Lincoln Commem Coming

Another slow week coin-wise, but that's ok. The Lincoln commemorative silver dollar goes on sale Thursday - that coin looks very nice! I think it is one of the nicer commemoratives issued in recent years and a proof version will be sitting under the Christmas tree this coming December (along with the usual proof set as well).

This has been a good week for reflecting on the coins I have gathered over the years and my plans for additions. The prospects of not just having no raise, but actually a small pay cut this year are becoming very possible. I will still add to my Mercury dime short set and my large cents as appropriate coins become available and that is the nice part of having a realistic budget and being picky. There is the very real possibility of not spending all of my coin budget this year and that's ok.

I'm in no hurry to complete the short set since appropriate coins for my set may take weeks or months to come on the market (see previous journal postings regarding my thoughts on this). As I have learned, on the small scale anyway, throwing money at coin purchases usually invites disappointment as time goes on.

Education has become important so that I continue to make wise purchases - perhaps I should write up something about large cents... is there something new to talk about? I need to think about that.