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<p>[QUOTE="red_spork, post: 3673184, member: 74282"]After seeing [USER=14873]@jamesicus[/USER] posting about his collecting goals I thought it would be interesting to see how everyone else is doing towards theirs. I've updated mine below.</p><ol> <li>Buy Good VF or better for common silver types where possible. <span style="color: #00b300">So far so good</span></li> <li>Add at least one more victoriatus rarity, symboled or uninscribed. <span style="color: #00b300">Done. I actually exceeded my goal a little by adding two new rarities and upgrading one existing coin.</span></li> <li>Buy at least 2 attractive fully-anonymous bronzes. <span style="color: #ff0000">This is somewhat subjective but I consider myself only halfway there so far. On track but not quite done yet.</span></li> <li>Add at least 5 relevant auction catalogues to my library. <span style="color: #00b300">Done. I've added Credit Suisse 5, NAC E, 9, 10 and H and Sternberg 5 and 32</span></li> <li>Finish reading History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators. <span style="color: #ff0000">Not done yet but it's in the queue.</span></li> <li>(Stretch goal) Buy at least one coin that I don't know exists today(December 30, 2018). <span style="color: #00b300">Done. This week I managed to buy a coin that helped satisfy this goal as well as #2. Hope to share it sometime in the next few weeks.</span></li> </ol><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">So how are you guys doing towards your goals now that we're another third of the way through the year since this post was last updated?</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="red_spork, post: 3673184, member: 74282"]After seeing [USER=14873]@jamesicus[/USER] posting about his collecting goals I thought it would be interesting to see how everyone else is doing towards theirs. I've updated mine below. [LIST=1] [*]Buy Good VF or better for common silver types where possible. [COLOR=#00b300]So far so good[/COLOR] [*]Add at least one more victoriatus rarity, symboled or uninscribed. [COLOR=#00b300]Done. I actually exceeded my goal a little by adding two new rarities and upgrading one existing coin.[/COLOR] [*]Buy at least 2 attractive fully-anonymous bronzes. [COLOR=#ff0000]This is somewhat subjective but I consider myself only halfway there so far. On track but not quite done yet.[/COLOR] [*]Add at least 5 relevant auction catalogues to my library. [COLOR=#00b300]Done. I've added Credit Suisse 5, NAC E, 9, 10 and H and Sternberg 5 and 32[/COLOR] [*]Finish reading History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators. [COLOR=#ff0000]Not done yet but it's in the queue.[/COLOR] [*](Stretch goal) Buy at least one coin that I don't know exists today(December 30, 2018). [COLOR=#00b300]Done. This week I managed to buy a coin that helped satisfy this goal as well as #2. Hope to share it sometime in the next few weeks.[/COLOR] [/LIST] [COLOR=#000000]So how are you guys doing towards your goals now that we're another third of the way through the year since this post was last updated?[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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