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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rosethe, post: 831034, member: 21556&quot;]WOW, Rhino. One coin into hundreds of pieces. That is quite a legacy!:kewl:</p><p><br /></p><p>I am pretty sure that he was the originator of the collection, as no older relative knew anything about coins. </p><p>As far as I know, there are no &#039;notes&#039; or letters concerning his coins. </p><p>I know he did what I call &#039;gentleman dealings&#039; by mail in the 50&#039;s and 60&#039;s.</p><p>The collectors would communicate by mail (using unusually polite terms) and make a transaction for a coin. I think this may have been done on the &#039;honor system&#039;&nbsp;&nbsp; :bigeyes: Wat dat?</p><p>I believe other coins were bought at coin shows and shops (I remember going to them in the early 60&#039;s- I was more concerned whether or not I would get my Orange Julius drink than see the coins) </p><p>The coins were never a secret from me, although he taught me not to &#039;blab&#039; about them. We were far from wealthy, living in 880 sq ft, and&nbsp; just getting by on a welder&#039;s income. </p><p>We searched rolls for silver at night (I got to have Jiffy Pop if I completed mine) (sorry if I repeat myself in this thread)</p><p>He was a pioneer user of metal detectors. I think he sold the scrap silver and jewelry and bought gold coins with it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I still have some bags of lesser value to look through. The Whitman books, etc. Maybe there is a note or legend in there, but I doubt it. Jim wasn&#039;t the kind of man that did a lot of writing. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for asking about his collection.</p><p>:hail:</p><p><br /></p><p>What is the valuable piece that spawned your collection? How did you know in what direction to take it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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