"A wonderful guy and very knowledgeable numismatist died on March 24. David Seelye was a stalwart in the field of military paper money, tokens, scrip of all sorts, and currency in general. He was a staunch and loyal supporter of the military currency Fest sponsored by Fred Schwan held annually in Ohio. Always willing to share any and all information with fellow collectors and researchers, he was also a recent co-author in the field of U.S. prisoner-of-war chits issued in the various camps here in the U.S.

Personally, we went back around 30 or more years, when he was offering notes while he was living in Chili, NY. My first purchase from him was a Bahamas 10 shillings of George V in high grade that I cherished for a long time. All will miss Dave for his friendship and general congeniality which was all-encompassing. Everyone thought very highly of him, and his unique style will be sorely missed."

"I first knew David while he lived in Chili, New York in the early 1970’s. He was always an easy going person. Later he worked for a colleague Robert Westfall from Marietta, Ohio. We were often in contact, buying and selling world coins. Even after he started with Military Currency, we did some business. A few years ago, he contacted me about some coins that he accumulated, and I bought them all. Every so often he was offered some coins and he contacted me. I guess I have not physically seen him in about 20 years, but in my mind, I remembered him as always being fair in his business life. We were friends & colleagues for more than 45 years and the world and I miss him greatly."

"David was the Military Payment Certificate fester who had an inventory worthy of a museum and the knowledge to go with it. He was always willing to take the time to share his knowledge and I am a better numismatist because of it. After David moved to Prescott he was only a few hours away from me so we communicated and saw each other more and become friends as well as colleagues. His contributions to numismatics will be his legacy but his friendship will keep his memory alive. Rest in peace good friend."

"In the short time since we received word of David Seelye's passing, I have been reflecting on memories of David. The thing that stands out to me is the enthusiasm that he brought to our little, out-of-the-way hobby. He came to the community because somewhere, somehow he found a copy of the chart that reports the number of MPC replacements that are reported for each issue.

"He was a long time dealer in world coins. When he saw this chart, he was immediately attracted to the scarcity of even the most common replacement when compared to many coins that are considered to be scarce or rare. He was excited and jumped into the market. More or less simultaneously started dealing in regular issues.

"He bought, bought, and bought. Some collectors thought that he was reckless. Some collectors approached me wanting me to control him! That was an opportunity for a little lecture on the free market system.

"I think that David did pay too much for some replacements. He also found some really great replacements that had evaded discovery for decades! He found the first Series 591 50 cent replacement, the first 100 A yen replacement and some others. It was truly remarkable.

"Immediately upon joining the community he became a tireless backer. One after another David discovered areas within the military numismatics community that were new to him. Prisoner of war chits, propaganda notes and others became specialties. He approached all of these new areas with the enthusiasm that he had brought to MPC replacements. It was fund to watch the excitement that he displayed in pursuing these areas.

"David put his enthusiasm to work by creating the MPCFest bourse. David recruited dealers for the Fest and led by example. Within just a few years of purchasing his first MPC, David had two full tables at the Fest bourse overflowing with stuff for beginners and advanced collectors."