What coins do you no longer have, but wish you still did?

And why don't you still have them?

For me it's all family heirloom coins:

• 1838 $5 Classic Head Quarter Eagle - stolen in robbery
• IHC collection in VF-AU, 86% complete - stolen in robbery
• 1877 MS Trade Dollar - sold on ebay for no good reason, just didn't think it suited my needs at the time
• 1892 Columbian Half - disappeared, no idea where

 

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that's a sad set of lost coins. i feel for you.

 

agreed

 

1986 $50 proof Eagle that I cashed out last month. Ah, timing.

 

9 Original, nice large cents ranging from VF to AU in grade.
65% complete IHC set, including a '77 in probably VG.
Bunch of SLQ's.
'32-S Washie in F.
A few Shield nickels.

and a bunch of other odds and ends all lost. Had 'em in a binder, put it away, stopped collecting for a decade, now the binder is nowhere to be found.

Other than that? Not much, I wish I had all the 40% silver I sold when silver was at $25 spot, hah.

 

Complete set of BU Franklins. Sold piece by piece on eBay. I made a killing.

 

I sold this Walker Short Set all in PCGS MS64 holders which were in custom PCGS display cases to a forum member here around a year ago and I think I sold them a little too cheap... sort of wish I just kept the set.

 

And it wasn't a very expensive coin, but I really liked this Columbian Half I sold a few years ago...

 

I once had a 1906 $2.50 gold piece that, looking back on it now, it could have been a presentation piece of some kind. I bought it in a cardboard velvet-lined presentation case. The problem was, while it didn't appear to have any marks, the E in LIBERTY was weak, and that was before the days of big differences in the prices of MS grades. So when I had the chance to sell it for a few dollars profit, I did. I just wonder what it would have graded today.

 

When I was younger, probably eight or so, my dad had a 6 gallon water jug full of all the coins he got at college, he said I could keep the money if I rolled them. I took all the foreign coins out, but looking back on it, I hate to think of all the silver I could have missed out on, I didn't know about the silver in pre-1964 coins back then.

 

It's a pity.

 

In short ALL OF THEM. Mostly about a dozen IHC in Pcgs 65rb that I sold about 15 years ago

 

All of my original collection from the 1950's (including some pricy items like $3 gold and complete sets of Lincoln cents and most others)... in order to finance my first marriage in 1969. The two biggest mistakes of my life.

 

I feel for you. I sold my 1957 Chevy Convertible for $10K to finance my marriage in 1982. Would have been worth $110K now. I think I'll keep the wife anyway.

 

Very pretty coin!

 

30 years of Proof sets ( 1956 to 1986 )
Washington Quarter set 1932 to 1964 (VF 32-S & VF 32-D)
Unc Roosevelt set (1946 to 1964 )
A lot of Walking Libertys, Franklins, Morgans, & Peace.

My 1st wife took them all to a Pawn Shop during our Divorce!

But I did get the Complete 1962 Topps Baseball Card set ( Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, etc) & I still have it locked in my Vault :thumb:

So I started over collecting, and I think I have done pretty darn good since then

 

i have just started collecting but when i was a kid i had a bag just filled with random coins that i though were unique that i cashed into a store just to get some candy i still wonder what could have been in that bag i know i had some mercurys and some barbers in there oh well you can't change the past

 

Back in the late 80's i sold my 42/41 merc, 1937 3 legged buffalo and my 1876 proof seated quarter. Needed to pay bills when the kids were young. I just replaced the 3 legged buffalo a few weeks ago and had a deal fall through last weekend that would have replaced the 42/41 merc. (still looking)