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For me, it's that 1859S dollar for $275, or the 1846C half eagle I stupidly sold. Sigh. Still regretted after all these years. That guy in Raleigh really wanted it. But for sheer stupidity losing an 1856S half eagle was the worst. If you carry pocket coins make SURE the pockets don't have holes in them. My only consolation was that someone else had a happy day. ebay misses don't bother me as much as shills that bid up to a dollar under my maximum. I always bid a maximum right at the start, and very rarely chase something at the end. If I lose, I'm often the second highest bidder and I feel good that I've set the market and helped the seller. ebay needs more good sellers IMO. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Although it is not a U. S. coin, I passed on a perfect PCGS-graded AU58 1946-C Newfoundland five cent silver piece (mintage 2,500) that was being sold on ebay as a BIN for about a third of what they go for nowadays. To this day I have not seen one as nice as that coin.... |
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For me the "one that got away" would have to to be this 1883 proof dime. I wanted it so bad, but in the end it went for almost 3 times guide book at auction. Just too rich for me, but oh boy did I want it for my dime set. http://coins.ha.com/itm/proof-seate...Lot=1x=0&y=0 |
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I guess I haven't been in the hobby long enough to have had a coin that "got away". I have, however, watched amazing coins sell on Heritage, and wished I had the funds to buy them, but alas...  Edited by Rollsearcher37
11/05/2015 8:37 pm
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The owner's entertaining offers Tbone....I bet it's yours for $4512....
It IS a really nice coin.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Ha ha, yeah probably could get it for $4512. Fair market value is around $1400. Even if I planned to keep the coin for the rest of my life I just can't see myself spending more than 3x market value on it.
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11/05/2015 9:45 pm
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For me it's the coins, not the coin. One lot from a couple years ago stands out to me and I still get a bit sad when I think about it :P I threw out a bid sight barely seen on an advertised "lot of 3 cent nickels", 9 coins total, that was part of a cheap online estate auction. Once the bidding actually started live, the auctioneer had posted a blurry photo and it was hard to see dates. The coins were described as being VF-XF and mostly problem free, and the blurry internet pictures seemed to back that up. Seller did not provide a date list so I threw up a $99 bid as my max (figuring all 1865/1866/1867/1881 as usual) and the lot hammered around $107 to a buyer who I knew liked to hang out online with the same estate sale auctioneer. Rest of the sale was proof sets, State Quarter sets, a few rolls of Wheat cents, some Morgans that looked pretty rough, and about 35 bucks face in circulated silver washingtons/franklins/walkers/etc. Found out the dates later: 1880 x 1, 1879 x 1, 1865 x 3, 1866 x2, 1881, and...1885. I later communicated with the buyer via e-mail just to see how things worked out, once I had his permission. He had sent the 1885 and its buddies to ANACS where it came back AU53. The 1880 came back VF25, the 1879 VF30 details cleaned/corroded, the 1865's went 30-45-45, the 1866 45, and the 1881 XF45 details scratched obverse. I wrote these down in my notebook and now it serves a reminder to always ask questions and not make assumptions when dealing with lots. If you collect or know much about 3c nickels you'll understand why I was somewhere between depressed and angry at the same time -- start thinking about those dates and their values in those conditions... Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse
11/05/2015 10:31 pm
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For me the "one that got away" would have to to be this 1883 proof dime.
I wanted it so bad, but in the end it went for almost 3 times guide book at auction. Just too rich for me, but oh boy did I want it for my dime set. I see what you mean. That one is special.  |
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The one that got away for me was when in the 2007 Coins Magazine catalog, you could get $20 gold pieces for right around $600-700... As that would have been more of an investment purchase, however.. |
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Bump! Just had to share this! 1958 PCGS PF-64 RB, AWESOME toning and I would have loved to have it. Was max bidder with 2 seconds left at $15 when someone sniped me. The coin sold for $20    |
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Bump! Just had to share this! Ouch.  When people asked which Wheat you were the Child of you would have said "This."  |
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I can remember silver @ $5.00/ dollar bulk silver coins. Or was that $5.00/ounce? I wonder if we can go there again and buy a pile of it to retire in 20 years or so.
Should have bought a bunch of it then.
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I haven't had a lot of these but recently bid on an 1907 $5 woodchuck graded VF 20. My max bid was $85 if I recall and it sold for $86 after last 10 seconds furry. I definitely regret not increasing my max bid for that auction.
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I had an opportunity to have a type two 1913 s Buffalo nickel in xf for free. But I opted for some other Silver coins for helping a elderly neighbor. |
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