I saw this thread on another coin board last week, and I thought it might be a fun one here (or depressing; take your pick). Have you ever sold a coin which really makes you kick yourself and ask yourself what you were thinking? A coin which you'd gladly return the money, plus another chunk of change, to get back regardless of market conditions? I'll start. I have three coins that fit into this category, but the one I most regret selling was an 1829 half dime which I had for many years. I bought it as a "choice BU" while I was in college (working 20-25 hours a week, living at home and having no life, I had a fair amount of money for coins) in an mid-1980s Bowers and Ruddy auction where it was "choice BU." Many years later I sent it to NGC and they slapped an MS-64 label to it. A couple years ago money was tight (before we sold a California house and moved to Texas), and I reluctantly sold her. Oh, how I wish I had her back... I have two others which qualify for "remorse," both also NGC-graded: an 1896 Liberty Nickel, MS-65, and an 1895-S Barber half, MS-61. But it's the old capped bust half dime which depresses me whenever I think of her.
It was a mercury dime. 1917-D in AU condition. I got a fair (at the time) price for it but I sure wish I still had it.
Wow that's a beautiful coin, I completely understand your remorse. Let me share my story. This is the first thing that came to mind when I saw the words "Sellers Remorse". Last year I had a token of some kind...I don't know exactly precisely where or when it was made, but it was VERY cool. It was about the size of a half dollar and had a calender of sorts on the reverse. The surface of the reverse spun around and markings on it (days and numerical dates)pointed to the 12 months which were on the rim. You'd adjust the reverse just so and voila, a calender for the month. I may have the hard info backwards here but you get the idea. Anyway this was just a cool little gadget/token/coin/thingie. I had never seen anything like it in all my years. It came in a pile of stuff so I didn't really have any money in it. I don't think it was very valuable...just an interesting little trinket. One day upon returning from a coin show one of my workers informed me that he'd sold it to a customer....for $3. I was crushed. $3?!? I guess it's my fault for leaving it in one of the display cabinets...but I sure miss it and know that I probably will never see another one. Nick
Well I have a major goof. Last December, we were lucky enough to purchase an 1850 Gold $1 coin. Very nice original surfaces that had the slight proof like appearance. Quickly I threw the coin in a 2X2 ready to walk it over to the NGC table, when passing another dealer who asked to see the new buy. After passing through a handful of hands, an offer was made on the coin. Quickly realizing that a handsome profit could be made, I took the money and happily walked back to our table. Sound like a goof yet?????? This coin now resides in a PCGS holder PR-62 My tidy little profit could have been many times greater if I hadn't been greedy at that moment.
