Well a couple of fellow collectors told me I was reaching this mark.  They wanted to know what do you get. I said allot. I got the benefit of meeting new friends. I was able to share my knowledge of my coins with other collectors. They asked how did you  do it. I said that's easy I'm disabled and I have a large collection so I'm home with nothing to do. I received a wealth of information reading blogs and forums.        I put a set together that took five years with the help of others. When I wanted to give up they picked me up. I was rewarded simply by helping those who joined this institution of learning. The yns when you help them with there site with what's this coin. By setting them on there way to a lifetime of the joy of collecting coins. How many things did I get. I was able to go to shows. Not physically but through their blogs and messages. I felt I was there. And I became sick in May many friends would send a message asking how was I and don't worry you can beat this.       I learned respect for my fellow collectors. I learned character and honesty. I learned this and much more from a group of people I never met. Then disaster hit  me again and again and now I'm walking.  I get so many people telling me that's great. They made me feel whole as a person. That nothing in this life can beat you down unless you let it. They wouldn't let me. The people the organization of learning about coins got me through so much. When I was in the hospital I would look at my coins on my phone. There was no pain then. Use my motto Never Give Up.        The ANA gave me support a gentleman named Sam . Who use to have a cup of coffee with me in the morning. I can't say all the names of collectors  because I'm afraid of leaving one out and that's not fair. I had my wife drop off my magazines at the library I learned this from another friend.. They were pleased to get them. Yes I learned to give. The mission here I believe is to educate people on the benefit of collecting coins. That cost money. I learned to give so yns could.go to the summer seminar. The yns auction. Coins for the class rooms that's what the ANA did for me. You see you think I  didn't get anything when in fact you get to learn what I have written. So I did get something for.reaching the 100,000 mark. In my misery and pain I learned to live again. All for.a couple of bucks. So I thank all of you for helping me reach this mark..And learning about why I love coins. I would also like to thank  all of those who run the ANA.  You see I did get allot. Thanks all. Mike         

Hi everyone. Well I read the blog by Sun yesterday about the medals of Nixon. Now medals are very underrated. Simply because there is no value to them there not legal tender. But based on the person creating the medal that's not true.Now I saw some medals on the Heritage Auction Site some had a reserve of five hundred dollars simply because the person was famous.. I like medals of Cathedrals and Basilicas.      The Medal of The Basilica  da Estrela  or the Royal Basilica and convent of the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Is located in Lisbon Portugal. It's a minor Basilica and Carmelite convent of Lisbon.  It was ordered built by Queen Maria.Shortly after her wedding to her uncle.in 1760. Maria Princess of Brazil vowed before the Sacred Heart of Jesus to build a church. In 1779 when she took the thrown. Queen Maria ordered construction . It turned out to be one of the most beautiful church's in Europe at the time..         Now the medal is quite big it's 90 know and made of bronze. When I saw The Medal I looked the church up. If you look at the picture of the church and The tree it's exactly the one on the obverse of the medal. I could not find the maker of the medal . This happens sometimes. Even when it's made in 1979. Some one will make it and then they start making them and selling them. The picture of the inside of the church shows the absolute beauty of the church. They used these different types of marble       It gets many visitors every year. It also has the largest Nativity Scene of five hundred figures. . Now it's not the biggest in Europe but the many pictures I saw  it the interior makes it one of the most beautiful. Now shopping on EBay it caught my eye. When I saw the price that also caught my eye. So we say buy What we like. I couldn't get the dark red color that the Medal is made of. The reverse has the image of Queen Maria.. Again I learned something in the reserch. The fact that the Queen had a vision of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I do not know if the Catholic Church verified this. But many just believe. . I hope you enjoyed the Little Basilica  as I call it. Sure it's underrated but I like it and that's all I care about. I wish I could get the original color. Thanks.

Hi everyone. All five of you. I have been going over the blogs that have been written. I counted the amount of comments left. I was shocked. Now this site is to share our knowledge on the coins ,token,and medals, of other collectors. The blogs were on a token, the mint various coins a nice mixture of blogs on different subjects.       Now the people who write these do extensive research on such things as mintage, who made them when we're they made pictures that are an important part of  a blog.  I can understand the pre holiday season the holiday season. But we're into the 15 of January. Blogs have been written. No answers. I guess we have learned everything we need to know. I know people work kids are in school but that never stopped them before.       At least leave a comment when one is written if one is written. The programs at the mint three comments. Really. If I sound I'm upset it's because I am a little. There was always blogs. People making friends. If this keeps up I'm afraid of what the ANA will do. When i write a blog  it's about a coin or token I own. Or about the mint and situations like this. The few people writing them what's there incentive to write them if no one's going to read them.             We can sit and stare at the same screen we had a week ago. Not even a thanks for writing I picked something up today. Or thanks for taking the time. Can someone please tell me what's going on?. Saturday and Sunday have been slow. But by Friday it's like the week end. Maybe three or four. I have been collecting now for twenty seven years. I'm still learning. I try to get something out of every blog.  The day you think you know everything try stamps.   The reason I write so many is I'm disabled. I have nothing but time . So I write . I say try one a.week. If two that's great. But let's get back on track. It should be an interesting year. Write about it. If you disagree with this blog comment on it. Tell me I'm wrong. This is what causes discussion. Believe me I have been wrong before I only hope I'm wrong now.. Thanks and let's write. I get my ink for the printer today so I will be writing again.  Have a great day let's make this a great site.  Mike.

Who Was Cardinal Thomas Worsley? Well he was a very educated man. He received his degree at Oxford in 1530 at the age of 15.. Now this is not a repost. It's been a while I think it fell off. And we have new members. This is a Conder Token of the Cardinal. Some of you have heard about him in the T.V. series The Tudors . First don't believe everything you see in the movies.  Remember that.           He was Archbishop of York, and Chancellor of England to King Henry the VIII. One of my favorites. Not really. Worsley held many titles. He built many beautiful homes and castles. He was born in Ipswich in 1473.. His claim to fame was the Chancellor simply because he had the ear of Henry and he basically ruled England. King Henry and Worsley were the best of friends. Did he take a few pounds for himself.? What Chancellor didn't but one. Saint Thomas Moore. Also best of friends with the King. For that he had his head cut off. Not really he would not join the Church of England. King Henry's church.     He had many riches land many homes. Now I said don't believe what you see in the movies or T.V. shows. In the Tudors King Henry turns against Worsley. Has him out in the tower of London and commits suicide. Far from the truth. Yes he was arrested  because he did not get the divorce for his King. The Pope turned him down. Worsley argued that if the Pope granted this England would remain Catholic.. The Pope has grandfather them before. On his journey to hear his charges he came down with dysentery and passed on in Leicester at the age of 57.        The British are known for their record keeping. He was surrounded by his supporters at his death and spoke his final words"I see the matter against me how it is framed.But if I had served God so diligently as I have the King maybe he would not have given me the gray hairs". Then he passed. He was accused of everything but never convicted of anything.  The King cried at the news of his death..          He was born in Ipswich the same town as Conder the man who started cataloguing these wonderful tokens. So in this day and age instead of making movies of non fiction than fiction they distort history.. Now the light was working when I received it and you can see we have one now without the lamp.I wanted you to see the token as it is today red brown and still looks like the raw token. And in the light you can see the great detail. As a matter of fact Conder had a statue of him made. The reverse shows Worsly's gate at Ipswich. The gate was built in his memory and to protect the city.     Now I haven't done a blog on Conder tokens for a long time. Once in a while I will post a blog on some you may like. Thanks.Mike        

Hi everyone. Well I have been thinking about how I got my start in this wonderful hobby. Yes It was not the way I wanted but I dozed off and had a dream on how I would of collected coins. I would be young. And the cents would of caught my eye. Actually this is not a dream. I wish  i stated early. About seventeen or so. I had just landed my job that would take me places I never dreamed I would go. The salary was good. Great. When I moved up fast. I had no idea about coins. Now young i would of been exposed to this great hobby. I wish as my salary grew so would my collection. I am envious of the yn's. They have there whole life in front of them. Oh to turn back the clock. I would read and at the age of twenty I would of absorbed what I needed to succeed in this hobby.          When I think of the accident was that good or bad. Good i got into the hobby but way to late. My salary was gone limited me to what I could buy.. Raise a family and collect paying the bills. Delay my dementia at home for a while. But I was in I jumped in. I was going to do this. How many of you wish you started at a young age? Let's say seventeen what you do?. I had to be careful . One bounced check my wife would of bounced me. Budget. That was the key to a wonderful set a collection i could be proud of.. What to collect. My neurosurgeons  said start in the beginning. Cents . So i did. But i was still frustrated I couldn't buy this coin or that coin. My first as I said was a commen Antitium. I cherish that coin.       To start young have my job that's the way. But no one told me. I didn't know any collectors so i didn't miss it. I miss that early start so much.to have a fifteen year start from my accident. If I still had my job my salary my health. Wow what i could of done. But in spite of all that i succeeded. I have a wonderful collection. Wonderful coins.  I only bought what I liked not what  every one else did. I was lucky with  many sets . Completed many. Some slabed some in Dansco books.      But i still missed out on the early coins. Many gone now  or to expensive. To be young to know about this thing called coin collecting.. Don't let it happen to others. Spread the word that there is this wonderful hobby loaded with history and joy. Yes joy. Every parent wants  to see there children succeed. Leave them something when your gone. I have done that. Yes I'm beat up in so many ways. But I didn't let it stop me. Why?. Because no matter when you start no matter when it is. It's about the family and the kids. We enjoy now what we have accomplished and get to have our family and kids enjoy it. Every coin I get and I have two beautiful tokens coming i explain It to them . The history the die sinker. Why he or she made it. To sum up. It doesn't matter when you find out about this wonderful hobby . Just as long as you find out about it. That's what it comes down to. Spread the word to your friends the kids in school the people at work . They will thank you.  And i would like to say thank you. I made it to this great hobby. Mike