...plus some raw coins, I'm going to get 3 journal entry's from the 6 coins I received today. Plus a comment on Beaw's journal.

Hi everyone,

I didn't realize when I received my coins today I'd get 3 journal entries. My big purchase was a 1959D Franklin that upgraded my FBL Franklin set. I only stepped up one grade, but the extra points sure helped. However, it's nice and lustrous, so I'm happy with it. Along with the Franklin came a 1922 Peace Dollar for my dad's memorial set. Both coins were won in the Teletrade auction last Wednesday.

There are good points and bad points about the Peace Dollar. To me, it is nicely struck, I've seen so many with a weak "In God We Trust" on the obverse and the word PEACE on the reverse. The hair is not too bad, but there is a little toning in the rays. My picture looks worse than the coin really is, the camera does see everything, just like I learned while I was in the printing industry. Also the reverse isn't too bad, I've seen so many coins from tired dies that had an "orange peel" effect over the words United and E Pluribus on the reverse. Not a perfect coin by any means, but one I can live with.

For those of you who commented on my previous journal entry, I've decided to do raw sets of Large Cents and Liberty Nickels. I recall fondly the Liberty Nickels I had when I was a boy collecting, all picked up at the Donnellson Coin Club meetings. Yes, it seems the older I get, the further I go into my second childhood. :-) I'll be writing more about the raw coins, and companies I've purchased them from.

Finally, I have to comment on Beaw's journal. As I read it, I realized I was nodding, thinking yep, he's got a point. I agree that the chopmarks don't mutilate, and it's funny that in his list of coins, he has both United States and Great Britain trade dollars, plus a Mexico 8 Reales. All these coins, from what I have read, were used in international trade, and the chopmarks indicated acceptance from foreign merchants. In fact, I believe I read somewhere there is a Chopmarked Special Interest Collector's Club.

Well all for now, I was going to attach a pic of my Franklin, but I think I'll do the Peace Dollar obverse instead.

Thanks for reading.