Enjoyed the joke, btw. :loveyou: I possess a nice collection of stamps. My personal collection of postcards is my favorite since it contains rare vintage "Hold to Light" postcards. One is from the first World's Fair held in St Louis in 1904. I rank it as extraordinary.
https://www.google.com/search?q=hol...KA#tbm=isch&q=hold+to+light+postcards+vintage
Thank you for sharing...beautifu!
While on this topic, I have a few Hobo nickels whereby a hobo, during the depression, would take the Indian head nickel and change it into a piece of art. Hobos would then trade this Indian head nickel turned art piece for, perhaps, a loaf of bread or food of some kind. One, in particular that I own, is of Santa Claus. My family knows it is never to be sold but to be passed down through generations.
https://www.google.com/search?q=hob...S6TA18Q_AUIBygC#tbm=isch&q=hobo+nickels+Santa
FASCINATING HISTORY on so many levels!
Many collections are worth what the owner values them to be simply for the pleasure of ownership. Some enjoy the hobby of collecting coins and currency immensely. Some have walk in fireproof vaults of their multi-million dollar treasures hidden inside their homes. Many of these high dollar treasures are made by cash purchases and may include rare items such as Civil War swords.
All of that to say, MS cared little for his collection, jmho. It was not a passion. He may have inherited some of the encased coins. I think the Walking Liberty(s) is from 2015 and purchased with cash for monetary value as a method to hide income. The $100 star banknote possibly came from payments via the office. He held it out of deposits since it is valued at more than $100.
So, he has a keen interest in MONEY...but not as a collector, rather an ACCUMULATOR, right on!
To answer your question more specifically,
IQuestion:
"So,
Dedee besides the
"numismatic angle"....are we looking at a
skimmer, miser, creditor avoidance, or a person hoarding before a divorce? What was your first impression?"
It is all of the above except he may not be a miser.
MS purchased things that mattered to him (insightful observation) whether it be electronic equipment, trips abroad, a nanny or tutor for the children and quite possibly sex.
(Secret lifestyles can be expensive.) I was truly perplexed to view wrinkled one dollar bills in the cache of the safes. He used a huge water bottle in his office for that purpose. So, this guy possessed money, without organizing it, but with a true intention and purpose in mind.
Also of interest, is MS thought he could replace his lovely wife with another like-minded doctor
within a week of her death according to their website and emails he sent to patients. He did not expect to miss a beat in the cash only health-care business.
(I hadn't entertained that train of thought but you may be onto a possible motive....replace the individual but NOT THE SOURCE! interesting.)
What does surprise me is that prior to her death, that
MS did not hide some of his wealth in another place away from prying eyes. (attempt to divert suspicion??) And he may have. We just don't know it yet. His already searched MO condo comes to mind. Could a hole be dug under the deck and a safe hidden there? MS could have had a dual purpose for visiting MO for his bff's wedding in May. Or is a safe hidden in his mom's backyard?
I feel there is more money stashed elsewhere. BINGO!!He had to know with Teresa's murder occurring inside the home, that it would be searched thoroughly. Ironically, enough cash was found to cover the IRS debt of $40k and,
perplexing enough, MS didn't even bother to ditch the marijuana. (Oh so AGREE....Again diversion....A little bit of marijuana gives the impression of, "I'm not hiding anything! At least not enough to get me in any real trouble???")
JMHOO
