My collection when I'm gone

I was talking to my wife about the Eric Newman collection that was recently auctioned off. I told her about how a lot of his great coins were purchased for less than $100. I think we got about 6 good miles before she put in her headphones and told me the conversation was over.

I also thought about how gut wrenching it must be for Mr. Newman to watch his life's work be broken up. Even though the proceeds are going toward the advancement of numimatics, I don't think I could bear to watch. I have given my wife instructions on how to disperse of my collection, if our future kids choose not to keep it, but I want to be long gone before that ever happens.

On a happier note, we received a shipment of $20s for the ATMs last week. As we were verifying the shipment, I of course, was looking for stars and serial numbers. I found four good ones: MH19851985A, MH19871987A, MH19861986A and MH19861201A. The last note, the 201 in the bottom right corner has a really nice smear, which I believe happened at the BEP.

I hope you're all finding what you need and more importantly WANT for your collections.

Marcus

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