I have no idea if he made any money in coins or not. However, you wrote I am not sure I would classify a guy who retired and sold his business as "tanking".... which is an interesting statement to make when you don't know if this very business venture you are referring to was profitable. He could have lost a fortune in coins. He could have made a fortune in coins also. The fact that he retired and sold his business tells us nothing about whether the business tanked or was a smashing success. Adrian was a successful lawyer. I believe that this business fueled his coin business.
Greg, ewizard made a supposition when he stated that Anaconda tanked because they sold toned coins for 5-10X bid. We both know that those kinds of premiums for toned coins are completely normal and in no way could have caused the collapse of ARC. I simply stated that I would not classify what happened to ARC as tanking. Refusing to classify Anacondas business closing as "tanking" does not in any way imply that I knew the business to be profitable.
One thing is for sure.. Adrian could sure stir the pot. There was never a dull post. Between coins, currency, art and being a lawyer, I'm sure he had fun at it. I hope he did well. His early auctions we interesting to say the least. Brandon is as good as they get and I'm sure he will be back into things soon. He could do wonders for many in the business.
Brandon is a very standup guy. I ran into a few problems over the years in my dealings with Anaconda, but he always made things right in the end. I hope he lands somewhere soon. Maybe Heritage should hire him to run their imaging department, they need help in that regard.