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<p>[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 25992302, member: 22377"]And we finish out with two more Morgans.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Morgan was a date that is less common for toners and it had a nice TrueView picture. As mentioned previously, I have on a few occasions become too cozy with the PCGS photo and made myself believe a coin was better than it truly was. The better date part tends to get me sometimes as well. I do like to pick up toned examples of dates that I don't have but I have to be wiser to not compromise on the eye appeal. Luckily this coin was part of a group I was able to sell at a show for breakeven on the total deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1653179[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1653180[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one was a show purchase that like the earlier example seemed better at the show. After falling for the show lights twice, I think I have now learned my lesson-no more optimistic show buys in 2025. To be fair though, I did have several nice buys at the same shows, so it was not all bad and I just have to continue to be better at what I pick. This coin was bundled with a nicer coin and I came out a bit ahead on the package deal (due to the other coin but the buyer did end up liking both coins). </p><p><br /></p><p> [ATTACH=full]1653181[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1653182[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ddddd, post: 25992302, member: 22377"]And we finish out with two more Morgans. This Morgan was a date that is less common for toners and it had a nice TrueView picture. As mentioned previously, I have on a few occasions become too cozy with the PCGS photo and made myself believe a coin was better than it truly was. The better date part tends to get me sometimes as well. I do like to pick up toned examples of dates that I don't have but I have to be wiser to not compromise on the eye appeal. Luckily this coin was part of a group I was able to sell at a show for breakeven on the total deal. [ATTACH=full]1653179[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1653180[/ATTACH] This one was a show purchase that like the earlier example seemed better at the show. After falling for the show lights twice, I think I have now learned my lesson-no more optimistic show buys in 2025. To be fair though, I did have several nice buys at the same shows, so it was not all bad and I just have to continue to be better at what I pick. This coin was bundled with a nicer coin and I came out a bit ahead on the package deal (due to the other coin but the buyer did end up liking both coins). [ATTACH=full]1653181[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1653182[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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