Should I post my pending newp here before I've even mailed the check on it?

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    I've got a what I consider to be very sweeeet ancient coming soon. (@Aethelred has had a sneak peek and approves.)

    I have committed to buy it, so it's on hold for me- I'm just waiting for funds to come in on another deal and then off goes my check to this seller, and it's mine.

    I'm bursting to share it, but maybe I should restrain myself until it's officially mine, huh?

    Ya think?

    Or we could do a guessing game to make it fun... :D
     
    lordmarcovan, May 11, 2017
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  3. Pishpash

    Pishpash Well-Known Member

    Post it :D
     
    Pishpash, May 11, 2017
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  4. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Wait :D
     
    TIF, May 11, 2017
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  5. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Dang, should've made a poll. LOL

    I'll wait, but y'all are welcome to guess, and if somebody gets close enough, maybe I'll tip my hand. ;)
     
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  6. Jwt708

    Jwt708 Well-Known Member

    Wait...you never know what might happen.
     
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  7. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Eid Mar

    ... am I warm?
     
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  8. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    I wish!

    Well, there IS that one I posted a while ago... ;)
     
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  9. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    Guessing game, but drop some hints.
     
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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    I have. :)
     
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  11. Aethelred

    Aethelred The Old Dead King

    Can I guess?
     
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  12. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    A styca or penny of Aethelred?

    Maybe not though since you said it was an ancient coin.
     
    TIF, May 11, 2017
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  13. Theodosius

    Theodosius Fine Style Seeker

    Roman empire...
     
    Theodosius, May 11, 2017
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  14. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    My vote is to wait. I have 6 coins coming (already paid), but I will wait until they are in hand before I post any of them.
     
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  15. Aethelred

    Aethelred The Old Dead King

    Is it one of the beautiful and exceptionally rare 2017-P Cents?
     
    Aethelred, May 11, 2017
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  16. Deacon Ray

    Deacon Ray Well-Known Member

    I used to post coins before I had them in hand until my delivery from Israel went missing last year. I posted them as my newly acquired coins last October but I have not received them yet. Tracking ends as soon as they entered the USA and then nothing. Sure, go ahead and post your coin. Chances are it won't get lost, stolen, or buried at Customs. ;)
     
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  17. David Atherton

    David Atherton Flavian Fanatic

    Never count the coins in your trays before they arrive. ;)
     
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  18. Aethelred

    Aethelred The Old Dead King

    I never post coins until I have them in hand.
     
    Aethelred, May 11, 2017
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  19. 4to2centBC

    4to2centBC Well-Known Member

    L. Cassius Longinus to commemorate the passing of the Lex Cassia tabellaria in 137 B.C. that introduced voting by ballot to the Roman Republic.

    or

    Roman denarius, 113 B.C. (Licinia 7). Issued by mint magistrate P. Nerva. Reverse shows three Roman citizens voting.

    That's my guess.
     
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  20. Dougmeister

    Dougmeister Well-Known Member

    Post a thread asking us what you should do!

    Oh wait, you already did that... ;-)
     
    Dougmeister, May 11, 2017
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  21. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    In 2016, I had three coins that did not come. One was lost in mail (not the first from this seller), one was switched for a coin I did not order by the dealer and one was sold to someone else by the dealer who had listed the coin on more than one site and failed to delete it from the others when it sold. I got refunds on the first and last but got stuck with the coin I didn't want because mailing it back to Spain would cost more than it was worth.

    If you bought a $10,000 coin for $1 and start blowing your horn before you have it in hand, you almost deserve for the seller to give in to temptation and 'lose' the coin. Most are honest and don't play 'games'. A few are not in the business for the long term and will do anything for a dollar more. Wait.
     
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