Finds for many of my sets...

A great week of hunting for me... picked up a variety of coins for my collection, at great prices... nothing over $10 and most for around $5.

1955S Wheatie MS65RD

1984 S Clad Jeff Nickel PF69UC

1979 T1 Wash Quarter PF69UC

2010 P&D SMS Hot Springs ATB MS68

1990 Kennedy Half PF69UC

2008 P Jackson MS66 FDI

2009 P Tyler MS66

2011 P Johnson MS66

Yeah, these aren't ultra rare finds, or ultra high grades... but I'm excited to find them just the same.. you see, the hunt has begun anew.

I have albums of great coins that I spent many years putting together; complete Ike set, near-complete Jefferson BU nickel set (missing only the most expensive proofs), Lincoln cents, complete Kennedy halves, and some decent examples going back to 1804. As the sets were completed, I found myself a bit sad... I'd finished the set... what else was there?

When I picked up that first graded coin, I felt that thrill... here was a coin that was beautifully presented, protected and graded professionally. WOW! I thought it a novelty, an interesting piece I could show friends, etc. But in that showing, I realized I could actually handle the coin, pass to others to enjoy, show it off and relate some interesting tidbit about its history. So much better than having albums that were stashed safely away, hidden and protected... nevering seeing them.

So, I looked for more.... and got a few very cheap. They weren't gold or rare or whatever... but they felt like it The decision to switch over my collection to graded coins was a genesis... it was like beginning again, and I felt like I did when Grandma and I started filling those Whitman albums so many years ago. The hobby took on a fresh, new feel.. and I love it.

The picture is the format I've started putting in my registry sets... I like it as it shows the label clearly, and the coin image is bigger, and it is aesthetically pleasing, I think.

This week was a good one... let's see what next week brings!

Good Hunting to all