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Message:: [QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3682132, member: 19463"]I am not that nice.  I do try to keep the cataloging up to date but I suspect when I die my heirs will be in need of mercy from a coin dealer.  Twice, so far, the person I suggested to help them in event of my death has had to change because of the retirement or demise of that person.  What I am always seeking is someone at least 20 years younger than I am (therefore likely to live long enough to be of use) whose business is not so high end that they won't touch coins worth under $100 each and (the hard part so far) not likely to grow into a dealer who will not tough things under $1000 in the next few decades.  A few years back, I asked a trusted person how he would prefer to get a collection if asked to sell it and was told it made no difference since he would redo all the ID's and check all the references anyway.  He would more the coins into his flips and look for things I missed.  In some cases, I know the dealer would find everything I knew about the coin in a few seconds so I could accept this concept but I still know successful dealers who can not ID an Alexandria mint Septimius Severus from 10 paces so I feel better giving them some hints in catalog/tag form. Hint: While it is always nice to share tastes in some things, pizza topping can be personalized.  My wife does not like pepperoni.  "I say, OK the more for me!"[/QUOTE]