Coinmon has passed on...

For those who remember Andy Garon aka Coinmon, he passed this weekend.

We first featured him on our Negril Today page back in January 1997....

You will be missed my friend!

http://www.realnegril.com/beingees/nn170197.htm

Jah bless Andy. RIP

Our first trip to Negril back in 2005 we met coinmon outside of the then Selina's while vacationing with my daughter, my sister and nephew.
Condolences to the family and friends.
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Always stopped to see his stuff in Negril. Stopped by his kiosk in Las Vegas after he moved back to the states once too. Sad to see this news. RIP Coinmon!

He was a wonderful guy. I have 2 of his coins and they are beautiful.

Anyone got pictures of them? If I remember right he cut out the edges of a coin so only the head of say "Jefferson" showed on the dime. Collector items for sure now!

Wow!! He must have been damn good, getting Jefferson's head on a dime. That is a collector item.

Here is the piece I bought from Coinmon years ago. It's an Ethiopian coin about the size of a US 50 cent piece. The minute I saw it I had to have it.
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Beautiful piece Ras!

Forgive me, may his soul REST IN PEACE

Blessings sent to all who knew him and his family. Only met him once in Negril, but truly memorable! Some beautiful coins and a beautiful soul. RIP Coinmon!

RIP Andy, a truley nice man and very talented.
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Sorry to hear this. Truly a unique talent!

purchased 2 coins from him at Beaches back in 2001 or 2002....one was a jamaicain coin with the doctor bird cut out and the other was a washington quarter with washington smoking a joint...very detailed....talked with him and watched him work that little scroll saw...absolutely a amazing individual

That sucks another old timer gone always admired his work of art.Knew his health was failing it's sad to hear this.

Very sad to hear this, I met him in 1987 when he would set up at the Treehouse with his beautiful coins, I know he has been ill for quite some time, may he rest in peace.

May he rest in peace.

Beautiful coin, wish we would have met him:( Prayers to his family and friends. Looked like he was a very talented individual.

Some sad news indeed, RIP Andy.

In a conversation some years back we were discussing how he came to negril. It seems that Andy was a jeweler in Des Moines and had visited Negril a couple times. At some point in his life he began to question his career path and he said he came to the realization that he was never going to become financially rich in Des Moines neither would he in Negril. But he said as he sat looking out at a grey leafless 20 degree day he made a decision. I can see how he explained it to me today. He looked me in the eye and said "so if I were never going to become wealthy in either place it came down to cold leafless grey Des Moines or" and he passed his hand in a loop encompassing the trade winded palm trees, beach and blue sea,,,, and with a little smile and shrug of his shoulders enough had been said,,,,, Travel soft Coinmon

Oh but your life experiences made you wealthy in a non-currency way Coinmon

The characters they are a traveling along with the passing of Coinmon, Musicmon comes to mind.

Can't believe that I missed this thread ..
A true artist & gentleman ..
Met him in Ja. back in '95 & travelled to Vegas 2X to have some custom made stuff

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I think of Andy often. He did some fine work and was always kind to me.