that aren't so empty any more...

As I mentioned in an earlier post, my father-in-law recently bought several 1 oz. gold Maple Leafs for my wife's birthday. They came in soft plastic flips. I decided that I'd rather store them more conveniently and safely in original tubes if I could find them.

I did manage to find a company that sells them, so I put the two that would be required in the cart and tried to checkout. At that point the $50 minimum purchase was announced, so I added a 2010 MS70 First Strike ASE to the order. The price was okay, but made it steeper than I was expecting for two empty plastic coin tubes. At least the tubes are no longer empty...

But man, those Maple Leafs are susceptible to contact marks! That's what you get for .9999 fine (i.e., soft) gold. Unfortunately, my father-in-law can't get past the purity factor. I tried to explain that American Eagles contain the same amount of gold and are just as easy, if not easier to sell when the time comes. So when his dealer ran out of Buffaloes, he had to get the Maple Leafs.

Since then, he has decided to get himself more Maple Leafs. I mentioned to him that I had gotten tubes for my wife's coins, and he asked me to order more for him. So now I have a 2006 MS70 First Strike Buffalo on the way. (Yes, that more than covers the $50 minimum! We're sort of celebrating my wife's new job with higher salary...)

Anyway, here's my addition to the family album. It's a shot I took of myself a few years ago at the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite. It was a terrific late-November day for a long, but memorable hike.

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