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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3263692, member: 10461"]Here are some which left me in 2018, as memory serves. There may have been more.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first one (the Mint State Aethelred II Anglo-Saxon penny) brings the most seller's remorse. It was one of my top three favorites, but it went back to its previous owner, who missed it. <font size="3">(But I only parted with it because he's a close friend, and besides, I owed him money)</font>.</p><p><br /></p><p>That 1848 French pattern below carries some remorse, too, but like most of these, it helped me acquire something else.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1842-D USA half-eagle was the most valuable by a wide margin, but parting with it did not bring <i>too</i> much remorse, since it went to <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/i-just-bought-a-used-car-for-5-00-in-dahlonega-gold.319001/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/i-just-bought-a-used-car-for-5-00-in-dahlonega-gold.319001/">a good cause</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Netherlands/Gelderland goldgulden really irks me. I sent it off and PCGS "details" graded it. Tried it at NGC and they gave it "ineligible type" (as they also did the Brabant florin below). Then I swapped away the Gelderland piece (cracked out of the "problem" slab), and the new owner sent it <i>back </i>to PCGS and they not only straight graded it, but <i>up</i>graded it five points higher, <i>and</i> shot a better Trueview image of it! Grrr. Oh well. Live by the slab, die by the slab.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Gone, but not forgotten:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/f8VHRDZzzusywaN6Tv0l" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/f8VHRDZzzusywaN6Tv0l" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/mMp66Vm6SsqCfsBw6ISe_England-AR-penny-AethelredII-074500-coin-800x500.png?w=200&h=200" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/f8VHRDZzzusywaN6Tv0l" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/f8VHRDZzzusywaN6Tv0l" rel="nofollow">England (Anglo-Saxon): silver penny of Aethelred II (978-1016 AD), struck ca. 997-1003 AD</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/yPHqe15bNGgkcHUA7qbT" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/yPHqe15bNGgkcHUA7qbT" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/Njp4ZWzeSa29wCCgUAM7_Seljuq-dirham.jpg?w=200&h=200" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/yPHqe15bNGgkcHUA7qbT" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/yPHqe15bNGgkcHUA7qbT" rel="nofollow">Turkey (Seljuks of Rûm): silver dirham of Kaykhusraw II; lion & sun, AH 638 (1240-1241)</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/YtZrWveFNUHBx44tVqM3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/YtZrWveFNUHBx44tVqM3" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/ErkrzNrtRfOuDiaO7GEr_Neth-Gelderland-StJohn-goldgulden-072222-coin-800x500.png?w=200&h=200" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/YtZrWveFNUHBx44tVqM3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/YtZrWveFNUHBx44tVqM3" rel="nofollow">Netherlands (Gelderland): "St. John" goldgulden (florin) of Arnold van Egmond, ca. 1423-1472</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/VqZoYtrYxobuIHC13WMi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/VqZoYtrYxobuIHC13WMi" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/8pUN8e5FTsyWh0pLsG4y_Brabant-florin-1500s-045242-coin-V2.png?w=200&h=200" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/VqZoYtrYxobuIHC13WMi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/VqZoYtrYxobuIHC13WMi" rel="nofollow">Belgium (Brabant): gold Carolus d’or (florin) of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, ca. 1521-1545</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/gOGi8KgnvD6OHy6aZiAK" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/gOGi8KgnvD6OHy6aZiAK" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/bEj2GSbQRBaZSldtygpF_diamond_1650.jpg?w=200&h=200" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/gOGi8KgnvD6OHy6aZiAK" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/gOGi8KgnvD6OHy6aZiAK" rel="nofollow">German States (Nurnberg): silver 1/8 thaler klippe of Ferdinand III; Peace of Westphalia, 1650</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/ydvTrfHT3NQtcLXlLyXN" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/ydvTrfHT3NQtcLXlLyXN" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/scWSItSzR56Z2JW6lkqA_irish_1690.jpg?w=200&h=200" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/ydvTrfHT3NQtcLXlLyXN" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/ydvTrfHT3NQtcLXlLyXN" rel="nofollow">Ireland: brass "gunmoney" halfcrown, July, 1690; struck during the Williamite-Jacobite War</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/dxa8ZDsV6U0KcPYCc1JP" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/dxa8ZDsV6U0KcPYCc1JP" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/OQuXILt4QXOJ05jSBxa9_USA-5-1842D-230000-coin-800x500.jpg?w=200&h=200" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/dxa8ZDsV6U0KcPYCc1JP" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/dxa8ZDsV6U0KcPYCc1JP" rel="nofollow">United States: gold half-eagle (5 dollars); Liberty Head type, 1842-D small date, Dahlonega mint</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/YCE9eeN1BloeROPL7JV8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/YCE9eeN1BloeROPL7JV8" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/5ox81pjiRpGThXePYNd9_17-France-10cEssai-1848-032665-coin.jpg?w=200&h=200" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/YCE9eeN1BloeROPL7JV8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/YCE9eeN1BloeROPL7JV8" rel="nofollow">France: copper specimen striking of a 10-centime pattern (essai); Marianne and fasces, 1848</a></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/YCE9eeN1BloeROPL7JV8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/YCE9eeN1BloeROPL7JV8" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/2oj10mFehGia43HvlO2g" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/2oj10mFehGia43HvlO2g" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/7goMlaEeREirs70mLdr9_Guatemala-quarter-real-1898-007392-coin.png?w=200&h=200" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/2oj10mFehGia43HvlO2g" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/2oj10mFehGia43HvlO2g" rel="nofollow">Guatemala: silver quarter-real, 1898; volcanoes with sunburst</a></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/2oj10mFehGia43HvlO2g" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/2oj10mFehGia43HvlO2g" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/pkJLx9KsjUFptrufhsQs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/pkJLx9KsjUFptrufhsQs" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/9ztJSukUS9GISUvmj8tA_dime2001b.jpg?w=200&h=200" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/pkJLx9KsjUFptrufhsQs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/pkJLx9KsjUFptrufhsQs" rel="nofollow">United States: cupronickel dime, Roosevelt type, 2001-P, mint error (missing obverse clad layer)</a></p><p><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/pkJLx9KsjUFptrufhsQs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/pkJLx9KsjUFptrufhsQs" rel="nofollow"></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3263692, member: 10461"]Here are some which left me in 2018, as memory serves. There may have been more. The first one (the Mint State Aethelred II Anglo-Saxon penny) brings the most seller's remorse. It was one of my top three favorites, but it went back to its previous owner, who missed it. [SIZE=3](But I only parted with it because he's a close friend, and besides, I owed him money)[/SIZE]. That 1848 French pattern below carries some remorse, too, but like most of these, it helped me acquire something else. The 1842-D USA half-eagle was the most valuable by a wide margin, but parting with it did not bring [I]too[/I] much remorse, since it went to [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/i-just-bought-a-used-car-for-5-00-in-dahlonega-gold.319001/']a good cause[/URL]. The Netherlands/Gelderland goldgulden really irks me. I sent it off and PCGS "details" graded it. Tried it at NGC and they gave it "ineligible type" (as they also did the Brabant florin below). Then I swapped away the Gelderland piece (cracked out of the "problem" slab), and the new owner sent it [I]back [/I]to PCGS and they not only straight graded it, but [I]up[/I]graded it five points higher, [I]and[/I] shot a better Trueview image of it! Grrr. Oh well. Live by the slab, die by the slab. [B]Gone, but not forgotten:[/B] [URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/f8VHRDZzzusywaN6Tv0l'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/mMp66Vm6SsqCfsBw6ISe_England-AR-penny-AethelredII-074500-coin-800x500.png?w=200&h=200[/IMG] England (Anglo-Saxon): silver penny of Aethelred II (978-1016 AD), struck ca. 997-1003 AD[/URL] [URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/yPHqe15bNGgkcHUA7qbT'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/Njp4ZWzeSa29wCCgUAM7_Seljuq-dirham.jpg?w=200&h=200[/IMG] Turkey (Seljuks of Rûm): silver dirham of Kaykhusraw II; lion & sun, AH 638 (1240-1241)[/URL] [URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/YtZrWveFNUHBx44tVqM3'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/ErkrzNrtRfOuDiaO7GEr_Neth-Gelderland-StJohn-goldgulden-072222-coin-800x500.png?w=200&h=200[/IMG] Netherlands (Gelderland): "St. John" goldgulden (florin) of Arnold van Egmond, ca. 1423-1472[/URL] [URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/VqZoYtrYxobuIHC13WMi'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/8pUN8e5FTsyWh0pLsG4y_Brabant-florin-1500s-045242-coin-V2.png?w=200&h=200[/IMG] Belgium (Brabant): gold Carolus d’or (florin) of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, ca. 1521-1545[/URL] [URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/gOGi8KgnvD6OHy6aZiAK'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/bEj2GSbQRBaZSldtygpF_diamond_1650.jpg?w=200&h=200[/IMG] German States (Nurnberg): silver 1/8 thaler klippe of Ferdinand III; Peace of Westphalia, 1650[/URL] [URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/ydvTrfHT3NQtcLXlLyXN'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/scWSItSzR56Z2JW6lkqA_irish_1690.jpg?w=200&h=200[/IMG] Ireland: brass "gunmoney" halfcrown, July, 1690; struck during the Williamite-Jacobite War[/URL] [URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/dxa8ZDsV6U0KcPYCc1JP'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/OQuXILt4QXOJ05jSBxa9_USA-5-1842D-230000-coin-800x500.jpg?w=200&h=200[/IMG] United States: gold half-eagle (5 dollars); Liberty Head type, 1842-D small date, Dahlonega mint[/URL] [URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/YCE9eeN1BloeROPL7JV8'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/5ox81pjiRpGThXePYNd9_17-France-10cEssai-1848-032665-coin.jpg?w=200&h=200[/IMG] France: copper specimen striking of a 10-centime pattern (essai); Marianne and fasces, 1848 [/URL] [URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/2oj10mFehGia43HvlO2g'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/7goMlaEeREirs70mLdr9_Guatemala-quarter-real-1898-007392-coin.png?w=200&h=200[/IMG] Guatemala: silver quarter-real, 1898; volcanoes with sunburst [/URL] [URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/SL50Qie7LLIUhnykKUjI/pkJLx9KsjUFptrufhsQs'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/9ztJSukUS9GISUvmj8tA_dime2001b.jpg?w=200&h=200[/IMG] United States: cupronickel dime, Roosevelt type, 2001-P, mint error (missing obverse clad layer) [/URL][/QUOTE]
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