acquiring the finest known 1866-s quarter in 1988. The coin was listed in Coin World at $14,500 and I knew the owner was desperate to sell it. Money was tight at that time for everyone. Even at that price the coin was a great deal....recall that it sold for around $46K back in Jim Halperin's 1980 Rare Coin Fund 1 auction (acquired by Halperin in 1977 for $5,000). I asked Larry to get the coin for me at the best price possible and we'd split that difference. He was able to work a decent amount off and saved me significant money. Another time Larry had 3 gem PCGS MS66 1840 halves. He sent some on approval for me to pick one. Over the years I probably purchased a couple dozen of major seated coins through Larry. A big loss to the hobby and a fine gentleman.
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  • segojasegoja Posts: 6,132 ✭✭✭✭
    Larry was professional....really knew the business of buying and selling coins

    RIP
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  • Musky1011Musky1011 Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭✭
    Prayers
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  • gypsyleagypsylea Posts: 193 ✭✭
    I bought a couple of commems from him raw when ANACS had just started doing their photo certificates. Paid reasonable Gem money. A Maine and a Hudson as I recall. Had them submitted to our hosts 10 years later, they both came back in 66 holders. Great guy.
    Collector since adolescent days in the early 1960's. Mostly inactive now, but I enjoy coin periodicals and books and coin shows as health permits.
  • fivecentsfivecents Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sorry to hear this. RIP
  • RonyahskiRonyahski Posts: 3,117 ✭✭✭✭✭
    One of the good guys. Gentle soul.
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  • EclecticEclectic Posts: 182
    Wow, so sad image
  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,508 ✭✭✭✭✭
    So sad to hear this today.

    Larry was a great guy...a fair, classy gentleman.

    RIP Larry - all the best to your family.

    Dave
    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
  • TassaTassa Posts: 2,373 ✭✭
    Very sad indeed. He was always helpful and friendly and professional. RIP Larry. You will be missed. image
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  • WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,499 ✭✭✭✭✭
    So sorry to hear this... I did business with Larry on many occasions. RIP Larry, you were one of the good guys!!
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  • PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭✭✭
    RIP
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  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd known Larry for many years and never had a bad experience with him. He was always easy to talk to and friendly. At the recently concluded Baltimore show there was some discussion that he was not doing well, but one is never really prepared for this news. Condolences to his family.
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  • 1822HalfEagle1822HalfEagle Posts: 11 ✭✭
    Larry was a fine gentleman whom I dealt with since 1972. For most of that time, we bought and sold classic U.S. coins to each other. When he started handling modern coins in the late 1990’s or early 2000’s, I sold him quite a few PCGS MS70 $5 gold commems. He was a great negotiator, and when we could not agree on price, he would thank me for my time and effort. Many dealers, especially the old timers like myself, will miss him. He began his career in numismatics, full time, in 1959!
  • lostincoinslostincoins Posts: 4,278 ✭
    Very sorry to hear about his passing. It is always hard to loose one of the good guys. My condolences to family and friends.
  • originalisbestoriginalisbest Posts: 5,917 ✭✭✭✭
    Very sorry to hear this. I never had the pleasure of knowing Larry personally, but I certainly knew of him. Safe to say he leaves behind an honorable legacy & will be missed by many friends.
  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,778 ✭✭✭✭
    Certainly a loss for the hobby.

    Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!
  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My condolences to his family and friends.
  • air4mdcair4mdc Posts: 894 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My condolences to family and friends.

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