Denis Loring writes:

I first met Eddie Leventhal in 1963, when he opened a tiny coin shop on Bromfield Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It was so small that maybe two people could stand on either side of the counter shoulder to shoulder. There was a mezzanine,but you had to climb a rickety ladder to get up it.

Eddie had had a nightmare one night about the 1773 Boston Tea Party, when the American colonists dumped tea in Boston Harbour and that is how he came up with the name 'J.J. Teaparty.' He had been managing a roller rink that his Father owned anddoing coins part time. He decided to go into coins full and Bromfield Street was the hub of coin collecting in Boston at that time. I had dropped out of University for the first time and would haunt the coin shops in Boston on my lunch hour and thatis how I met him. The Lipson family both Father and son had shops on Bromfield Street and were not too happy with Eddie moving in. But in the end, business is business and they all got along.

I met Ed's Brother-in-law Mike Berton at the same time, Mike's and my friendship has lasted almost 60 years, I speak to him at least twice a week. Mike or rather Teaparty have handled my America business for over 50 years and the sale of anyimportant American coins we buy in Britain. Two years ago they got us $85,000 for an American coin which I thought was worth just $9,000.

Eddie was a good businessman and the company and the store grew rapidly. Teaparty became the largest of the many coin dealers in Boston. Years ago he sold the business and retired to Florida. I saw him several times in his retirement, when he wasvisiting Mike. Eddie was a tough old boot, but a good businessman who sure knew when to retire. He is survived by his wife Judy and two sons. He whipped up interest in coin collecting in Boston and will be remembered by us old timers.

Richard Lobel, founder Coincraft, London, England

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
EDWIN LEVENTHAL (1930-2020) (https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n18a11.html)