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Quote from: Leahhhh on Today at 07:02:02 PM

I have done this numerous times using Blockchain.com to transfer coins going back to 2014

That site is filled with bugs. I've seen a lot of topics about it lately. This may have happened to your uncompressed private key too:

Quote from: LoyceV on August 26, 2018, 01:09:32 PM

Blockchain.info: In some cases, Blockchain.info (now .com) shows a compressed private key while the address was uncompressed. Read this topic.

Quote from: Leahhhh on Today at 07:02:02 PM

but now Electrum won't accept the password

That means you're using the wrong password.

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and when I was opening the wallet, it did not ask me for a seed phrase

You said you're dealing with a private key from cold storage.

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so I am sunk and utterly stunned! It's all lost.

Nothing is lost if you have your private key (and if you didn't leak it). Create a new Electrum wallet, import the key. Do this safely offline and go from there.

Thank you so so much! I would never have thought of trying it with a new wallet. I was sure it was gone forever but it worked. Thanks again. It has been a scary learning curve with Electrum!