Updating all of the information in the horse set is a LOT of work!

It has been quite some time since I have written a journal. This is for a number of reasons, but needless to say I have continued to add a few coins to my horse-themed set. Besides a few new additions, I have been systematically updating the coin descriptions and compiling the coin composite photographs and the accompanying historical photos. The past three days have been particularly fruitful for this task, as I have been jet lagged. This journal comes as I sit in a lecture hall in Sicily, for a course I am helping to teach.

I have made it through 60 of the horse coins thus far, and the remaining 8 will hopefully be completed by the end of this week. This has really given me a new respect for all of those sets which I look at where there have been detailed and extensive comments given. This part of a custom set is particularly enjoyable, as you have the opportunity to draw together all of the coins to one common theme. December 1st will mark the 8 month mark since I started the horse set, and it has been an educational and unique experience, quite different from type-set collecting or series-set collecting. If you have not created a custom set, I really do encourage you to do so. The options are limitless, and I have to give credit to gherrmann44 (Gary), as his "Inspirational Ladies" set has been one of the many "inspirations" for me along the way.

This will likely be my last journal until after I return to the US next week, but I wanted to include here a couple of the new additions to my herd.

One I am particularly in love with is a new MS65 1865 Hannover 1 Groschen. The rearing Saxon Steed is represented on many many coins over the years, but I am simply drawn to this design as a beautiful and simple one. The obverse of the new addition is shown below, and as always I will include a larger photo on the Chat Boards.

I have also added three Civil War era tokens to the set recently. Three of them are Civil War tokens proper, with the fourth being a store card for the Hussey's Post Service (all 4 are dated 1863).

If you haven't checked out the herd for a while, I welcome you to and also please feel free to offer comments and suggestions for additional coins. The set has grown faster than I thought, but it seems to be harder and harder to find new additions as I snag the more readily available coins.

Without further ado, I will end the journal here with a picture of that new Hannover 1 Groschen.

Happy collecting,

-Brandon

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