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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Silphium Addict, post: 7838738, member: 116882&quot;]I have made many bids in Leu auctions in the past and, like many others, have always gotten the coin at my maximum bid or slightly less. However, Leu often has coins I am very interested in so when I place a bid, I assume the maximum is what I will pay for the coin.</p><p>Here is a very rare coin in this last auction that I have never seen offered before and even had to look it up <i>BMC Cyrenaica</i> and Naville&#039;s <i>Les Monnaies d’Or de la Cyrenaique</i> to confirm it:</p><p><a href="https://www.sixbid.com/en/leu-numismatik/8693/greek/7278512/kyrenaica-kyrene-magas-as-ptolemaic" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sixbid.com/en/leu-numismatik/8693/greek/7278512/kyrenaica-kyrene-magas-as-ptolemaic" rel="nofollow">https://www.sixbid.com/en/leu-numismatik/8693/greek/7278512/kyrenaica-kyrene-magas-as-ptolemaic</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348078[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Lot 1465: KYRENAICA. Kyrene. <i>Magas,</i> circa 300-75 BC.</b></p><p>AV Hemiobol (6 mm, 0.43 g, 7 h)</p><p>O: ship prow to right.</p><p><i>R: </i>Silphium plant</p><p>BMC 224a; Naville 15</p><p>So, I knew it would go way over estimate and generate a lot if interest. While waiting for the &quot;live bidding&quot; window, I decided to &quot;test&quot; Leu&#039;s &quot;shilling software&quot; I made sure to have the highest prebid and just seconds before &quot;Live bidding&quot; window opened, placed a higher bid. The window opened at my maximum bid - maybe just coincidence, maybe not. I was quickly outbid by at least 2 others who were willing to pay much, much more than me. The winning bidder must have placed a high bid to ensure a win and was probably rewarded with a Euro 3000 increase at the close. I have no idea what the winner&#039;s maximum was, but I think it was very likely Euro 9000, the winning bid.</p><p>Now, no &quot;sour grapes&quot; as the third highest bid was way above mine, but just want to share my opinion about maximum bids in Leu auctions because it definitely influences how I bid.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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