Hello everyone,
2019 has been a great year for many people in the numismatic community; myself included. This is a list of my five most favorite coins that I have taken ownership of in this year. All of these coins are pictured in the thumbnail above. As the holiday season comes in and the 2010's come to a close, it is time to look back and see what we all have acquired over the past few years.

#5.              1730 Spanish S S 2 reales, XF details, holed; $20
This was one of my favorites because as a collector of Spanish reales and especially two reales it was super satisfying to own one with this amount of details. I sniped it off of an eBay auction for the price of around $20. Most of my reales up to this point were not very expensive and usually low-grade/almost slick. This example features a strong and well-centered strike. The fine details of the shield, denticles, Spanish cross, flowers, and lettering are clearly visible making for a beautiful and historically significant coin.

#4             1878-S US Trade Dollar,  G Details, holed; $65
Another holed addition to the collection, this is a coin that I have been meaning to get for a while but never saw myself acquiring in the short-term. At $65 I bought this silver dollar that now resides in my type set. It is low condition but I don't mind since it is what it is and frankly I am happy to have a trade dollar to call my own.

#3            1879-S Morgan dollar, PCGS Details, Scratched (DMPL); $60
Ok, ok, I know it's another details coin. A while back I wrote another blog explaining my love for details coins because of their affordability. Now this coin is a recently-slabbed PCGS Morgan dollar. The fields are mirrored very heavily and the devices frostier than a snowman with hypothermia. So what's the problem? Well as it turns out, Mrs. Liberty happens to have a scratch across her cheek. It is not a deep scratch but considering the contrast of devices and fields it unfortunately stands out very easily; enough to warrant a details grade.

#2           1805 Draped bust Quarter, B-4, F Details, Holed; $140
Taking the #2 spot on the list, my 1805 draped bust nd $20. Most of my reales up to this point were not very expensive and usually low-grade/almost slick. This example features a strong and well-centered strike. The fine details of the shield, denticles, Spanish cross, flowers, and lettering are clearly visible making for a beautiful and historically significant coin.

#1         2019-W Silver Eagle, PCGS PR70 DCAM, First day of issue, January FUN; $0.00
This coin is a PCGS-slabbed silver eagle in the highest condition possible on the Richter scale. It is also a first day of issue coin, which means that this may be one of the first 2019 silver eagles minted. I won this coin back in January 2019  from PCGS's  Instagram page when the FUN show in Florida was going on. Sadly I was not able to attend as FUN takes place on a school week, but I plan to stop by next year in 2020. Overall this was a stunning win, especially since many people entered and I didn't really expect to win. 

And lastly I want to thank the ANA and especially the numismatic community for such a great year. I met many good-hearted hobbyists and I am overall excited for what will come next in 2020!