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Could have been best known coin dealer in the country at that time. The Chapmans didn't come along until a few years later. (View Post)

Sheldon was the most despicable human being ever to be associated with US coins. For one, he despised Jews and was quite voluble about it. And he was a thief. He stole many large cents from a museum,… (View Post)

If it "turns out" to be "smart money" then it wasn't smart. It was lucky. (View Post)

That statement makes no sense. The "young dealer guy" must have known something you did not. He may have paid 3-4x what YOU thought they were worth, but they were worth that price to HIM. (View Post)

The U. S. Mint is not a bunch of numismatists. (View Post)