Yes, I'm still here and still spending too much.

Hello friends. It's hard to believe it's been more than two months since I wrote a journal entry. The day after my last one, I discovered all the songs of Paper Airplane, the new 'album' from Alison Krauss & Union Station, available on the web, more than a week before the official release. Their music (and some other bluegrass) has become another passion in the past few years. One of the songs made me think that I really need to spend more time with my wife in the evenings, so I have been. But tonight I'm free to spend some time updating things here.

One thing I had not mentioned last time was a non-coin purchase at the April show in Baltimore. At the Liberty Seated Collectors Club meeting, Len Augsburger mentioned that he and Joel Orosz would be signing copies of their new book next to the Whitman area. The book is "The Secret History of the First U.S. Mint". As I have written, Craig Sholley has been giving very interesting talks about the early days of the U.S. Mint at EAC meetings. So I decided to get a copy of the new book. I'm making slow progress, but enjoying it, and learning.

Since that early April show I have made a few more purchases, including three coins at the June show in Baltimore. I'll try to post something about them soon. But for now, I'll catch you up with a photo of the 1831 half dime I picked up at the April show.