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I have been a collector of coins, paper money, tokens, medals and bullion (off and on) for almost 50 years.  I got started when my father gave me a leather cigarette case full of some coins and paper money he had accumulated during his travels in Europe during World War II.  Greenland. Iceland.  United Kingdom. France.  I was hooked!  It also started my interest in numismatic items from all over the world, not just the US.

Over the decades I have built several collections and sold them as "life happened".  Like many collectors, I wish I still had many of the items I have sold.  Now my collecting interests are mainly higher-quality certified coins and paper money.  I have lived in Chicago for almost my entire life, so I am also an avid collector of any tokens and medals with a Chicago theme.

Back in the early 1970s I would regularly have a bourse table at local shows, and became very familiar with that aspect of 'practical' numismatics.  That was before there was anything such as third-party grading, so everything was sort of rough and ready.  In a way I miss those days, but coin collecting has come a long way since then and is a lot more accessible to more people.  This is a good thing.

I have been on eBay for over 10 years, both buying and selling.  More buying than selling at the moment, but I do often have items for sale.  I tend to sell the same type of things that I collect.  Please check out my auctions and see if there is anything which may interest you.

For me, this is a hobby and should bring pleasure and enjoyment to those involved in it.  I try to conduct all my dealings (buying and selling) with integrity, honesty, respect and sometimes a bit of humor.  Life is too short to always be serious about everything!