My latest acquisition that takes my collection off in yet another direction.

Most of you that know me and keep up with my journals know my love for signature sets, especially my ?Inspirational Ladies? set. At times, it must seem that I am a ?one? dimensional collector, yet the truth is my collecting interests are wide and varied.

The main reason I love collecting are all the interesting and beautiful designs found on coinage. This is the primary reason for my love of type -collecting, to have a sample of all the major US designs, denominations and mints.

With a love of coinage designs, I am naturally attracted to commemorative coins. If I can match a good commemorated event or person with a good design, I will usually buy the coin. This even if I do not have a slot for it in either my competitive sets or my signature sets.

This is the case with my latest acquisition. I love anything to do with aviation and flying so I recently acquired a French 10 Euro coin that commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Concorde. This coin that has yet to find a place in my collection, I bought for the simple reason that I love the design.

Now all the coins in my collection must fit into my collecting goals. With this in mind, I may be starting a signature set that has as its theme aviation and flying.

So many interests, so many coins, this is why this hobby never gets boring. Happy collecting to all of you and enjoy this picture of my latest purchase.

Gary