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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 2538034, member: 15929&quot;]On Tuesday, Oct 3, 2016, Herbert P. Hicks passed away 2 days after the passing of his wife of 60 years, Marion.</p><p><br /></p><p>For those who do not know Herb, he was forum member ProofArtonCircs and was very well versed in his forum namesake. Specifically where Proof dies have been used to create circulated coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>His numismatic history goes back well before I ever showed an interest in Coin Collecting much less my limited experience with Eisenhower Dollars which is how I first contacted him.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a tragedy for the Hicks Family and for the Numismatic Community as Herb was definitely a positive authority. He collected that which we, as a community, get delight in finding.</p><p><br /></p><p>1972 Type 2 IKE&#039;s (I believe he was the first to notice the specific Variety)</p><p>Washington Quarters with the Type B, Type H, and Type M Reverses</p><p>Lincoln Cents with the Wide AM</p><p>And on and on.</p><p><br /></p><p>For those that live in the Massachusetts Area, there will be a service tomorrow:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/metrowestdailynews/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&amp;pid=181755954" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/metrowestdailynews/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&amp;pid=181755954" rel="nofollow">http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/metrowestdailynews/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&amp;pid=181755954</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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