My Most Influential Person
May 21, 2026
Well, my fellow coindexters, many of you are likely prepping for a long Memorial Day holiday weekend as this article publishes. As a youth, that holiday came to mean three things to me: flag waving, parades, and barbeques! Then, in my early teens, I understood the history and gravity of the day. Yet, it also ushered in the great summer season — and most importantly, for this young coindexter — it meant that summer vacation was a mere few weeks away!
The arrival of June was a mere stepping stone to summer vacation. As a youth, the seemingly endless summer season was ours to enjoy. We could have fun and frolic for the foreseeable future. It was a grand welcome and an exciting time. Of course, ever since my preteen years, coins were (as they are now) a driving force to enjoy and further learn about. In addition to numismatic nirvana, there was ample time to spend with classmates, bike rides to new adventures, time to attend a family barbecue or two, and participate in some wonderful softball games (sometimes lasting until twilight met darkness). Ahh, those memories are now distant, yet so sweet...
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