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<p>[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 5142006, member: 109923"]Yes I know the feeling. And wondering if I'll regret not going that bit further, or if I'll regret it if I do! For some reason, I never have any idea which it's going to be until afterwards - I've regretted not getting coins for double what I'd expected, and regretted getting others for less than I thought!</p><p><br /></p><p>Like several other people on here, I've been looking for a good Hadrian Britannia. But they can cost $5000 or so, which is someway off for me at the moment(!). So I thought I'd go for a cheap one to last me the next few years (or 20). They can be $150 or so - well within budget.</p><p><br /></p><p>I saw this one on CNG a couple of weeks ago - not great, but pretty good. The estimate was $150, so I thought I would go in prepared for $300 or so (knowing CNG estimates!).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.coinarchives.com/a8b793f03909f019050bddec72208cf3/img/cng/e/480/image00599.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I was doing well, despite being on my phone (I had to pick my son up from school at the same time), until the last few seconds. It raced up another $200 faster than my screen would refresh and hammered for $475 - more than 3 times the estimate. (Curse you CNG and your estimates!).</p><p><br /></p><p>Too much for a placeholder. Instead, I lowered my sights a little further and got this for less than half the price:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1206697[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Hadrian, bronze as, 119, Rome. 10g. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG. PONT MAX T R POT COS III, Britannia seated, holding sceptre, large shield to right (RIC 577b).</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 5142006, member: 109923"]Yes I know the feeling. And wondering if I'll regret not going that bit further, or if I'll regret it if I do! For some reason, I never have any idea which it's going to be until afterwards - I've regretted not getting coins for double what I'd expected, and regretted getting others for less than I thought! Like several other people on here, I've been looking for a good Hadrian Britannia. But they can cost $5000 or so, which is someway off for me at the moment(!). So I thought I'd go for a cheap one to last me the next few years (or 20). They can be $150 or so - well within budget. I saw this one on CNG a couple of weeks ago - not great, but pretty good. The estimate was $150, so I thought I would go in prepared for $300 or so (knowing CNG estimates!). [IMG]https://www.coinarchives.com/a8b793f03909f019050bddec72208cf3/img/cng/e/480/image00599.jpg[/IMG] I was doing well, despite being on my phone (I had to pick my son up from school at the same time), until the last few seconds. It raced up another $200 faster than my screen would refresh and hammered for $475 - more than 3 times the estimate. (Curse you CNG and your estimates!). Too much for a placeholder. Instead, I lowered my sights a little further and got this for less than half the price: [ATTACH=full]1206697[/ATTACH] [B]Hadrian, bronze as, 119, Rome. 10g. IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG. PONT MAX T R POT COS III, Britannia seated, holding sceptre, large shield to right (RIC 577b).[/B][/QUOTE]
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