This has been a good year and a bad year...as almost all are. I have made a lot of purchases to fill sets. And did manage to complete a couple. But the end of the year has been a complete disaster.

I hate to say it, but I am beggining to hate christmas. A very few years back, I lost my father to cancer a week and so before christmas, and this year three days before christmas, we lost a consumer that we have taken care of for over 15 years. She was a member of the family, not just a paycheck. We have not taken it well. But as usual, reality rears its ugly head, and we have had to acknowedge that we now have no income. That is really going to put a stop to the purchase of coins for a while.

But on the reverse of that bad news, I did manage to complete my Lincoln Memorial MS set this year...and while it's not the top set, it is #8 (pretty good huh?) I also finished the Hawaiian type set (no nickel, but how many have em?) and my modern dollar sets, Eisenhower, SBA, and Sac MS and Proofs. I only need the 64 SmMotto for my 2Cent set, and my USA/Philippine Half Centavo is complete. While I am presently at a stop, I don't foresee that as lasting long, and I am looking forward to getting back to completing sets and starting the new Presidential dollar set. So all of you fellow collectors, may I suggest that you count your blessings and continue to look forward to a bright new year, with all the coins you desire coming your way at that perfect price. I will.