My deepest condolences, so sorry to hear of the loss of your loved one.  

Fantastic pieces and congratulations on everything else.  Especially the YN on the way! 

I'm glad to see you back and I am sorry for your loss. As for your grades, they are awesome. Even more awesome is the eye appeal of all your medals. They are all in excellent condition, and yours maybe the only collection of its kind. Congratulations on the little one on the way. My first grandson was born a year ago on July 4 and it's been a pure joy to see him grow in his first year. I just can't express how much I love that little guy! BTW excellent photographs! Gary

Thanks, Mike and Gary! We are both overjoyed about the baby. We have know for several months, but it still seems surreal. This is the first grandchild for both of our parents so they are just excited. 

Sorry to hear about your loss.  The new addition to the family in December is a great way to close-out the year.  I wish for an uneventful delivery and a healthy happy baby.

Your coins and medals are superb.  Great eye appeal and photos just lovely.  Thanks for sharing, and I wish you all the luck!

...kiddos into numismatics, no problem...having had 6 kiddos im a pro...they all started out liking shiny things, but as they entered their teen years their preference was for the kind u buy things with, this quickly escalated...(currency seemed to prevail over coins?)....now its mostly bars n ingots from the monarchy of Bullionia....easy peasy...

Sorry to hear of your loss - fortunately memories don't really disappear and nice reminders are everywhere.

Many congratulations on the little one and the job. My kids had a giant world map on the wall and I would buy bulk world coins lots and they would stick them on the map - bit difficult for countries that no longer exist This covered a bit of geography, a bit of history and all based on coins - they still pick dates and commemorative issues out of their change!

I just sit and shake my head in amazement every time you post a new batch.

Welcome back, Big Guy!

Absolutely superb coins and medals and wonderful pics/presentation. Congrats on the upcoming birth. I got my granddaughter interested in numismatics with simple purchase and display of things she loved. She did a school report on Tanzania, so I bought her a Tanzania coin with a beautiful butterfly on it. We went to Disney, and I got her a Mickey Mouse coin-- I also got her a Spiderman coin since that's her favorite superhero.

She has always been an animal lover, so I started her a themed set of "bear coins". She has a shelf displaying the Spiderman, Mickey and Tanzania coin in her room. The bear collection is too large to display but we pull them out occasionally and she likes to go through them. Now she says that wolves are her favorite animal so I might have to get her a few of those too...

Again, congrats on great coins/grades, your new home ( being closer to family is a blessing) and your wife's new job also! 

This summer is going by way too quick! 

@ColonialCoinsUK I love that idea! Once he gets old enough I may try it out. It would be heartbreaking if he didn't have an interest in numismatics, but I suppose there are worse things that can happen. 

Thanks you @The Neophyte Numismatist, @zadok, @Just Bob, and @jackson64 for your kind words.