Today is my little one's birthday. At the time I bought a bunch of 2022-dated coins in celebration. Here he is holding one of them when he was just a few days old.

A blast from the past. This was my numismatic photography website that I put together in 2005. Most of the pieces in it were shot for a collector in Athens, Greece during a year I spent in Europe (mostly Germany). I was planning to make a career in London, England in early ‘05, and managed to have an interview at Spink for coin photography. They didn’t end up hiring me, but soon after I sent a link to my website to PCGS. And the rest is history…

Purchased a Conder token. I don't have very many, but I enjoy them. There's a lot of types to choose from, and it gives you a nice view into 18th century Britain.

These photograph quite well. A bit easier than shooting a Merc dime, and a lot easier than shooting a Roosevelt dime (especially a modern one).

A toner for the type album.

Happy Victoria Day to all my friends and family up in Canada

New purchase! I've started my 1908 Canadian specimen set, the first coins struck at the Royal Canadian Mint. They can be very darkly toned, so finding a nice one can be a challenge. This one is dark, but the obverse comes alive in a bit of light. In an old green PCGS holder, graded SP 64. There's only one graded higher in 64+. These matte specimens are always conservatively graded by the TPGs.

It’s #TonerTuesday again! Yesterday I had 3 Canadian Centennial pieces arrive. The simple Canada goose, wolf and bobcat designs were made by artist Alex Colville. PCGS grades these as proofs, but the consensus in Canadian numismatics is that these are specimens.

Some NEWPS that arrived the other day for my Dansco Canada Type album.

A new addition to my Dansco Canada Type Album. I love a good circulated piece.

It's #TonerTuesday! Last week I acquired an old Dansco Canada Type album. I'm looking forward to filing it up, mainly with ICCS graded material. The album did come with a few coins, most I'll replace according to my taste. But, this centennial 10 cent piece that came with the album is definitely a keeper.

I posted the closes-ups a few weeks ago, but I've finally gotten my grandfather's WWII medals mounted. They'll go up in my office along with one of his photographs from 1952, and another portrait of him from the war.

I picked up this cheap token off of eBay for $15. I really love it. I love the depiction of the Art Deco LA City Hall, and I love the artifact of a bygone era of LA public transit. But I especially love that I saw these Streamline rail cars at the Southern California Railway Museum this past June with my kid. We even rode in one. As I like say to people, a collection doesn't need to cost a lot. It just needs to mean something to you.

It’s #ThrowbackThursday! Here’s a screen capture from early in my career: my first website dedicated to my numismatic photography from 2005. The photos were of coins from my personal collection that I had picked up in my brief time living in Europe, and from a collection I had photographed in Greece. This website helped land me a job at PCGS.