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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 465550, member: 5233&quot;]So, a relative of mine recently passed away.&nbsp; His name was Bruce and we was basically an uncle.&nbsp; In actuality, he was my dad&#039;s cousin but they were raised like brothers and were very close friends.&nbsp; I was sorry to see him pass away from lung cancer at the young age of 59.&nbsp; He had been living with my family back home for the last couple months because he had gotten so sick and couldn&#039;t take care of himself.&nbsp; We thought he&#039;d be more comfortable and happy at our house than at a nursing home.&nbsp; He was a good guy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sadly, he had no children.&nbsp; The closest family he had was us.&nbsp; So, when he got sick a year or so ago and decided to make out his will...he generously left everything to my family.&nbsp; My parents have been going through his things now and they found one of those rubbery bank bags full of old coins and they gave it to me because I am the only one who would be interested in it.&nbsp; I have no pictures since they are all back home...but I do have a list and a rough quick grade I did when I went through them quickly.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce was not a coin collector, I think these came from his mother...she died several years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>1849 Large Cent, F details holed</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Liberty Head Nickels</u></p><p>1898, G</p><p>1909, VG</p><p>1911, F</p><p><br /></p><p>1917 Buffalo Nickel, G</p><p><br /></p><p>1889 Seated Liberty Dime, VG</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Barber Dimes</u></p><p>1906, F</p><p>1909, VG</p><p>1912, VG</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Walking Liberty Half Dollar</u></p><p>1943, VG</p><p>1943-D, VG</p><p><br /></p><p>1961-D Franklin Half Dollar, XF details Cleaned</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Morgan Dollars</u></p><p>1878-S, AU</p><p>1882-O, AU</p><p>1883, VG</p><p>1884-O, XF</p><p>1887, XF</p><p>1889, XF</p><p>1889, XF</p><p>1900-O, G</p><p>1901-S, G</p><p>1902, VG</p><p>1921-?, Obverse VF Details - coin in collar covering reverse</p><p><br /></p><p>I was very excited to see all the Morgan&#039;s.&nbsp; I know none of them are rare dates on in especially good condition...but the Morgan is my favorite coin so that&#039;s a nice addition to my collection.&nbsp; I may try and remove the collar from the 1921 if I can.&nbsp; I figure it&#039;s low grade as it is and already damaged...if I can remove it without making the coin ugly I can enjoy both sides of the coin and it&#039;s only worth melt anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, the coins obviously mean nothing compared to the loss of a close member of the family...but I hope Bruce would be happy knowing they went to someone in the family who would really appreciate them and take good care of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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