Since my collection is almost what I would consider to be complete, I decided to go all in and make the big purchases when they came up recently. In the past month I've acquired both a complete swan family and the coin bank from Joey!
While I'm ecstatic about the swans, I am completely over the moon about the coin bank!!!
I always knew I would add the swans eventually. They come around from time to time; it was just a matter of which time I would have the money. But the coin bank...that I've only seen come up a couple times, and only when other collectors have been downsizing their collections and sell it within the community. It's my favorite merchandise item and I was really starting to doubt whether I would ever own one. So so happy to say that I do!
PS - Joey, I hope you don't mind me using your photos. I don't have my lights set up and couldn't wait to share.