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Tony Swicer: With Service to the Hobby in the Sunshine State

When asked why he is now into his 35th year as president of the Palm Beach Coin Club, Tony Swicer answered quickly: “Well, no one else wants to do it.”

His retort is simple but there is much more that motivated him to his lengthy service for the club, which now has over 300 paying members. “I do it because it is fun. If it was not fun, I would not do it. When I became president three decades ago, our club had about 30 to 40 members. Now, we have

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