4 years in the making and getting serious with my coin collection.

I started just like many collectors in here. I had the whitman book and went through hours of of a certain coins to find to correct years and mintmarks. It was fun and kept me busy. As I grew older in my teens I started to go to coin shows and I was happy to buy a wore out coin for a cheap. Most coins I bought then were fron $1.00 to $3.50. I thought at the time I was a great collector. In my 20's I got a little more serious. I started to buy certified coins from NGC and PCGS through teletrade in 1999-2003 when they send the little books to my house twice a week.

Back in 2007 my brother discovered the NGC registry when browsing through coin sites. He listed his coins and showed me how to register them. I descided to crank my hobby into high gear to get serious and try to accomplish goals in this hobby. I was unsure what to call my sets? A lot of people would name there sets with ordinary names. I wanted a name that would stand out and push me to buying the best coins I could get. I started to buy NGC PF70 coins of different denominations. After I bought my first monster coin. A roosevelt dime 1946-S MS68*FT from ebay in feburary 2007 I told myself that from here, there is no going back. I called my sets Destroying the ?? competition. I would only buy the most perfect coins I could get my hands on.

My set name"Destroying the 1946-present mint state competition" pushed myself to become #1 in the mint state roosevelt series. I worked as hard as I could to put in overtime hours at work to fund the daunting task. It was far from easy. The #1 guy at the time was in first place for 3 years and had a set that no one ever touched. I stayed up for hours some nights adding up coins and point values to see what I needed to become #1. By The deadlind in the 2007 registry awards, I accomplished my task by taking first place with only 48% complete. I searched through all the internet auctions and attend every coin show around me to find high grade roosevelts.

I was mentally and financially exhausted by the deadline of the registry awards.I have accomplished the #1 spot. I know I would not get the plaque, but I did accomplish a great task. When 2008-2009 came about I could not recover financially to claim first place again. A new person bought a lot of other collectors coins and beat me and I could not catch back to him. In 2010 I eventually got knocked to 3rd when the #1 PGGS guy came into play with his massave set. In 2011 Both #1 and #2 guys dissappeared and put me in #1 for a few months until I noticed one person bought out the #1 and #2 roosevelt sets and combined them into one powerful set.I am close to him and hopefuly I can reclaim My #1 spot again.

My collection is spread out through different denominations including mint and proof state coins. I know I cannot become #1 in all the different catagories, but all the coins in my registry are some of the best that NGC has ever certified.

This morning I added my 535th coin to my registry . 98% of all my coins are NGC coins. I have other coins that are lower grade that I dont register because I would like to see my true ranking among other collectors. I just broke #100 in overall rankings in points. I am finally on the first page. My goal this year is to be #99 before the end of the registry awards. I am trying to accomplish this.I have over 6000 points to go, but I finally made it to the FIRST PAGE !!!!

Good luck to all the collectors out there !

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