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Spotlight Organizations, Great Collectors in NN

As someone who only recently returned to numismatics after a 55-year hiatus, I have a lot of history to catch up on. Articles on dealers such as the re-published story on Michael O’Higgins [Page 26, June 23, 2020 issue] help me decide whether or not I might want to do business with a dealer. Such articles should include both advertisers and non-advertisers to be truly helpful (otherwise they become “infomercials”).

How about stories about some of the great collectors of the last 50 or 75 years, when I resumed collecting 18 months ago was to become a better educated collector, which includes information on what took place while I was getting an education, serving my country, raising a family and pursuing a career.

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