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Old 05-09-2017, 06:29 PM
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I'm actually dealing with this right now. My little brother who was 41 died suddenly on Friday and I'm helping my parents go through his stuff. He wasn't into cards or coins but loved old obscure things that we don't know the value of or what his wishes were in what to do with them. Do your loved ones a favor and create a will or at least write down your wishes and then give them each a hug and tell em you love em cuz you never know when your times up.
Sorry for your loss, AJ. I'm going to a service tomorrow for my future son-in-law's aunt who died last Saturday. She went for a physical every year and had no symptoms, but was diagnosed with Stage 4 uterine cancer on April 13. She was 52.

While I don't technically have a "plan" for my cards, my wife is aware of the short list of people with whom I routinely communicate about my cards. In addition to that, there is a list of dealers (which I will hopefully keep current) that my kids can deal with if they decide no one wants to hold on to the cards.

These days I'm all about family dinners, family vacations (we're all going to Ireland this summer), and having the kids down to our shore house as much as possible. They're going to miss me when I'm gone, but I'll probably miss them more.
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Old 05-10-2017, 07:04 AM
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I think about the mortality aspect of collecting every now and again but I don't worry too much about it. When I'm dead I could care less if my stuff is sold or to whom, I'd just like to see my wife get as much out of it as possible. I've given my wife the contact information for three different auction houses and the person to contact at each. I'm sure she'll do fine.

If I'm lucky enough to live to an old age (I'm only 43 now) I can definitely see myself selling off the collection sometime in retirement. It's a great hobby but no one can take this stuff with them.

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I know you can't take it with you, but I do have this Urn in my Cardinals man cave !Urn.jpg
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