FORD TRIBUTE BY JOHN AND NANCY WILSON Public Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 8, Number 31, July 17, 2005, Article 8
FORD TRIBUTE BY JOHN AND NANCY WILSON
John and Nancy Wilson of Ocala, FL, write: "We were deeply
saddened to learn of the passing of John J. Ford, Jr. It is
hard to imagine that this numismatic legend and icon is no
longer with us. Over the years, we have attended numerous
educational programs by John Ford, Jr. They were always
well done, educational and interesting.We took photos and slides of him at some of his presentations.
We used slides of John Ford in many of our presentations on
famous numismatists we met during our numismatic travels.
I remember at the 1990 sale of the ABNCo archives by
Christie's when at the conclusion of the sale I had a chance to
talk to him and Stephen Goldsmith of Smythe. John asked me
what bidder I was, and I told him. He then said that I got a
Santa Claus note, and he wanted to buy it. He evidently
tracked the sale and had the buyer's bidder numbers of all the
notes he wanted. Evidently he forgot to bid on the one we
were successful on and wanted to buy it from us. I told John
that it wasn't for sale and ever since then he always wanted
to buy our Santa Claus collection. John Ford's wonderful
Santa Claus notes were sold during one of the Stack's sales
and generated some great prices.The sale of his phenomenal collection by Stack's will prove in
time to be one of the greatest collections ever formed and
sold. When all is said and done, the John J. Ford, Jr., collection
will realize prices higher then any other collection that has been
sold up to now. In any case though this legend of the hobby
will be greatly missed. He was a passionate collector of
numismatic literature and references along with related items.
His other collections that are being sold are amazing. Many
collectors and dealers are staying broke in purchasing this
wonderful material.John was also a tremendous dealer, collector, speaker,
researcher and author and served on committees for ANA
and other organizations. John J. Ford, Jr. will be missed
greatly in our hobby by the many thousands who knew him.
We send our prayers and thoughts to his family and the
memory of John J. Ford, Jr. will be with us forever."- 2005-07-17
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