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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 26327115, member: 20480&quot;]I work in the same town where Mr. Bowers resides, and frequent the very same post office as he when I&#039;m mailing out parcels, yet have never had the pleasure of meeting the man.&nbsp; Have I seen him from afar?&nbsp; At major shows, yes, but he was always so engaged in conversation with others that I&#039;d have been intruding if I stopped over. </p><p><br /></p><p>The man is a true giant, having educated so many of us in so many areas of this hobby, and in other hobbies as well.&nbsp; His prolific writings will live on, but probably more widespread are his observations, repeated time and again by so many dealers and collectors over the years, many not even knowing where they originated.&nbsp; Many of the factoids and stories passed across generations in this hobby are likely his, and have enriched us all, yet they do not bear his name.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope to meet the man one day.&nbsp; Now that he&#039;s retiring and likely to be back home, I&#039;d love to bump into him at the post office and take him out to a casual lunch where a line of folks are not waiting to shake hands and ask a token question.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, Mike . . . dream on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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