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<p>[QUOTE="tibor, post: 4865543, member: 73385"]That picture of him is a "glamore photo". When I met him he was wearing a</p><p>tie died shirt and a pair of tattered shorts. His body odor was awful to say the</p><p>least. Could really have used a pedicure!! His hair was unkempt and greasy.</p><p>His beard was dirty and in need of a bottle of shampoo. Still yet, dealers and</p><p>collectors would flock to him for "bourse floor" authentication and certificates.</p><p>Until we had TPGs and the internet he was the go to guy. Outside of David Bowers,</p><p>there was no one in the hobby that knew so much numismatic history. Most</p><p>of his numismatic knowledge came from spending years in the mint archives.</p><p>Yes I know there was some embellishment, the over use of the word "rare",</p><p>but there is new information and hoards being discovered all the time. Take the</p><p>recent dispersal of the "Fairmont" collection. A lot of pre 1860 mint marked</p><p>gold coming to market. Who knew about that 5 years ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tibor, post: 4865543, member: 73385"]That picture of him is a "glamore photo". When I met him he was wearing a tie died shirt and a pair of tattered shorts. His body odor was awful to say the least. Could really have used a pedicure!! His hair was unkempt and greasy. His beard was dirty and in need of a bottle of shampoo. Still yet, dealers and collectors would flock to him for "bourse floor" authentication and certificates. Until we had TPGs and the internet he was the go to guy. Outside of David Bowers, there was no one in the hobby that knew so much numismatic history. Most of his numismatic knowledge came from spending years in the mint archives. Yes I know there was some embellishment, the over use of the word "rare", but there is new information and hoards being discovered all the time. Take the recent dispersal of the "Fairmont" collection. A lot of pre 1860 mint marked gold coming to market. Who knew about that 5 years ago.[/QUOTE]
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