... or just when I thought I would never have gold coins!

Coin Journal for the week of 03/12/2012 through 03/18/2012This has been a crazy week, indeed. I spend a lot of time looking through auctions all over the country... the internet is a wonderful tool. I found many coin auctions, but I know that there would be competition for anything of real value. So, I turned my gaze to other venues, ones where you'd never think to find coins, and literally stuck gold.This weeks treasures include:1909 $2.5 Indian Head1909 $2.5 Indian Head1849 $1 Liberty Head1851 $1 Liberty HeadSmall Hoard Buffalo Nickels1916-1919 Merc Dimes2009 DCT American Samoa Clad in PF70UCSmall Hoard of BU Walkers, Franklins and KennedysMany of these I found out in the field, and at amazing prices. The weeks I have spent digging up the small, out of the way venues has really started to pay off. I not only started up some great new relationships, but got some amazing bargains as well. The Mint has released a new product, the 2012 Birth Year set, a sort of truncated version of the proof set. I ordered several of these and will send them in to NGC for grading. I'll let you know how that turns out in a later journal.The first batch of coins for my Numismatic Geneaology custom set has finally made it through the NCS pipline and has been transferred to NGC for grading. I'm happy that all coins made it through the conservation process (none returned) and look forward to getting them back home soon. Of course I will share when they do.I also received my Star Spangled Banner proofs and MS coins from the mint... how beautiful they are in hand! They were immediately sent to NGC for grading, along with several other coins that I think will grade high. This is my first attempt to pre-grade, and know it will be a learning experience. Lets see how close I come!This weeks picture is of the latest addition to my Top Pop Roosie Set.Thanks for reading, and I will see you fellow coin warriors in the trenches!To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.