EARLY AMERICAN COIN GALLERY

When I joined the Early American Coppers in the early 1970s, the name Robbie Brown was very evident in the issues of PENNY-WISE as a founding member of the organization and as a serious collector of large cents. I began sending him my price list in May 1982. Back in those days, I usually didn't offer much that would add to his collection. As time went on, I acquired better pieces and rarer pieces, so Robbie and I developed a business relationship and a friendship. In September/October 1986, Robbie sold his first collection and it was the first major sale that I attended. At the time, I was a Vice President for a local life/health insurance company and was dealing coins in the evenings and weekends. In early September 1986, the President of the company called me into his office and stated that I should be spending more time on my insurance career and less time on the coins if I wished to continue working for him. He would give me overnight to think about it and I was to let him know of..

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