I just read this elsewhere "Not so much in the sense that I am completely done with coppercoins.com, and done with the idea of writing, but I am done hunting, going to shows, doing attributions, and hanging around on message boards. I just don't have the passion and time I used to have, and it simply doesn't interest me any longer. To that effect, I am selling the entire inventory of Lincolncent.com with the domain names and all the back stock I have. A lifetime of hoarding rolls and bags of cents are all going out the door. Quite a number of them will be cashed in at the banks, but there will still be hundreds of thousands in bags and rolls for which I will find a new home. I will never get to them, nor do I really want to. I am seeking a single buyer - I am NOT interested in piecing out groups, singles, or even lots. I want one transaction and done. I have a turn-key website with one of the best domain names you could imagine for a Lincoln cent store, I have a little over 1,800 singles in the inventory with a retail value of just over $21,000, and I have thousands of tubes, rolls, and bags of coins that have never been searched by me. I also have back stock of known, listed, and attributed die varieties numbering into the thousands, along with well over a hundred tubes full of other known die varieties. There are no major (Redbook listed) die varieties in the lot. edited to add: The previous statement is not true...I was thinking about the big 1955DDO, the big 1936DDO, the 1972DDO, 1983DDR, and 1984DDO...I wasn't thinking about the 44D/S cents or the 46S/D and other more recent Red Book additions. So I suppose it's true that there aren't any $500 coins in the group. A couple of 1914D cents, a couple of 1909S cents, but none of the most major stuff. What I am keeping amounts to the "master collection" of coppercoins.com - a few thousand attributed die varieties that sum up what started the website. I will also keep ownership of coppercoins.com - that website will die with me - it is NOT for sale at any price. So..for the stuff I am selling, I have a tentative offer at hand, but am watching for other serious offers in case the first falls through. All serious offers will be handled on a first-come first-right basis. I intend on spending most of January and February inventorying the entire hoard, and should have realistic numbers by the end of February. I expect the total purchase price for the lot to be between $30,000 and $50,000. I will not be here often enough to check posts, so your best bet - if you are interested and have the funds (I don't do financing) - is to contact me via email (cd at coppercoins dot com). Thank you." I'm speecless. Good luck, Chuck. You've undoutedly inspired & informed countless.
I spoke with Chuck a while back via computer and he had expressed that he was tired of the games that come with coins. I also know that he just got married and still works for modern coin mart in Florida so he still is working with coins. Everyone needs a break sometime.......
"End of an era"? Is that guy, like, 35yo? I always thought that expression was only appropriate to a million year geezer croaking - not a random mid-life crises. How long was he in the biz? Is a decade an "era" now? ??? I don't know what this means. Can you be more specific?
LMAO An era can denote various lengths of significant time depending on what it's associated to. Some uses intend for the era to cover a much longer span than others. I did not know the guy was in his 30s so I got a laugh out of this. Wish the guy luck though.
Juan, it's more of the impact he had on collecting Lincoln varieties, than the time it took him to open the eyes of those who thought their sets were complete. Chuck single-handidly took on this task. A visit to his site(s) will attest to the depth & passion he took on this task. For instance, I knew R.S. Yeoman in Tucson, and he alluded to the fact he had a literal army of researchers & that his focus was on publishing. Chuck would undoubtedly take that 35 year old age with great pleasure. Aside from his recent marriage, he's intent on chasing his 1st passion-art. W/his meticulous eye for detail, whatever comes from this endeavor, will be noteworthy. As far as ziggys remark of "games that come with coins", I know he tired of someone claiming a new double-die or RPM, even an OMM. He knows (most probaby) each possible die pair & whether or not it could even exist. Arguing isn't his style. Some of it had to do with simple merchandising. A few years ago, he was offering an 8-coin '09 LP series in a minimum grade of MS64. He had a set price for each, as these were not offered to the general public, but rather, a group of friends. Many people bought multiples (20 for me) wanting a SUBSTANTIAL break on the price. Just wasn't fair to him, these same sets are fetching 8X what he asked.I have to chuckle when I see 30-50K on certainly the worlds premier collection of Lincoln varieties.
Is age really a factor when you're one of the world's leading experts in Lincoln cents? I'll be sad to see his research end, and I don't even collect Lincolns. Guy
Wow. If I had 50 grand laying around I'd pick up that offering! I've known Chuck for quite some time over various numismatic venue's and fully understand his current position. He will be missed.
