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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Two misses come to mind.
1. A 1941 Sarawak 1¢ piece back about 15 years ago. Probably less than $1000 at the time.
2. Within the last year or two a British 1941 Maundy set. Right around $200.
(1941 is my birth year.)
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 United States
189673 Posts |
Several years ago I passed on a US Twenty Cents coin and I regretted that decision. I eventually found another one I liked about three years ago. |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
1781 Posts |
Thanks for the post Force, because of it I bought a set last night thinking "no regrets,no regrets". Good deal (12.99) on 2004 (Canada Goose loonie) Specimen set. I have one now, so this one will get cracked and into 2x2's they go. Finally filling the 04 50 cent hole.  "We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa"
In memory of those members who left us too soon...
In memory of Tootallious March 31, 1964 - April 15, 2020
In memory of crazyb0 July 27 2020. RIP.
In memory of T-BOP Oct. 12, 1949 - Jan. 19, 2024
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Thinking back I really can't remember any missed opportunities with coins. Now with cars, yes. I really should have purchased a 57 Thunderbird a few years back for $22,000. Really in like new condition. For coins, I've always been lucky not to pass up great deals.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5837 Posts |
If I can turn back time?
Oh! That tune keeps ringing on top of my head!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1888 Posts |
Sometime in the early 1980's I went to a country auction but was late getting there. As I was walking up to the activity, looking for the registration desk, one of the handlers brought out a small group of coins that they had 'just found' in a drawer somewhere, and were not listed in the pre-sale ad. At that time my youthful interest in coins had been on hold for quite some time in favor of 'another' expen$ive collectibles hobby that was sucking up all my meager discretionary funds. The group of about five pieces was shown around, and after a quick look, I decided I should attempt to be the high bidder. Shortly I found myself the winner of three average Indian cents plus an 1857 Flying Eagle and an 1828 Half Cent. The latter two were in 100% 'mint state' condition. The knock-down price for the group: six bucks- ! Had I been two minutes later arriving, I would have missed those and someone would have owned them for $5. So what did I do with them? I promptly consigned them to a friend who was hosting local coin sales, in order to raise funds for that 'other' hobby. Those two gems brought over $600. And the 7070 album I am struggling to fill today, still needs upgrades for those two holes.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
5177 Posts |
In late 2010, when I was barely starting to collect semi-seriously, I was sent out to the Izmaylovo Vernisage with $100 in spending money (as part of a meet-up with a visiting member of an alternate history forum... long story).
I came back with a few random purchases (overpriced, in retrospect) and $90 in unspent money. No, seriously. I really should've bought a gold coin if nothing else - back then the prices were low enough to allow that (still don't have any gold in my collection; I came close to considering it a few times, but the cheapest gold I've seen in the last two years that wasn't a tiny NCLT piece cost $140, and that much money is still beyond my limit).
I also was unable to find the promised flea market area in the back (which ultimately became my favorite part of the Vernisage once I did find it). Had I found it, I would have probably expanded my collection very much just that one day.
Then in March 2011, I received a $350 prize for an essay contest, and decided to spend it all on coins. I found what felt like a nice antique store, spent a few weeks discussing my possible purchases in comments on a numismatic blog (!!), and, receiving ever higher values for the silver coins I intended to buy, took the plunge around April 27.
If I just waited another week, I would have received a more reasonable value, and probably would never have spent so much money at that darn antique store...
One specific missed coin that makes me sad: a worn Chad 100 francs was offered for $4 way back when I thought that was an awful lot of money to spend on one (modern base-metal) coin (2013 or so, I think). The seller said it should've been selling for much more, I kept insisting that $4 was an awful lot of money.
In retrospect, the seller was right, and when I did get a Chad 100 francs (even more worn than that one) it cost me $7.
One missed opportunity of another kind: one time about a year ago, when I was working on expanding my country count, I saw someone's huge coin album on the Vernisage and asked if they had anything cheap from exotic countries.
"Oh, right, sure", the dealer said, "I'm sure you don't have that one. Afars and Issas, large aluminium, one dollar, should be right... about... here... I swear it was still there in the morning..."
Apparently some other guy bought that (fairly scarce) coin earlier that same day. I still don't have anything from Afars and Issas (not even the supposedly more common larger denominations).
...There are probably other major missed opportunities that I don't recall specifically.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
I missed out on a really rare Roman bronze medallion recently. Roman coins are relatively very common, vs Roman medallions, which are extremely rare. I bid a price for the equivalent coin, when I knew that to get it, I would have to bid many multiples of what I actually did bid for it. I was amazed by the auction result: I was the highest underbidder by only a few dollars!  I will never get another lifetime opportunity like that ! Edited by sel_69l
01/08/2018 07:34 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1475 Posts |
Years 2001 to 2016 ...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1409 Posts |
I missed out on a SLQ lot on the bay in 2011 that had BOTH a 1919-D and a 1919-S in VG to F condition. The lot was for 40 coins, I got outbid by a buck, and refused to bid any higher than I already had. Looking back, I should have bid another $20 and I'd have STILL been ahead on just those 2 coins alone.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
There was a time...probably the most regrettable was a 1875 3CN PCGS AU58 that popped up on ebay with a BIN / Best Offer...I made an offer and it was sold before I got the reply back. It was a great looking coin and not one of the usual common dates. Oh well...next. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4870 Posts |
Well I can say patience is a virtue on the bay. Sooner or later what you are looking for at the right price will come along eventually.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
When I first started out, I had the opportunity to buy a proof Walker for less than $100. I passed because I didn't have enough money on me at the time.  |
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United States
189673 Posts |
Quote:
Years 2001 to 2016 ... I can say 2004 to 2008, but your run is worse. |
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United States
23522 Posts |
There is a ridiculously-doubled Canadian Large Cent of a year not known for it (no, I'm not revealing the date  ) which I've seen one example of. At the time, I chose not to spend money I really didn't have to spend on it. Had I known then that it was so scarce that it would be the only example I saw in 2017 - when multiple examples of those LC varieties considered "rarest" have surfaced in that same period - I'd have gone without dinner to have it.  There will be another, and I'll find it. |
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