2004 - THE YEAR REVIEWED

TWODOGS

It was a pretty good one. Found a number of scarce VAMS.

ss350camaro

It was a very good year for me.

I joined the forums in March of this year. Got into a few 'discussions' and learned that i needed to temper my attitude. I hope that those who found me to be a "stupid newbie" might eventually accept my apologies, and allow me to keep learning from them.

I've learned a tremendous amout about Numismatics in the last 8 months. I have managed to gleen knowledge from the experts and further my humble collection in a good direction. Able to recognize the "scams" and "cons" out there much easier for which i'm truley grateful !! Thank You !!

I hope i've made a few friends on here, and can continue on into 2005 learning, and sometimes contributing when i can.

RYK

I bought a few coins, sold, a few coins, and traded a few coins.

I focused my collection, defocused it, and then refocused it.

Non-acquisition highlights for me included developing my website (with airplanenut's help), improving my photography skills, and making a lot of new coin friends.

MadMarty

Heck with the VAMs TD, how much gold did you find this year???

itsnotjustme

Good year for me too.

In the first half, I unloaded much of my non-slabbed coins, including bulk silver, Whitman folders, bag-o-wheat cents, some modern gold commems, and a few dozen slabs I realized I only owned to complete proof registry sets--not because I liked the coins.

Made multiple purchases for my type set.

TWODOGS

<< <i>Heck with the VAMs TD, how much gold did you find this year??? >>

Last Spring I found about a 1/4 ounce but didn't get out as much as I normally do. I've only been out detecting once this Fall and Winter, but...I'll be rich when the spot price of lead catches up with gold.

BowTieCoins

Made a living by searching cent rolls for a family of 7. So i can't complain.

LincolnCentMan

Man... you found a family of seven in some cent rolls.... You're GOOD!!!

David

WACoinGuy

It was a good year for me:

Attended my first major coin show (Portland ANA)

Realized a lifelong dream by buying not only a Dahlogena coin but also a Charlotte coin

Finished my Indian Quarter Eagle set

Finished my Liberty nickel set (well, I have all the coins -- I want a nicely matched MS-64 set and need to upgrade 4 coins to get there -- gives me something to look forward to in 2005)

morgannut2

A great year. I added a key date 1886O Morgan in Pcgs MS-62DMPL at a reasonable price. One of perhaps 12-14 known and thought I'd never find one within my budget. And added about 40 AU raw VAMs just for fun too.

Catch22

It's been a good year for me as well. I sold much of my coin collection in the Pittsburgh auctions. I still have a number of coins and will no doubt jump back into buying early next year. In the meantime, I've become consumed with collectible books and have started a nice library. For some strange reason, it's much easier for me to throw down 5 bills for a coin than it is to spend 5 bills on an 18th century book. As with all things, experience teaches us to recognize value and it is getting easier as I learn.

Baley

Been a fantastic year, made a lot of progress in my collection including several updates to the type set, learned quite a bit, made several good friends on here, and found out that one of my coins is kind of special



All in all, a very very good year. Here's to an even better 2005!