Wild, Wild West didn't get too wild...

It was a beautiful afternoon here in the heartland for attending a coin show. It was nice to be able to have some money to buy money, and a couple of coins will be added to my signature set.

I attended a small local coin show at a mall this afternoon. I wish I could have spent more time there, but I couldn't take the whole day off from work. But I was allowed to leave work an hour early, and I made good use of my time.

Two coins I really was looking for were and 1849 Half Cent and an 1849 Large Cent. I chose 1849 for one of the years to get a few type coins from, and I found a nice (to me) large cent. I paid the VF price for it, not that I mind paying that price if it turns out to be VF. One thing that I lack experience in (so far) is being able to tell if a coin has been cleaned. I'll find out how I did soon hopefully, as I plan to send the Large Cent and a few other coins in to get graded on Monday.

Another type year I'm including in my West Set is 1876. I found a nice F Nickel 3 cent piece today as well. Here again, I hope it hasn't been cleaned.

I also purchased an 1898 Mexican Peso. If I could find some pesos from Mexico in the years I'm including in my set, I may use them. I feel that Mexico (at least the northern provinces) tie in to my western theme.

So, I'll keep updating the progress of my coins, and let you all know how they grade.