my Walker Short Set odyssey is nearing its end......

It is so nice to finally be past my "post binge stupor." The last I wrote a journal, I had overdone it at a recent auction and my coin budget has been depleted for about a month. Fortunately I didn't spy any "can't pass up" hole fillers or upgrades during the past month.

Actually, the number of slots that have any hope of upgrading in my Walker Short Set is running out. I'll never afford MS67 coins for the 1941S-1945-S dates. I could still upgrade the 41, 45 and 47-D dates to MS67 ( with the 1947-D being the upper limits of my price range).

I just received my only San Fran mint MS67 that I'll be able to afford- the 1946-S. I must say that I was thrilled when I opened the package and got a look at it. One of those rare occasions when the coin is far more attractive in-hand than the pics from the auction website.

Also, I just got back a group of coins that I had submitted to PCGS for grading. You may wonder why I'm a member of both. The truth is that I am a dedicated Collectors-Society member and don't even visit the PCGS forums or webpage. However the membership fee is less than the cost of submitting 8 coins so I join essentially to get a coupon for 8 coin submissions for a discount.

The coins themselves are just to fill holes in my sidelight sets. I love the designs of the Bahamian coins and the minting has a burnished look to it that is very eye-appealing to me. I also collect the Canada $2 Polar bear coins. Again the eye appeal is a personal thing with the silver outer ring and gold or gold-clad inner core with polar bears. I just love the look. The 4 returns I got back for my "Twonies" were worth enough registry points to propel my $2 Polar bears into the #1 slot and now I'm getting pretty close to finishing the set.

I also purchased 2 of the ASE anniversary sets on Thursday and was fortunate to not have the difficulties that so many here had. My entire order process on-line took only 4 to 5 minutes at most and I have my confirmation # from the mint that they will be sent to me backordered ( meaning once they are minted and assembled in the packaging they will be sent--the mint did not make all 100,000 sets ready for shipping before the sale date so some purchases are backordered until the sets are produced.)

So that's been it....one of my final upgrades for my short set, a submission return, and eked out one of the anniversary ASE sets...not a hugely eventful month but definitely still fulfilling for this numismatist.....

Obverse of my 1946-S MS67...I don't know where the grayish splothchiness on the neck and L thigh came from in the photo--it's not on the coin?

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