Already making room for it....

Greetings!

I don't think there has been a coin that I have had such mixed feelings about than the "reverse of" Silver Eagle.

I remember when NGC first announced the finding on the web site here, I was excited as I did have a raw SAE 2008 coin in my drawer where I keep my coins, which is upstairs from my computer...I RAN upstairs to see if maybe I had one of these very rare coins.

I did not have one.

So, I was disappointed, but I still did have a great coin which did grade out an MS 70. I was still haed strong in my pursuit of completing the set by 2010...had made great ground on that goal in just the year that I have been collecting.

So, I let it go..excitement faded into just trying to make a great set.

THEN NGC decided to make the "reverse of" coin a part of a complete set, giving it a slot in the registry.

This is when I became angry. I felt that an error coin such as this should have it's own place in an error registry slot, NOT in a Silver Eagle slot where the "real" coins live. And seeing the prices on the coin made me gasp and scratch my head on how I was EVER going to afford a "reverse of" coin.

A couple of months passed with me feeling this way, and then I started thinking about how great it really would be to own a coin that had the historic implications as this one surely does. And I realized that IF I joined an incentive program at work where I would get paid to lose weight and change my health, I could earn the money I need for the coin.

So now I am back to feeling excited.

I am just a few months from owning the coin. I have shed about 40 lbs. and the coin has been my inspiration. I can't wait to hold the coin in my hands.

This is the type of coin I gawk at in the coin mags, and read about in the price guides. Kinda like the St. Gaudens Double Eagle from way back I would never ever be able to afford, and the 95? W Proof SAE that's way outta bounds.

So I press on, getting healthier, and earning points and money to buy the coin that has caused me all these emotions.

I am sure it has all been worth it. I should know for sure in early October....

I hope your coin journey has been as exciting as my own!!