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<p>[QUOTE="pprp, post: 5968070, member: 94602"]The sheikh bought high grade or rare coins irrespective of their provenance. The new sheikh has other criteria and provenance is one of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>CNG auctions became like a poker game, if you are not a calling station with endless money then you need skills and mainly lots of luck to get a coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>I got the coin below in the Triton esale part. It barely got any interest and sold just 2 steps above the starting price. While it has issues, it is quite rare. I am surprised that the description missed a critical element which was actually the key driving force of my interest. I am even more surprised that Mr Gasvoda who had one of the same dies in his collection didn't notice it either. Am I lucky or am I just a fool? I don't know anymore... In this craziness and with my ultra low success rate, whenever I manage to get something, I start to have second thoughts. I am happy for a few seconds and then it's gone. This hobby in the current context is not joyful any more for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1243943[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pprp, post: 5968070, member: 94602"]The sheikh bought high grade or rare coins irrespective of their provenance. The new sheikh has other criteria and provenance is one of them. CNG auctions became like a poker game, if you are not a calling station with endless money then you need skills and mainly lots of luck to get a coin. I got the coin below in the Triton esale part. It barely got any interest and sold just 2 steps above the starting price. While it has issues, it is quite rare. I am surprised that the description missed a critical element which was actually the key driving force of my interest. I am even more surprised that Mr Gasvoda who had one of the same dies in his collection didn't notice it either. Am I lucky or am I just a fool? I don't know anymore... In this craziness and with my ultra low success rate, whenever I manage to get something, I start to have second thoughts. I am happy for a few seconds and then it's gone. This hobby in the current context is not joyful any more for me. [ATTACH=full]1243943[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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