Frank Krause aka Broadstruck has passed away

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  • TennesseeDave
    TennesseeDave Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Terrible news. My condolences to all his family and friends.

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  • oih82w8
    oih82w8 Posts: 13,206 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Another great collector has left the bourse. Condolences to his family, both immediate and extended.

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  • DoubleEagle59
    DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very sad news.

    RIP.

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  • messydesk
    messydesk Posts: 20,814 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wow! Sad news. Frank was a great member here. I wish I had gotten to know him in person. My condolences to family and friends.

    John
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  • Zoins
    Zoins Posts: 34,489 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    This is amazingly sad news. I've thoroughly enjoyed his posts and participation on the forums over the years! He will be missed!

    RIP Frank!

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  • ElmerFusterpuck
    ElmerFusterpuck Posts: 4,908 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wow, go away for a couple of weeks on an Iceland cruise and see this posting. Though I never met Frank in person, his posts and knowledge on this forum were beyond awesome. RIP.

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  • mr1931S
    mr1931S Posts: 7,308 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Sorry for your loss, Stefanie.

    "Two things are infinite: human stupidity and the universe; and I'm not sure about the universe."
    -Albert Einstein-

    Mistakes are natural. But repeated mistakes without reflection are something else. That may be the “stupidity” he was referring to. In research, he admitted uncertainty openly. “If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” This shows humility. Even a Nobel laureate accepted doubt. That humility makes the quote less cynical and more observational.

  • Inlander
    Inlander Posts: 164 ✭✭✭✭
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    Sad to hear this... as I have been in and out of the hobby over the years, he was one constant on this board providing a lot of valuable information.

    RIP

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  • DelawareDoons
    DelawareDoons Posts: 3,443 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Ugh, he was a good one.

    RIP.

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  • cameonut2011
    cameonut2011 Posts: 10,861 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    When I saw all the new posts, I was hoping the OP was mistaken and it was a different Frank Krause. :'(

  • Cocoinut
    Cocoinut Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    My condolences to his family and friends.

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  • coinnut
    coinnut Posts: 1,434 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very sad news indeed. A great contributor to the boards. I always enjoyed his posts. My condolences to family and friends. 53 is way too young.

  • nexlevelnmx
    nexlevelnmx Posts: 335 ✭✭✭
    edited May 30, 2023 5:57AM
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    A true legend and a person we will never forget. One of (in my opinion) the nicest guys on the forum and always on the side of the yn and those who needed help. I remember how much he helped out others. I cannot believe that this is Broadstruck. No bad bone by this guy! Wow on this news, very upset to hear about this

  • nexlevelnmx
    nexlevelnmx Posts: 335 ✭✭✭
    edited May 30, 2023 5:59AM
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    A shout out to Glenn Holsonbake. Another legend and we should all really glorify those who are and have been helpful to this coin biz. Broadstruck, Ponyexpress, penny lady etc

  • cheezhed
    cheezhed Posts: 6,405 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    One of the top forum members. Very sad.

    Many happy BST transactions
  • oreville
    oreville Posts: 12,399 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    RIP Frank. One of the good guys. We pm’d each other.

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  • OldIndianNutKase
    OldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I am very sad to hear of Frank's passing. He will be missed, but his posts will live on if care to remember him. RIP

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  • tyler267
    tyler267 Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭✭
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    I'm so sorry to hear this, My Thoughts and Prayers are with his Family and Friends.

  • DCW
    DCW Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I still cant believe hes gone.
    Ireally wish that all of his great posts were preserved in original form. He used a different website to post many of his tokens long ago called "Tiny Pic" or something to that effect, and they are now unviewable here.
    I will miss Frank's many contributions to this forum. I really can't think of another member, any of us, that was as passionate about coins as he.
    I hope perhaps his son, as he grows up, finds his collection and builds on it. And this tangible link to his father brings him the same solace and peace that Frank found in these very coins.
    RIP, Frank.

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  • 1northcoin
    1northcoin Posts: 5,544 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @BryceM said:
    Oh wow. What a gentleman he always was here on the forum. That is much too young. Condolences to his family.

    Ditto

  • 1Mike1
    1Mike1 Posts: 4,445 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    My condolences to his family and friends.

    "May the silver waves that bear you heavenward be filled with love’s whisperings"

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  • Kliao
    Kliao Posts: 5,802 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wow very sad news. So sorry to hear this. RIP

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  • MICHAELDIXON
    MICHAELDIXON Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    So sorry to hear this!!

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  • logger7
    logger7 Posts: 9,857 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Truly shocking as such a strong community member who many believed had many good years ahead. Can only offer condolences to his family.

  • marcmoish
    marcmoish Posts: 6,936 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    IDK how I missed this earlier, what a big loss, Frank was the real deal, my condolences to the family.

  • lordmarcovan
    lordmarcovan Posts: 45,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I’m extremely sorry to hear this. :(

    Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

  • anablep
    anablep Posts: 5,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    This is terrible news. My condolences...

    Always looking for attractive rim toned Morgan and Peace dollars in PCGS or (older) ANA/ANACS holders!

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  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 26, 2024 12:17PM
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    How quick a year passes.

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  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    My condolences to his family and friends, rip 🙏

  • Connecticoin
    Connecticoin Posts: 13,278 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very sad news and so young. Condolences to his family.

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  • OnWithTheHunt
    OnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,316 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Sorry to hear this. Always enjoyed his posts.

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  • logger7
    logger7 Posts: 9,857 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 26, 2024 2:00PM
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    I'm sorry to hear this. There is a sort of "eternal" quality to the best and the brightest who post their most rigorous and thoughtful ideas on aspects regarding numismatics. Hopefully their contributions will be long remembered and added to.

  • Barbercoin
    Barbercoin Posts: 1,037 ✭✭✭
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    Sorry to hear! RIP and may the family hear our prayers.

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  • Elcontador1
    Elcontador1 Posts: 102 ✭✭✭
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    This is Elcontador writing from home (where I can't log in as Elcontador for some reason). Thank you Stefanie.

    Frank was on this form, showing with pics and explaining why AU 58s of virtually all series of coins were assigned this grade. It was very educational. He also provided me with some very helpful information re FH SLQs, and shared some of Jay Cline's insights about the series.

    One of the good guys.

  • ChangeInHistory
    ChangeInHistory Posts: 3,121 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Sorry t9 hear this. I didn't know him, but any time we lose a good person in the industry, it's always tough.
    Condolences to his family and friends.

  • GoldFinger1969
    GoldFinger1969 Posts: 3,471 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 27, 2024 6:09PM
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    Most of us probably know one another only through our cyberspace postings.

    All the more reason to get together at a big coin show -- like FUN -- and get to know the faces behind the postings.

    These forums are only 20-25 years old....they didn't exist before that....prior to that, you probably knew other collectors from phone calls, coin shows, or actual dealings. Cyberspace postings make it easy to reach a larger community.....though it comes at a cost of less of a connection, with many never meeting in person.

    Like with family, don't be afraid to reach out. Most of us won't be here in 20 or 30 or 40 years. o:)

  • Coin Finder
    Coin Finder Posts: 7,805 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Sorry to hear of this, great person, very smart. He will be missed

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  • vplite99
    vplite99 Posts: 1,434 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very sad news. RIP.

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  • cameonut2011
    cameonut2011 Posts: 10,861 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Does anyone know what happened? He was fairly young,

  • 1tommy
    1tommy Posts: 3,040 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Well I took the last year off from this site and now see the sad news about Frank and Ricko. Many PM"s were exchanged over the years and it is very sad to see we lost two outstanding members. RIP.

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  • air4mdc
    air4mdc Posts: 956 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    My condolences to Frank's family and friends. RIP

  • jmski52
    jmski52 Posts: 24,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    RIP, Broadstruck. I always enjoyed your posts.

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  • thebeav
    thebeav Posts: 4,115 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That's very sad news.
    My sincere condolences to his family !

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  • Teecee
    Teecee Posts: 9 ✭✭
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    Frank ("Broadstruck") was a good guy and a wonderful friend. We shared a love of numismatics, exonumia, music, and audio (how many knew he was also a dedicated audiophile?). Anyone who wants to connect to ask or share about him can email me at "tc.1234@yahoo.com", with the header of "Frank" or "Broadstruck".

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