I've been collecting just early commemoratives now for quite some time.

Now since I've been collecting early commemoratives have I done the right thing? Are there any lessons to be learned? Yes and yes!

I'm enjoying the coins so much. They all seem so unique and have an interesting story behind them. I've been out to complete my BTW set and I'm four coins away from realizing that goal. That feels good! Almost as good as rock climbing and you just breezed through the crux of the climb. That always felt good especially with a thousand feet or so below you. Ah good times but I digress. My recent purchase of the York still has me wearing goose bumps. I could go on and on about that coin but I already did that in a previous post.

Lessons learned, there have been a few. For one, buying raw coins off ebay is a risky bet. Buying raw coins from a few select dealers is a good thing including my local coin shop. From now on I'm going to my local shop first and the internet second. There really is something to be said about holding the coin in your hand.

More good news today as I just got a new kitten and I've named her Little Girl. She's just so cute and she's already bundled up snug in my comforter. That didn't take long. She's got such an expressive face. She reminds me a little bit of my other cat Maggie.

Sorry about that left turn there. Back to the commem's. My collection now includes 34 coins both raw and slabbed. The majority are slabbed but with a renewed sense of faith in the local guys raw coins who knows in the future.

For those that are curious here is a list of what I have collected since last March.

1905 Lewis and Clark

1918 Illinois

1920 Maine

1920 Pilgrim

1921 Pilgrim

1923 Monroe

1924 Huguenot-Walloon

1925 Lexington/Concord

1925 Stone Mountain

1926 Sesquicentennial

1934 Texas

1935 Arkansas

1936 Cleveland

1936 Long Island

1936 York County

1936 Deleware

1937 Roanoke

1946 Iowa

1946-1951 14 BTW's (need 4 to complete set)

1951-1954 2 Wash. Carver