Hope everyone had a good year.

2011 has been a good year for me, and I hope everyone else inthe Society. A few (collecting) highlights from 2011:

- Found a few upgrades I had been searching for:

(1) a 1947-D Jefferson in MS67 5FS. Very tough to find; only 4 exist in MS67 5FS and 2 in MS67 6FS, none better.

(2) 1918-P and 1933-S Walking Libertys in MS-64, both at affordable prices in the same Heritage auction.

(3) 1932 $10 Eagle in MS-63+

(4) Five 25th Anniversary Eagle sets from the Mint, graded by NGC, yielding two complete MS/PF 70 sets. One set is in my registry list, one set I traded for some early date PF-70 Eagles to upgrade that set.

(5) 1946-S/S Walking Liberty. I won it in a Heritage auction in a NGC MS-66 slab, then sent it in for variety attribution. For a brief period I had the only NGC certified 1946-S/S (there are 10 now; MS-66 is still the highest graded).

A few (collecting) goals for 2012:

(1) Finish my NGC Franklin FBL set. Eight more to go.

(a) Easy - 1953, 1954, 1959. I'm hoping to find affordable MS-65's for these slots.

(b) Not so easy - 1954-S, 1961, 1962. Probably will have to go with MS-64's for these.

© Tough - 1952-S. This one may cost me, but I'm holding out for a MS-64.

(d) Forget about it - 1953-S. FBL is out of the question. I'll have to fill this slot with a MS-66.

(2) Fill some slots in my 1889 mint set. The easy ones are done; the quarter, half dollar, CC Morgan and gold are left.

(3) Upgrade my Walker sets when I can find affordable coins; there aren't many more possibilities.

(4) Upgrade some of the early Proof Eagles

Probably more goals than funds available but that keeps it interesting.

It was great to meet a couple of you in person this year. Again, Merry CHristmas to everyone and hope you have a good 2012.

My latest (and last 2011) addition: