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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AmishJedi, post: 5785551, member: 114568&quot;]As a stupid, lost (partly due to a long lost pill addiction in my teens) and desperate idiot, I remember taking my Father&#039;s silver &amp; clad proof sets (mind you, he had a huge numismatic collection) in garbage bags and cracking them out and cashing them in to pay for my habit. Literally, the most ashamed &amp; low point for me - he knew his entire collection by memory down to each coin, so I know he must&#039;ve known what I was doing, and he didn&#039;t stop me.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I grew up, I tried to repay him before he died, and he wouldn&#039;t have it. He told me to &quot;pay it forward&quot; and &quot;stay out of trouble&quot; (i.e. no more addition) and that we were good. I&#039;ve never met a more honest, level-headed, and loving man in my life.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I have almost replaced most of the sets that I stole from him (some of the early &#039;40&#039;s silver proof sets are pricey). My penance, I suppose.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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