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Member Since: Feb 6 2016 06:10 PM CST
Last Login Activity: Feb 6 2025 03:13 PM CST

About Me:

I started collecting in grade school with my lunch money at a little shop in town. That was the late 1960's early 1970's.

I continued collecting through high school and college.

In the early 1990's I realized that I'd never be able to afford the collection I truly wanted.

So, I started buying and selling. This way I'd get to own some great coins even if, for only a short time.

One thing lead to another and before I knew it I had a company:

CFMC (Coins from Mark Clewell)

I started using the free ads in the two major rags and built my mailing list.

Typed on a typewriter and copied on a Canon. Then thankfully the internet came along and I got a 486 IBM.

WOW 300 names on my list, but I had a word processor and a bubble jet.

I was going to shows and hawking the coin net boards.

CFMC was online and I had a phone number that spelt out CENT

Along with the internet came competition, to keep up I got into varieties.

Cherrypickers' Guide was a monthly news letter and what I picked at shows sold fairly quickly.

I started sending a few coins to the people writing the guides cause they needed better pictures.

Another WOW I got my name published in these guides.

PLUS my plan was working:

Amazing Rainbow Morgans

Proof Shield Nickels

Picked 8 coins at $20 each from a 1909 VDB BU roll laid out in a case, the three I sent to PCGS came back 66.

1972 Lincoln Cent Doubled Die PCGS MS-66 Red without spots or prints, wish I had that back now.

1931-S Lincoln I'll never forget, what's a PCGS 65 RD selling for today?

Previously unknown condition VAM Morgan sold to Mike Fey

Paul Funaiole Bought my Lincoln RPM's

I was asked to join PNG but didn't due to a divorce.

That was 1998.

I tried to rebuild between 2003 and 2006 using teletrade and cameo proof coinage along with the website that was no longer working.

eBay was now cut throat.

But again, I got to own some really great coins.

So, here I am happily married to a wonderful lady that let's me dabble in coins again.

Hoping my eyes don't go bad.