GTPP: (guess the purchase price) Toned GSA $

270-290

 

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$185

 

236.66

 

$200. The toning doesn't take it out of the MS60-62 range, at best.

 

Also, the 3-4 members who were in the running for this coin, atleast you know a valuable member ended up with it, and, if you play your cards right with Jet Lee, you may have a 2nd shot at it. I REALLY wanted said 85o so, $$$ offers werent as enticing, IF that makes sense. Now if @Cascade wouldve flashed one of his Toned NGC Multi-holders................

 

I did that once. The dealer looked at it, realized his mistake, and marked up the price right in front of me and would not let me buy it.

 

A cherry pick turned cherry pit. I hate it when that happens.

 

Those are the risks. But in my eye's, it gives the dealer one last shot at realizing what they have. If then they still don't know, well my conscience is clean. I'd say 95 times out of a 100 they still won't catch it. I can live with those odds.

I had a dealer recently catch a 1941-S Large S Mercury Dime that he had not attributed. His coins were not priced so he reviewed everything. He then quoted me $50.00 on it, which of course I passed on. Incidentally this was the same transaction that I picked up the 1964 toned dime and 1964-D die break Washington Quarter from the Post Your Under $50.00 purchases. I also bought a 1953 proof set with cameo Franklin Half for $175.00 which I just sold for $350.00. So not all was lost on the '41-S dime being caught.

 

Yep, theres an art to it. If its an obvious mint error or variety, then probably best to just pay asking price. Some dealers will give the coin another once over before saying yay or nay to your offer. For example, if you find a '12S V nickel or a 42/1 dime for $5 just pay it, at that point you want the dealer to just look at the price tag, NOT the coin itself!!!!

 

This is exactly right. At the time of my 1919 Dime cherrypick, it was a brand new discovery. After finding one among 9 that I looked at, I thought it was a relatively common pick and knew that the dealer would have no idea about it. Flash forward to now, had I come across one, I'd just tell the dealer "I'll take it" with out a mention of trying to negotiate on it. The circumstances dictate the actions you take.

But on the flip side, if you are willing to pay the marked price without trying to negotiate, may also entice the dealer to re-examine the coin to see if he missed something or not. Being too eager to buy the coin can be a big tell. It's all in the art of the deal. Having a good poker face helps tremendously.

 

What I would have done is to group it with a few other coins and buy the lot. The dealer would not question it then.