Does anyone else vividly recall a coin they regret not purchasing? Mine was a 1920-D Lincoln in MS-64RB I could have picked up a couple years back at my favorite dealer's shop. It had a beautiful strike and some color. I haven't seen anything since near the quality or price.
yup, a monster toned, all natuaral of course, 1884-o morgan, ms-64+ in stunning reds, blues, and greens, my dealer would have let it go to me for under $40, I passed, reconsidered, went back two days later to get it and had missed it by about an hour, DOH!
no if i started doing that then my life would be one of millions of missed opportunities thank god with limited resources missing one just allows me to concentrate on the other, now if a 1933 double eagle came for about $50 i would consider that
I think the biggest missed opportunity in the last couple years, would be any semi key or key Lincoln.
Can I painfully kill you with some wish Russian coins that I could have dream getting and all these happened just about 4 years ago??? A 1839 1.5 ruble for 3000USD UNC (YES), currently hitting over 20000USD (what the???) A proof 1834 5 ruble for 2000USD, most likely over 10000USD in today market A F+ platinum 3 ruble coin for 250-300usd, now those are easily over 800+ or even more. A proof 1896 Coronation ruble for 500usd. Yea right, everything sounds ridicious in today's prices. Go figures
I didn't buy a beautiful 1592 Taler of Brandenberg for $250, and seeing how rare the type is, I'm probably not going to beable to lay my hands on one for the next couple of years....and probably even then not at the same price.
1909S Lincoln Cent. I THOUGHT I had something good, but was BRAND new and had no reference books. My shady dealer talked me into selling him 1903S Morgan for like $12. Bad shape but F-VF. Didn't care a whole lot about Morgans at the time. :headbang::desk::headbang::desk::headbang:
I think the coins I missed out on lately that I'm really kicking myself about would have to be the 3 piece ASE anniversary set. Mostly from a resale standpoint. If I had bought a few sets of them, I could have sold them and been able to add some more morgans to my collection.:desk:
yes, i was in a coin shop and noticed a large size bust quarter in fine. while i was looking at it ,someone else saw it also and wanted it. we couldnt decide who should be able to purchase it, so trying to be a gentleman, i offered to flip a coin,(not the quarter) winner gets it ,needless to say i lost and had to settle for one in good. also,many times on ebay looking for a draped bust dime the bidding war started with 30 seconds left in auction and my lack of typing skills prevented me from winning a long sort after dime type. still trying.
Eh.. kind of. I was at the self-checkout line at A&P and the machine does not take two dollar bills (apparently), so I asked the girl at the self-checkout kiosk for change. Both singles were star notes. I decided to just put in a twenty, and my change included four sequential 2006 $1 bills. Both stars and 2006's were in perfect condition. I kicked myself on the way home for not asking for more change...
Yup, in 1978 my Grandmother was having a yard sale, when the sale ended we were rolling coins, I started with the cents and looked at a 1955 DD and thought this was neat and rolled it, to the bank it went. I was only 12 at the time and only new coins as money.:headbang::headbang:
Yup, a 1924 Buffalo Nickel with a pretty good grade. It was in the leftover bin, and im still wondering why I didnt buy that coin! Dang!
A few years ago I had a chance to buy an 1895-S Double Eagle, NGC graded MS-62, at almost melt value when gold was at about $450 an ounce. It was listed on eBay. The seller had perfect feedback, but I assumed there was some catch to the auction. This was a coin that should have sold for well over $700. The BIN price was $450. I read the terms of the sale twice before deciding to buy it. Someone else nabbed it while I was reading.:goof:
