Stefanie was a good friend for many years via messaging. I truly regret never having met her in person. Loved her collection. My prayers for her and her family. So, so sad.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
This is so heartbreaking. She posted on the linked page that she was selling her coins to get a kidney transplant. She was supposed to get better. This is beyond belief.
Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
I am very sorry to hear this. She and I shared an interest in 19th century political tokens. I sold her a piece at one time.
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 ... ?
I also had the honor to communicate with her and can only say that she was one of the good ones. She was an architect in Palos Verdes CA for the longest. I lived there for a while and we talked about that. She had beautiful taste in tokens and I remember loving one that she had in particular but didn't want to part with it. I believe it was a wonderfully toned Fuctenwagner.
I will respond to her question. I have an example of that token.
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 ... ?
:'(
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Terrible tragic news, but thank you for posting Dan. We collected different types of coins but often discussed medical issues and we had a mutual friend, Broadstruck, also gone way too soon.
She planned well for those she left behind, and she knew how frail her health was for several years.
I will miss her posts and her passion for her tokens, RIP Steph.
Stephanie had such a passion for exonumia, I really enjoyed her posts, our personal correspondences and the handful of deals. I went and looked and the last thing she told me was a compliment... what a class act. You will be missed @coinsarefun
First Frank ("Broadstruck") and now Steph...it's been a rough few years. They were really close friends, and shared a love for, and immense knowledge of, this wonderful hobby. We will miss them both. I know I will.
RIP, Stephanie. Say hi to Frank for me.
Terrible news. I bought a PCGS Regency holder she consigned to an auction in 2022. We had a nice chat about the purchase and I knew there were health concerns even at that time.
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Stefanie was a good friend for many years via messaging. I truly regret never having met her in person. Loved her collection. My prayers for her and her family. So, so sad.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
Her last thread.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1123208/has-anyone-seen-another-electrotype-of-this-token#latest
Honoring her in that way is a great rememberance.
Pete
This is so heartbreaking. She posted on the linked page that she was selling her coins to get a kidney transplant. She was supposed to get better. This is beyond belief.
We need a sad button option.
She was an asset to the community.
I am very sorry to hear this. She and I shared an interest in 19th century political tokens. I sold her a piece at one time.
I also had the honor to communicate with her and can only say that she was one of the good ones. She was an architect in Palos Verdes CA for the longest. I lived there for a while and we talked about that. She had beautiful taste in tokens and I remember loving one that she had in particular but didn't want to part with it. I believe it was a wonderfully toned Fuctenwagner.
I will respond to her question. I have an example of that token.
:'(
There's a sad emoji but it's not showing the pic.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
i get the same thing
Sad news, Rest in Peace I didn’t realize she worked as an architect in my hometown of Palos Verdes and the greater South Bay Area.
Terrible tragic news, but thank you for posting Dan. We collected different types of coins but often discussed medical issues and we had a mutual friend, Broadstruck, also gone way too soon.
She planned well for those she left behind, and she knew how frail her health was for several years.
I will miss her posts and her passion for her tokens, RIP Steph.
Commems and Early Type
Stephanie had such a passion for exonumia, I really enjoyed her posts, our personal correspondences and the handful of deals. I went and looked and the last thing she told me was a compliment... what a class act. You will be missed @coinsarefun
It's all about what the people want...
First Frank ("Broadstruck") and now Steph...it's been a rough few years. They were really close friends, and shared a love for, and immense knowledge of, this wonderful hobby. We will miss them both. I know I will.
RIP, Stephanie. Say hi to Frank for me.
Naturally, as through the years, I misspelled her name again. Stefanie.
She never corrected me!
Traded quite a few tokens with her. She will be missed.
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Always enjoyed the posts of her fantastic collection. RIP
I read this shortly after @dcarr posted it ... thank you for that Dan ... I just had no words.
Steph' was a great contributor on this board, and a bright spot in our hobby. She will be missed.
My condolences to her family and loved ones
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Terrible news. I bought a PCGS Regency holder she consigned to an auction in 2022. We had a nice chat about the purchase and I knew there were health concerns even at that time.
Prayers for her family.
Tim
RIP @coinsarefun ...... Always sad when we lose one
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Very sad. Stefanie was a great person as well as a great numismatist. May she rest in peace.
I’m sad to hear this. I always enjoyed her posts and her love for toners, tokens and exonumia was obvious to see. Rest in peace.
May she rest in peace.
Sad news and will be missed. Enjoyed her posts and pictures. Did sell her a Gallery Mint item a few years ago...
So sorry to hear this. She was one of the great ones.
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