But a wonderful day.

Hi all,

Yes, miserable weather here in SE Iowa. Really it sounds like miserable all weekend into Monday. However, I took a day of vacation today, so I could go down to the semi-annual coin show in Keokuk.

And again, I had a wonderful time. After being able to sleep in on a Saturday morning (I work Tuesday thru Saturday), I did the normal morning chores, plus I had to do some usual errands (bank, post office etc.) So when I was finished, I drove down to Keokuk to the mall to check out the coin show. There were more dealers there today, I guess they had a nice day to be inside looking at coins. When I go to this coin show, I normally look for sets I like, but ones I don't want to as a registry set. Mainly, the sets are older coins, and once you get up close to the mint state grades, they get really pricey (a thou or more). So a couple of years ago, I decided I go back to my roots and childhood and make raw sets. I had taken along my checklist book, didn't really have a set to work on, I just kinda followed by fancy.

I purchased 2 main things, another 1882 GSA hard pack Carson City Morgan. It's bettern than the one I bought oh 6 months or so ago. But I feel if you're a Morgan fan like I am, you can never have enough of these. (Seriously, I'll probably sell the other one before too much longer.)

The second main purchase was an 1832 Capped Bust Half Dollar. This is one of those sets I mentioned earlier, this particular coin runs about $315 in AU and $1000 in MS60. So, since I still want some money left to buy some currency, I'll keep buying the lower grades. And really, I enjoy the raw coins, they bring back memories of my youth when I first started collecting coins. How many of you also like to do a few raw sets??

I also bought 3 Morgan Dollars for a raw AU set I'm putting together. Plus I bought 3 silver bars. All 3 have western theme designs on them; one is a stagecoach, one is a quarter horse and the third is an Indian portrait.

Plus I got to chat with a couple of dealers I have purchased from; both today and in the past. While I make use of the internet to find coins, I still like the personal interaction a lot.

After I left the show, I had a nice early supper and tonight I'm able to do a few thins on this site and have time to watch a movie on my big screen.

All-in-all, a great day away from work.

Coin pic of this entry will be the obverse of the Capped Bust half.

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