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Triplets !!

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jackson64

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octomom better look out......

I haven't written a journal entry in about 6 weeks so this is overdue--and no, octomom has nothing to fear from me. In fact, my "triplets" consist of my recently added 1942-P Mercury dime that is a well matched coin for my 1942-D and 1942-S. For those who may have read my journal entry from a few months ago titled "twins"..I have been looking for a 1942 to match these other 2 coins with their handsome rim toning.(you really need to take a closer look at this coin in the gallery for the set to get an appreciation for it)

I know it probably seems strange to some, however I actually passed up an opportunity to buy a nicely discounted 1942 FB which is worth more than 4 times as many points !!...since my goal for the set was not to build a top ranking set but just an MS67 set with well matched coins..it was worth waiting for this little gem.

My enjoyment of and passion for the hobby has been as satisfying as ever....although I have not been adding as many new coins to my collection, I have been enjoying numismatics in other ways; reading journals and forums, email correspondence, working on better photo taking, I read David Lange's books on Mercury Dimes and Buffalo nickels and also read the "Collecting and Investing Strategies For Walking Liberty Halves". Of course I also have been enjoying the hunt !!

My slowing of additions is not so much that I have been hit by the "economic crisis"..it is more a case of cautiously getting my "house in order." I've been paying off the last of my debts, stocked up on 6+ months of non-perishable food items, stuffing a few extra dollars in the mattress.. not because I'm forseeing any kind of collapse or chaos, I just feel that as a husband and father that I should be better prepared for any eventuality.

All right, enough of that talk..my head already hurts from hearing all of the doom and gloom and my hobbies are an escape...( can't wait for spring and starting my vegetable garden)

Anyhow, I'm down to needing just one last mercury to finish my set..one last Walker to finish that set..I've added 6 new Canadian proof dimes to my current registry set, and I started my Canadian $2 bi-metallic proof set with 4 purchases ( only 2 slabbed so far. So looking back on my 2009 goals--I'm well on my way and still focused and not straying from course.

The Whitman coin expo is coming to Baltimore Convention Center in a few weeks and I have a few hundred put away to spend there. I won't have enough to buy the Walker I need, and highly doubt that I'll find any additions for my Canadian sets..but I might find that last Mercury dime I need in an NGC slab...also I'll kill a lot of time at the World Coin dealers looking through junk bins and cases for sailing ship themed coins..that set will never be finished and always provides plenty of options for new additions..

So that's what I've been up to and the direction I'm going...here are pictures of the "Triplets"..1942, 42-D FB and 42-S in order...I'm thinking about a multi-holder for them...happy hunting

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