The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 1, January 6, 2002, Article 12

FRED PRIDMORE

  Granvyl Hulse writes: "I can say with a great deal of pleasure
  that Fred Pridmore and I were friends for many years. Before
  he retired from the Army I visited him at his home while he
  was on leave. I have never in my life have seen such beautiful
  specimens. I would guess that he had practically every coin
  he wrote about.

  I saw patterns sitting in individual cases something like those
  that held the old pocket watches.  The copper in some had
  turned to such a lovely shade of brown that one almost drooled
  when looking at them. What I remember the most about that
  meeting was his explaining to me that when he went overseas
  he locked his collection up in the attic, and then rented out his
  house. Can anyone visualize living under Ft. Knox with only a
  wooden door and a padlock between you and the gold?

  Fred started out in the British Army as an enlisted man and
  worked his way up to the rank of Major. He told me that he
  started collecting coins as a young boy.  When he thought that
  he had a fine collection he took them to an elderly man who
  was also a collector and asked his opinion of his (Fred's)
  collection. The gentleman went over the collection. Picked
  out about five or six coins that were in uncirculated condition,
  and told him to throw the rest out on the street. This made a
  lasting impression on Fred, and he went on to tell me that in
  later years he would go without lunch just to save up enough
  money to buy the one coin he wanted in uncirculated or proof.
  He was a dear man, a true gentleman, and I miss him."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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