How did my goals do?

Hi everyone,

Well, my main goal for the year was to finish my FBL Franklin set. At the start of the year, I needed to upgrade 5 coins and purchase 20 more. Well, the upgrades were easy. All 5 are now at least 64's, and the coins I upgraded are now residing in a more or less ungraded set. As for the 20 I still needed, I purchased 14 of them. I knew the 53-S would be the major stumbling block, as it turned out all of them seem to be. Except for the 53-S, I saw the coins I need in several different auctions over the course of the year, but it seems like each one didn't quite measure up. I'll keep working on the set next year, and we'll see how it goes.

I did get my Bicentennial mint and proof sets finished this year. It does feel good to have at least a couple of sets completed, even though they are small sets. I also found some coins to populate some of my other sets. My 1953 mint set received some, as did some of my other yearly mint sets. I just purchased a mint state 2007 Onza for my "Ole For Onzas" set, but probably won't receive it till after the awards deadline, not that it would matter anyway. One of my goals for next year is to finish my WW2 Canadian half set. I had it complete, but have decided to upgrade it to get a more competitive set.

All in all, a good year. I feel the coins I did purchase this year were of a little higher quality. I do have a few coins I culled out to sell, so I can use the money to buy some I need.

Good luck to everyone for the upcoming awards.

My pic for this journal entry is a silver bar I purchased a few weeks ago. It fits in with my Wild West theme.

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