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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 7695752, member: 24314"]Excellent. He shall not be forgotten. </p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly, Charles Hoskins was the first Director of the ANA's Certification Service. He remained in that position until it was moved to Co and he refused to move out west. Hoskins started a competing Authentication Service - INSAB. INS also became the first coin grading service, offering a grading opinion for free upon request along with the authentication opinion. </p><p><br /></p><p>My point is this: When he died, his relatives contacted the ANA to donate some stuff and they were told "<b><i><span style="color: #b30000">We've never heard of him</span></i></b>!" The family finally found me and I was able to send a notice of his passing to the numismatic press. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm glad Mr. Blakesley will get the recognition he deserves.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 7695752, member: 24314"]Excellent. He shall not be forgotten. Interestingly, Charles Hoskins was the first Director of the ANA's Certification Service. He remained in that position until it was moved to Co and he refused to move out west. Hoskins started a competing Authentication Service - INSAB. INS also became the first coin grading service, offering a grading opinion for free upon request along with the authentication opinion. My point is this: When he died, his relatives contacted the ANA to donate some stuff and they were told "[B][I][COLOR=#b30000]We've never heard of him[/COLOR][/I][/B]!" The family finally found me and I was able to send a notice of his passing to the numismatic press. I'm glad Mr. Blakesley will get the recognition he deserves.[/QUOTE]
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