21 "new" coins

It has been a busy day with my collection...I love it !! I got back my NGC submission today and now it's time for the other parts of the hobby I enjoy.

It is definitely about the coins, however I really get a lot of enjoyment out of taking the pictures for the sets & listings...also I really enjoy learning new stuff, so researching info for the desciption is a lot of relaxed enjoyment also.

For pictures, I still have my Sony Mavica 10x zoom. This camera is so out of date, but it's easy and takes nice pictures. I simply slide in a floppy disk (told you it was old)...take the pics and then download the pictures into my computer ( I had to buy a seperate Floppy drive that plugs into a port because my new computer doesn't have the archaic technology of a floppy disk drive)...anyhow, then it's just a matter of cropping the pics to the uniform size I use for all of my sets, a little tweaking of the light and sharpness, and they are ready for the registry gallery.

The description hunt is not as smooth, mainly because I get distracted. With my Signature Set of sailing themed coins there are several choices for the description. So as I look up and find info about either the country of the coin, the explorer on the coin or the actual ship on the coin...I get wrapped up in reading and learning. Many of the tales of the lives of the explorers/discoverers are fascinating..as are the cultures and nautical histories of some of the obscure countries they come from ( today's group includes coins from Nicaragua, the Turks and Caicos, Togo, Bulgaria and Caymans--told you, obscure !!).....I know many of you would rather schedule a dentist appointment than do this, but for me it is another aspect of my collecting.....

So, as the December financial crunch hits me...I still have at least a month's worth of hobby enjoyment ahead of me...even if I can't actively add any new coins..I will still be "working" on my sets...

One last thing...since I reached the maximum number of coins allowed in a Signature Set with the High Seas set, I'm taking the advice of some friends from here in our community and just starting "High Seas Chapter 2"...and the first 12 coins are already here and waiting to be the first additions, but I think I'll take my time and enjoy finding out more about them, where they are from and what they represent..

here's a picture of the 12 new ones...( I also got 9 Canadian proof dimes back also for another set)