...a big chunk of change when you let the submissions pile up.

Today was the big day, I sure cleared a space on my collecting central table. But as you can tell from the title, I wish I had did just a few at a time.

Yes, I have to admit, I usually never do today what I can put off for a month (year?). Today, it cost me big time. I sent out 4 different coin submissions today, and still have 2 currency submissions to get ready so I can mail them Friday (which is my holiday day off since Thanksgiving falls on a normal day off). I'm almost ashamed to say what these 6 submissions orders (plus return postage) are costing me, I just added them up and it came to $794.20.

But the good news is I will be filling my Canada WW2 specimen halves. That was 6 submissions right there, plus another 9 other Canadian dollars and 1 gold German medal that will fill in some spaces in my Wild West and Railroad signature sets.

Also, I submitted 5 crossovers, all from one other company. This will cover my 1849 Large Cent plus 3 so-called dollars for my Wild West Signature Set. This is the first time I've submitted crossovers, and I'm very curious to see how they cross over. I think they all should come back at the same grade, but I will admit my grading skills still need work. I'll be chomping at the bit until I get them back.

Plus another so-called dollar that I put through as an Early Bird, because I wasn't sure which variety it is. Finally 2 proof Franklins and 3 mint state Ikes rounded out the submissions.

And of course, I wait until Thanksgiving week to send them, I guess that's another price I have to pay for putting things off.

Todays picture will be one of the Canadian Specimen halves, I had bought 2 sets, one to get graded, and the other to keep as a set in the original mint packaging.

Since this will probably be my last journal article until after Thanksgiving, I hope everyone has a safe, happy and above all THANKFUL Thanksgiving. I know I sure have a lot to be thankful for.