BidAsk has passed
MrEureka
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I just heard that BidAsk passed away last weekend. Dan was one of the most enthusiastic collector/dealers in the game. He started buying and selling as a kid, like so many of us have done, and then moved on to a successful career as a financial advisor. But he would still follow and participate in the auctions, and occasionally set up at a coin show with a great selection of mostly world coins. I don’t think he ever really specialized in anything until the past 5-10 years, when he became a very serious collector of Mexican Cap and Rays 8 Reales. I still remember encouraging him to stick with the project, yet doubting that he could stay focused on it. But he did stick with it, and his collection was very much on track for greatness. Sad to see him go, but he sure had fun playing coins with us!
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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An old bidask thread..,
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/830316/when-you-were-a-younger-numismatist-did-you-have-someone-to-mentor-you
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Sad to hear this.
Thank you for letting everyone know.
Sad news. Always enjoyed his posts here.
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Dan was a collector of there ever was one. He was also generous in selling his coins with some of my best coins coming from Dan.
I hope to add a Cap & Rays from the Bidask collection one day to always remember him by.
RIP
Latin American Collection
Unfortunately I got that call today too and am deeply saddened. Dan was one of the most generous people that I have ever met in my life. I sold my collection of cap and rays to him about 5 years ago because he truly enjoyed them more than I did. He last emailed me on March 5th and told me his cancer and returned and keep praying for him.
Many of his coins are for sale at Heritage where bidding opens in March and May.
Truly going to miss him as I know many of you will too.
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."
Jim Elliot
https://www.collectorscorner.com/marketnews/?name=coinsmarketnews391
An article about him.
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."
Jim Elliot
Condolences to his family!!!
Liberty Seated Half Dollars
Thank you for starting the thread, I had no known. Condolences to his family and all his friends. RIP.
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That is sad news. He was very enthusiastic about his Cap and Rays.
Cancer sucks.
RIP.
Very sad…
I think I met him at the NY International probably 12-15 years ago. My sincere condolences to his family and those that knew him well. He will be missed…
Edited to add- after checking some older threads/posts, it would have been in 2007- 19 years ago
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Sad news indeed. Condolences to his family.
I was going to post a coin from him, but I realized they are all NGC coins without good photos.
Found it! My favorite Bidask coin:
Sad news. My condolences to family and friends.
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Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of:
Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
My Ebay
My favorite coin from Dan
Latin American Collection
I am so sorry to see this. Loved reading his posts. Here is the one coin I bought from him over 6 years ago.
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I think this is the one that didn’t cross for him and he sold it to you and it crossed lol.
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."
Jim Elliot
Wow, what a loss. I will miss Dan. I remember showing him a coin I bought from him 16 years ago and he was like "oh, i remember that one - you got it from me at the CICF in 2008". I will miss our conversations about coins and markets. And I hope his kids continue the legacy as his Cap and Rays collection deserves to be finished (or as close to finished as possible, given the gargantuan nature of that task).
RIP Dan.
That’s a huge loss, a bastion of the community, condolences to his friends and family
I'm BACK!!! Used to be Billet7 on the old forum.
Tremendous loss. Thank you for sharing the news. I enjoyed speaking with him at USMex bourses and there once talked him into selling me a fantastic pillar dollar that is a pillar of my collection. Thanks, Dan, it is much appreciated:
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Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
God, sorry to hear this. Always positive on here, never a sour word... and what a C&R collection (plus others). Was surprised when he was backing off the project, obvious why now. Geez.
I loved his enthusiasm. It was so clear in his posts. Sad news.
My current "Box of 20"
I always enjoyed his posts here. Very sorry to hear of his passing.
Very sad news - he was one of the most engaged collectors/dealers with a very broad appetite for nice coins!. I had dinner with Dan and his son a few years back at the NY International. Probably one of the more passionate collectors out there -
A couple of coins I was able to buy from Dan:
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I’m so sorry to hear this. I did not know Dan well, but he was always friendly and enthusiastic in his passion for rare world coins.
I would have liked to know him better.
I recall this post by Dan end of 2025 - https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1119195/i-have-an-easy-question-i-should-know-the-answer-but-i-don-t#latest
TalerUniverse.com is a curated numismatic project dedicated to the silver talers, crowns, and medals of the Habsburg Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, spanning the 16th–18th centuries. The collection emphasizes historically significant issues, rare mint varieties, and high-grade NGC/PCGS examples, presented with detailed historical context, scholarly references, and high-resolution photography. TalerUniverse aims to serve both as a private collection showcase and a growing reference resource for collectors, researchers, and students of early-modern European coinage.
I'm heartbroken to hear this news. I met Dan, and his son, at the New York international coin show a few years back. I purchased several coins from him at that time which I consider very important to my collection. I'm glad to have that small connection to him. I very much enjoyed his presence here. My deepest sympathies to his family. So sad and so sorry.
A few of the coins that I had bought from Dan.
Very sad, we communicated over the years, what a stand up guy.
RIP Dan.
He was great poster.
RIP.
https://schrader.com/obituary/daniel-whyman
TalerUniverse.com is a curated numismatic project dedicated to the silver talers, crowns, and medals of the Habsburg Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, spanning the 16th–18th centuries. The collection emphasizes historically significant issues, rare mint varieties, and high-grade NGC/PCGS examples, presented with detailed historical context, scholarly references, and high-resolution photography. TalerUniverse aims to serve both as a private collection showcase and a growing reference resource for collectors, researchers, and students of early-modern European coinage.
Dan will be missed. Some amazing things passed through his hands over the years. He made this forum a better community.
Dan will indeed be missed. He had recently retired. He had a great collection of coins and had a passion for really nice material.
Saw the first batch of Cap & Rays were auctioned by HA on April 12th. The group brought strong prices as they were nice coins. The auction was the reason I came to the board to see if anyone here won anything. I had a couple of soft bids that made it to the live auction only to run into strong live bidding that made me realize I need to be more serious if I want to win anything in the next round. The next group is scheduled for June 21st. Happy hunting
Unfortunately there was no way to know which coins were Dan’s.
If someone bought a coin and really wanted to know if it was Dan’s, just for provenance or sentimental reasons, we could probably find out.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
I did not know Dan but am sorry to hear he passed. Really puts the greater things into perspective. May he rest in peace.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
He was a prominent voice here and will be greatly missed. RIP Dan.
My condolences 🙏
Oh, this is sad news to see when logging in.
One of my all time favorite coins (and still a keeper even though I'm hardly active at all these days) came from Dan. Well, several nice ones, but this one is a favorite. In a PCGS slab but no true view unfortunately as it is way better than my photos show--the color is much more spectacular. An MS-65 Bu, less common year to boot.
Dan was always a good one to see at shows, though it's been several years since I've been to one.
Extremely sorry to have heard this recently. Dan was a wonderful collector, phenomenal numismatist, and an enjoyable person to spend some time with. Truly enjoyed every interaction I had with him over the years, and several breakfasts at Ess-A-Bagel in NY at the NYINC show. Deepest condolences to his family, hopefully his son stays involved in the numismatic world.
Justin Meunier
Boardwalk Numismatics
A large portion of his 8 reales were recently auctioned at Heritage. I was able to win 4 of them. All common dates in exceptional condition, top grades from the date/mm. Although his pedigree is not on the coin, the name is noted in my records.
I wish HA had provided provenance information on Dan's coins. I could guess what may have been his, but could not be certain. I bet his really expensive coins are going into the ANA sale, probably again without provenance.
You can compare some of them to his registry now and then he didn't really grade down if they didn't cross so the NGC ones I'm not all sure about. I'm familiar with a lot more of his 8 reales that haven't hit the market but I'm not sure the family is in a hurry to unload them right now.
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."
Jim Elliot
Dan's Memorial Service: https://www.youtube.com/live/5bO54QBewrI