Last week I have purchased or received:

2006 US Quarters proof set
2005 Westward Journey Nickel roll in mint wrapping
2006 Roll of nickels
1989 Christmas 1oz round
1992 Christmas 1oz round (gold accented)
1985 Christmas 1oz round
2005 Valentines 1oz round
2000 Christmas 1oz round
2005 SLE OF MAN round (not sure what it is, silver?) Christmas

Mercs:
1934-D
1941-P
1941-D
1942-S

Roosies:
1964 Proof
1964-D
1978-S Proof

A whole bunch of silver baby!

Nice haul.

I was going to say the exact same words!

Add a 1904 Nickel to the bunch. VG/F

Another nice package today:

1980-D SBA. Completely toned a light gold all over. Fantastic buy for.......$1 BU grade

1965 Quarter. BU condition, at least 63+.

Another nice lot from Ebay.

Washington proofs:
1980-S
1981-S
1982-S

All are at least cameo in my opinion (comparing to my PCGS PR69DCAM). Not bad for $5 shipped!

That sounds like a good deal!

Here are some scans. They picked up every flake of dust on the 2x2 though.





Not sure why that stupid $ sign is on there. I'm using VueScan (HP program doesn't work right). Any new programs are welcomed.

Went to a coin show today.

Picked up a 1962 Franklin BU for $6. Needs a bath to remove some black toning marks.

Also picked up a 2006 SAE for $11.50. This will be my new pocket piece starting first week of March. I'll take pictures 1st day of every month to track the progress. Should be interesting. Goal is a P-G grade using only my pocket.

Also got two dimes for Dad's Stuff.

Edit: Forgot to add in my 2006 Jefferson rolls were delivered to me by my dad today. Along with a Buffalo-D roll. And he snagged me a shotgun roll of Nevada quarters while I was making a deal.

Package of 11 different Croatian coins came in today. Very nice.

Got my first Brown Box Ike in today, a 1971.

Obverse is nice a clean, little bit of cameo. Reverse is hazy around the rim. Starting to see some blue/green color.

Now will the haze eventually turned into a nice color? Doesn't really bother me if it doesn't, still looks good.

Mailman came back with a second package, my 1974 Brown Box Ike.

This one has an obverse with brownish/yellow toning around the rims. Reverse has haze.

Wow!!! Looks like you have been on a buying frenzy.

A little bit. Good deals have been basically falling into my lap.

Mint sealed box of:

P&D Buffalo (may have an extra roll for sale soon)
P&D Ocean View nickels

Nice haul on the nickels.

Switzerland
1969 2 Rappen

1926 10 Rappen
1947 10 Rappen
1949 10 Rappen
1952 10 Rappen
1957 10 Rappen
1969 10 Rappen

1884 20 Rappen
1901 20 Rappen

France
1853 5 Centimes

1923 25 Centimes
1938 25 Centimes

Austria
1894 10 Heller

And a whole bunch of wheats and a few silvers from Ebay. Haven't sorted through them yet. Dad also gave me a 2006 P and D Kennedy in BU. One of the better struck Kennedy's I've seen.

Nice going! You're building a very nice collection and quickly too.

Thanks. I've really ventured away from U.S. coins lately. Picking up lots of world coins for the price of one U.S. is nice. Swiss coins are some that I really love but hardly see any for sale. I bought every one the guy had (50% off as well).

Switzerland??? Hmmm... gonna have to kill you....

^^^ The reason those coins are so hard to find

You can pry them from my cold dead hands

Hmm...maybe I ought to put those Swiss francs in my jar up for auction...

Don't tempt the Bunny. When it comes to coins, she doesn't play.

Got a package from dad today:

1925-1927 Buffalo Nickels - All in VGish condition
1944, 1945, 1945-D Mercury Dimes - First two in Ch.F, last in F.
1941 Walking Liberty Half - VG/F

Package from Bobby containing:

1939 Mercury Dime
1939 Walking Liberty Half
2004 Ireland 1 cent Euro

Also (again from dad):
1989 1oz silver round, Christmas
1943 PDS UNC cent set

You're getting some very nice stuff. Your collection has got to be building beautifully.

I agree! Great stuff Burks

Yup! Now I have to catalog and store it all There's two other coins but I need to ID them first.

Edit: First is a 1992 50 Pence proof from Gibraltar, Christmas theme (has Santa on the reverse). Not sure if it is silver or copper-nickel yet.

Second is yet to be determined. The portrait is that of Franz Joseph I, reverse has a shield and 1 Ft. Year is 1887.

Does it look similar to this, but with a concave shield? If so, it is a forint from Hungary.

Very similar, I do believe you are correct! Thank you. Has very little wear but I suspect it has been dipped at some time. Lots of little tiny marks that shouldn't show that much. Any idea on the value of these things? After getting this one....there will be many more to come depending on price

Burks in the words of Beavis... "Are you thrrrrrreatening me?"

Awwww man. Not ANOTHER series I like that you collect!

In the words of Norbert the Angry Beaver: "Spoot"

Package of coins from Corina (didn't have a chance to check them).

1971, 1971-D, 1976 Ikes from Daggit.

Dad gave me a 2006 Torino Games 2 Euro today. Really nice design.

I want one of those.... It's a great design.

Add 3 more to the list:
Iran Ryal 1954
Ireland 3 Pence 1928
Jordan 100 Fils 1984

Nice stuff, Craig!!!!

Thanks. BTW your note went out yesterday

A big bag of world coins from my dad and grandpa! Haven't ID'd a few so this is what I have so far:

Brasil - 1974 10 Centimes, 1982 20 Cruzeiros

Chile - 1975 One Peso, 1979 One Peso

Columbia - 1966 20 Centavos, 1973 20 Centavos, 1979 50 Centavos

Denmark - 1976 25 Ore

Ecuador - 1974 50 Centavos, 1977 50 Centavos (2x)

France - 1940 2 Francs, 1967 20 Centimes, 1979 20 Centimes, 1983 20 Centimes,

Germany - 1897 10 Pfenning

Jordan - 1960 5 Fils

Italy - 1943 10 Cent, 1954 50 Lira, 1955 50 Lira, 1971 50 Lira, 1977 50 Lira

Mexico - 1979 50 Centavos, 1980 50 Centavos, 1974 One Peso, 1977 One Peso

New Brunswick - 1861 One Cent

Spain - 1975 5 Ptas, 1975 25 Ptas

Still have 7 more to ID. One is from Israel, the rest from a former USSR country (I think).

If you need help with ID on these, just scan them.

I will later today Should be posted in the World Coin section around 1-2pm EST. Thanks Kuhli

1972-S NGC PR68 Cameo Ike, has some nice blue haze on both sides.

I really like the Cameo Ikes. They're actually a beautiful coin in that condition.

They most certainly are. That's what attracted me to this (along with price).

This coin also doubled as being my first NGC slab. I'd like to get a collection of different slabs.

Bought these today:
1967 Gibraltar Crown (Spink-London case?)
1968 Gibraltar Crown (SL case? whatever that is)

Also had a package of:
Austria
1965 1 Schilling proof (27,900 mintage) Beautiful toning on it.

1897 2 Groschen
1952 5 Schilling
1957 10 Groschen
1965 2 Groschen
1969 50 Groschen

I've been tempted to do a slab collection for some time now. It's just one of those things that I'd like to think about but just don't have the resources or focus to pursue. Ditto sample slab collection.

A long awaited package came in today!

1971-s Brown Box Ike - Light haze on obverse and reverse
1972-s Brown Box Ike - Tiny bit of haze on obverse, clear reverse
1973-s Brown Box Ike - Light haze on obverse and reverse, reverse is very close to DCAM.

Here are some pics of the last few coins that have came in:

The 1972 BB Ike:




NGC PR68 Cameo:



Gibraltar Coins: