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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 6946471, member: 86498&quot;]I can say that I have not had &quot;winners curse&quot; very often. Normally I set a price that I am willing to pay and then execute. If I win great if not.... Okay move on the the next one. The closest I have ever come lately is with this gal</p><p>Metapontion Ar Nomos Yes my famous &quot;Calendar Girl&quot; Miss February in the CNG calendar for 2018 330-290 BC Obv Bust of Demeter facing three quarters to the right. Rv. Ear of barley Johnston Class C 2.2 HGC 1064 This coin illustrated 7.92 grms 21 mm Photo by W. Hansen [ATTACH=full]1273379[/ATTACH] I was at the auction in New York. This was my second time at a Triton auction and I was pretty excited to be there. As I had arrived late the previous day, Tuesday morning was a bit of a scramble to vie coins before the auction commenced. Luckily I had a big cup of cherry Coke. So after looking over coins I went up to the auction and waited to bid. This coin lot 317 came up. The auctioneer asked for bids my hand went up he acknowledged the bid and then ….. crickets.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie67" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> No other bids. I thought what the hell. Did I pay too much?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Is there something I do not know? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> For a while I have had those questions but it was more of a Was my research faulty? I have always loved the coin and am happy to have it in my little collection. A few weeks ago Valentinian sent me this the back cover of a 1995 Celator Looks like she is now a (Back) Cover girl as well<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1273383[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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