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We’re all gonna DIE!

Isn’t that a catchy title? It certainly caught my eye at the top of a CoinTalk (CT) thread I joined recently. The original poster (OP) began by recounting the story of a recent COVID-19 victim, a physician, who willed his $20 million sports card collection to his family. The collection is going to be or has been auctioned.

The OP’s question? “I’m curious to know if you already [have] some arrangements’ about your coin collection in the event of your death. Or maybe you just want your family to liquidate it in a big yard sale?”

The first answer came from a collector of ancient coins. He wrote, “Bury me somewhere in Gaul in

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