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Walter Husak began collecting coins in 1955 at the age of 13 when he was spending a summer in Iowa at his grandparents’ farm. Mr. Husak purchased his first large cent in June, 1980 - an 1804 large cent. In 1986, he purchased his first
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Rosenblatt, Susannah; Rubin, Joel (17 February 2008).
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