Doug Bird passing

ColoradoCoinGuy · January 9, 2023 10:36PM

Did anyone else see that longtime Copper dealer and EAC member Doug Bird passed away on Thursday, January 5th, 2023?
Picked up many nice Late date coppers from him over the years. Also took his class with Steve Carr during ANA Summer Seminar.
Great Guy!
RIP

Coin Finder · January 10, 2023 12:20AM

Whoa! I did not see that. I met him in 1997. He started me on early copper!! Great guy, he will be missed..

Broadstruck · January 10, 2023 3:44AM

Saddened seeing this... RIP :'(

burfle23 · January 10, 2023 5:52AM

Always talked with Doug at any show I saw him; he gifted me this one back at a past ANA Chicago after saving a collector the mistake of purchasing it as genuine.

He will truly be missed...

Jimnight · January 10, 2023 5:56AM

RIP

Walkerguy21D · January 10, 2023 6:56AM

RIP; I bought and sold a few coppers with Doug over the years.
He always had amazing displays at his show tables.

MFeld · January 10, 2023 6:58AM

That's very sad news. Doug was an astute numismatist and an absolute gentleman.

RichieURich · January 10, 2023 7:51AM

Doug Bird was a gentleman and a superb numismatist. I took his course with Steve Carr I believe in Baltimore many years ago. Always enjoyed seeing him and dealing with him. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. May he RIP.

ricko · January 10, 2023 8:09AM

Very sorry to hear this.... Condolences to family and friends... RickO

Sunshine Rare Coins · January 10, 2023 9:18AM

RIP. A tough few months for the copper community.

ColoradoCoinGuy · January 10, 2023 10:05AM

@UltraHighRelief that is true. With Walt Husak passing just recently, there have been some big losses in the
Copper community over the last few months.

divecchia · January 10, 2023 10:08AM

Condolences to family and friends.

Donato

TPRC · January 10, 2023 11:14AM

@ColoradoCoinGuy said:
Did anyone else see that longtime Copper dealer and EAC member Doug Bird passed away on Thursday, January 5th, 2023?
Picked up many nice Late date coppers from him over the years. Also took his class with Steve Carr during ANA Summer Seminar.
Great Guy!
RIP

Ditto! Sorry to hear this. He was a very nice and very knowledgeable numismatist.

Dreamcrusher · January 10, 2023 4:54PM

For many years, Doug was the sponsor of the ANA Early American Copper Coin Project for YN's. He was most generous. He also always participated in YN Treasure Trivia at ANA shows. A real gentleman.

golden · January 10, 2023 5:00PM

Sad to hear. I purchased some Large Cents from him back in the 1980's. A true gentleman.

LRCTom · January 10, 2023 9:20PM

Great guy. He and I shared tables back in the 80s, when he was a part-time dealer, with a stock of various US coins. He moved towards copper a bit later.

Goldbully · January 12, 2023 3:41PM

Coin World obituary for Doug Byrd.

Large cent collector Douglas F. Bird dies at 78

By Paul Gilkes , Coin World

Published: Jan 12, 2023, 10 AM

Long-time collector and professional numismatist Douglas F. Bird — whose collection of U.S. large cents surprised many copper collectors when it crossed the auction block in 2020 — passed away Jan. 5 at age 78 after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Bird’s illness prevented him from attending his 179-coin auction held Feb. 16, 2020, by Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers.

Mr. Bird had been a fixture at many U.S. coin shows for decades where he was readily recognizable by the magnifier he had attached to his prescription glasses for examining coins in detail.

A native of Boston, Mr. Bird began collecting coins in 1953 at the age of nine.

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https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/large-cent-collector-douglas-f-bird-dies-at-78