At some point in every coin collector’s life, he or she will begin to ponder the question, “What will happen to my collection when I’m gone?” Will it be “stolen” by a larcenous dealer taking advantage of my spouse? Will it go to a family member with an interest in coins? Will it go to an heir with a drug habit?
Of course, to be brutally honest about it, when you die it’ll cease to be your problem. In other words, issues you wonder about now will lose their meaning to you when you pass from the scene.
But that doesn’t stop us from wondering. My thinking about this topic was triggered anew by a
