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By Pete Smith for CoinWeek.com.... New Jersey coin dealer Tom Culhane died on October 29, 2015, at age 58. His whimsical business name was The...
Pete Smith on the Passing of Francis Paul Prucha (1921-2015)
By Pete Smith for CoinWeek.com.... Francis Paul Prucha, author of Indian Peace Medals in American History, died on July 30, 2015, at age 94. His...