In my last journal entry, I announced that had recently lost my job and that I was planning on opening an E-Bay store (Lehigh Coins) in order to help liquidate my collection.

One week ago today, I started listing my duplicate Jefferson Nickels on my newly opened E-Bay Store. As a complete neophyte to selling on E-Bay, it was taking me 30 minutes to complete each listing. I worked diligently over the first two days to list as many items as I could. By the end of the third day I had listed all of my Jefferson duplicates up to the end of the war years and was picking up speed and confidence along the way. I felt a huge sense of relief as people had started asking when the war nickels were going up for sale.

After listing 60 Jefferson Nickels, I needed a break and proceeded to list all of my Peace Dollars and some of my rainbow toned type coins. The process of listing the coins is hard work as is the photography, but I am pleased to announce that sometimes hard work does indeed pay off.

In the first week of my E-Bay store, I have generated over $5,000 in total sales and received countless positive private messages about my store and my coins. I would like to thank everyone who has purchased one of my coins over the last week and vow to give the best customer service that I can to anyone interested in any of my coins.

It is painful to sell my collection, but it is very satisfying to see the jubilation of others as they acquire a toned coin that they absolutely love. While documenting our purchases is a very important part of the hobby, I believe that a major sell off also deserves some airtime. I have posted a photo below of the most valuable coin to sell in the first week. I won't disclose the price or the buyer at this time, so let your imagination run wild.