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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3194805, member: 19463&quot;]As we age, many of us experience unpleasant changes that affect us in various ways.&nbsp; I&#039;m not talking about when my hair turned gray but when my long time favorite dentist retired and when I qualified for Medicare so my favorite doctor could no longer see me as a patient.&nbsp; We collectors who have been around for a few years face the same problem with coin dealers. My favorite ones are getting a bit long in the tooth.&nbsp; A few have passed away.&nbsp; A few years ago I wrote a note &#039;just in case&#039; suggesting who my wife might call to help with the disposal of my coins.&nbsp; The elder names on that list are no longer active in the business.&nbsp; Now, I have no intention of CNG developing an interest in coins like I have collected so the changes that are inevitable with a new owner will not affect me at all.&nbsp; Many more high end collectors my age probably left a note for their widow to contact CNG.&nbsp; Are they concerned if this was a good move?&nbsp; Should they be?&nbsp; Time will tell.&nbsp; Another thing that comes with age is an increased aversion to changes we can not control.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope those of you who do have concern whether this long standing pillar of the numismatic community grows or fails took the trouble to read the excellent Coinweekly interview. Mr Gasvoda said several things that I found interesting for one reason or another.&nbsp; Foremost:</p><p>(re: the incuse coinage of Magna Graecia) <span style="color: #0000ff">I always looked for the instructional pieces - mismatched dies; rotated dies; overstrikes; die states; etc. Each of these coins had an academic way of describing what was going on during the initial minting. </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">If his collection will be in the next Triton sale, I shall be very interested in seeing what he had!&nbsp; I love those &#039;instructional pieces&#039;.&nbsp; I hope everyone else just thinks they are defective.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH=full]825469[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]825470[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]825471[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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