2015 New Year Goals

I would love to see a Canadian equivalent... someday...

Thanks. :-)

1)Finish my Canadian Dollar 1935 - 1986 album: just missing the '47 maple leaf and 1948. I have the Armpriors and major varieties.
2)Pick away at the 1937 - 1952 50 cent piece collection but not in a hurry to complete this year.

For me it will be:

1. Complete my ASE Collection. I need 4 more including the 2015
2. Complete my circulated JFK Half Collection.. still need to fill 9 holes
3. Once complete with those coins, I may try and start a Dansco Album for Franklin Halfs in circulated condition.

I've decided that, as a kind of challenge, I'll try to get as much of a historic Russian low-denomination* type set as I can on a reasonably small budget (I'm not yet sure what would the restrictions be though, or if I'll even formulate them - I'd say $2**, but for many of the types even $1 is way too much, while a less common type could well be a bargain even at $3).
It's kind of an expansion of my old kopek type set, and the kopeks would still be the main focus (so yes, I'd have two of them now, or possibly more if a cheap upgrade comes up), but this time I want to have more variety.

Chances are, I won't get enough opportunity (i.e. coin shop visits) to really advance in any significant way. But whatever.

...Somewhat more seriously, I really want to properly graduate from (the bachelor's degree part of) my university.


*) I wanted to say "base-metal", but that would include cupronickel commemoratives, and wouldn't include wire money; and of course I'm entirely aware that there are dozens of expensive types, which I obviously wouldn't be getting
**) I'm using current exchange rates here, obviously - in practice, of course, I'd probably think of it in terms of rubles, which might well be a very different dollar amount later in the year

1. Continued good health for my family.

2. Buy as many coins as possible without being sent to debtors prison

Start and Complete several Date sets of Mercury dimes, and one date and MM set.
Start and Complete MS64 Franklin half date/MM
Stack 10,000 Mercury dimes, either in albums (for grading practice) or coin tubes, sorted by date/MM and potentially grade as well.
Start a Type set of pre 1933 gold
Acquire at least one Barber dime and one Seated dime.
Obtain a NT coin, so I can see with my eyes when looking at all my AT dimes.
Continue to learn about numismatics and pay it forward.
Figure out how to take a !@$#!@# picture reliably well :)

Flirt with Sasanian coins and finish my new set. It is numismatic related but not coins or tokens. I want to put together a set of "The Kayak" numismatic journals.