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Message:: [QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2467906, member: 76194"]I can't believe it...it seems like a dream, but I actually won a lot on CNG Auctions. It only took me 3 months and bidding on two dozen lots, but I finally did it. The problem is that CNG is just too popular, and someone is always willing to pay more, even if it is twice what you can purchase the coin for somewhere else. But anyway, the point is that I finally won something: [ATTACH=full]518457[/ATTACH]378, Lot: 425. Estimate $100. L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi. 90 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.81 g, 3h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; XII to left / Horseman galloping right, holding palm branch and reins; XIIII above, ROMA monogram below. Crawford 340/1; Sydenham 661; Calpurnia 12. VF, toned, a couple of light scratches on the obverse. From Group SGF. Current Status378, Lot: 425. Closing Date And Time: Jul 13, 2016 at 12:21:40 p.m. ET.Current Date And Time: Jul 13, 2016 at 12:55:58 p.m. ET.Currently: $110. High Bidder Sallent. Bidders (4). Yes, I probably overpaid in comparison to if I had gone to a coin show, but honestly, I've seen these going on vcoins in similar condition for around $160-$200, and I've been outbid as high as $140 on one of these in the past on CNG. Bottom line is that I really wanted one and I wasn't willing to wait for the FUN show in January to get one. I think what finally did it is the two scratches on the obverse by the face on the coin. It probably kept the "always overpay" crowd at bay, allowing me to win it at my maximum bid. She is far from perfect, but I like the portrait and the control marks on both sides.[/QUOTE]

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