Other hobbies but there's always coins...

Well I haven't gone anywhere. I know that I haven't journaled in quite a while but I have still been busy with the hobby and also reading the posts by others.

Besides this time of year and the demands on my time by other hobbies--Stanley Cup Playoffs time, opening of Rockfish season in the Bay, getting my early spring veggies in the ground ( snow peas, broccoli, cauliflower etc)..add the stresses of work, family and my first grandbaby ( my beautiful granddaughter whom I adore) and although I've continued with my numismatic pursuits, I have not had any time to keep my friends here abreast.

I almost wrote last weekend after reading Kerry and Dan's journals because of the coincidences. You see, recently I had gone down to a local antique shop where there is a small area with a bunch of coins in a case to see what might be there. I was actually speculating to see if any of the items that were once a bit overpriced might now be more reasonable with the rising silver costs. As luck had it I ended up finding some lower grade Walkers and early commems for about $10 each, and also about 30 of the Ike blue packs for $7 each. I bought everything they had that was below melt, sold the Ikes on ebay for enough profit that I got to keep 11 free Walker halves.

The other post that got me wanting to write was mention of the Stacks/Bowers Auction at the Baltimore -Whitman Coin Expo. I also attended and I actually found and won an upgrade for my Walker Short Set. About a month ago I spent a pretty penny on an MS67 1947 upgrade for the set ( I actually increased my points by 1700+ but stayed in 12th place). Well this time I bought a 1942-D MS67 and (for now) this will put me up into 11th place--at least until CBC gets his next upgrade ( we've been jockeying back and forth for over a year now).

So that's mostly it..only 2 coin purchases of note and I'm still adding rolls of silver bullion to my holdings. Even at $40 an ounce I believe that there is still some upward movement ahead before things level off--but don't take this as any prognostication, I could be wrong and I also plan on holding onto my buys for a long while.

Anyhow, that's about it..glad to see so many newer collectors bringing their enthusiasm to the hobby, good luck and happy hunting everyone--here's a picture of my 1942-D ( I haven't added it to my set since it's not yet in hand)..

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