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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4209972, member: 19463&quot;]In the last FSR sale, I bid on a coin that went for several times my bid (no surprize there).&nbsp; Frank on occasion has several of a coin but only lists the best on in the sale.&nbsp; The others are offered to people who he believes might like them at a price less than they bid on first coin. I know some here have been upset when he did this but the coin is clearly marked as returnable (as are all his lots) and, over the years, I have got some decent coins at a price I could live with.&nbsp; This sale was no exception.&nbsp; I bid on a coin nicer than this one which someone else bought.&nbsp; I was offered and accepted this second rate example which is good enough for me at $4 less than I had bid ($60 less than hammer and $99 less than the high bid).&nbsp; My style of collecting allows this sort of thing; many here would not want this one which has less than a full strike on an obverse right lion and both lion rears on the reverse.&nbsp; I am not known for being picky.&nbsp; This was good enough for me especially considering I am not a serious collector of modern coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Levon I - Armenia&nbsp; 1198-1219 AD&nbsp; AR Tram 22mm 2.96g Armenian legends: Levon King of the Armenians / By the will of God (I trust here since I do not read Armenian.)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1079149[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I know Frank will not send such lots if you ask him not to but I probably would have bought this coin at a show for the price.&nbsp; Did anyone else get a backup coin from him?&nbsp; Did you keep it?&nbsp; Were you upset?&nbsp; In the 30+ years I have been buying from these sales, i have received a half dozen or so back-up coins.&nbsp; I can&#039;t remember how many went back but it was not many.&nbsp; If you have one of these trams, please post a photo and tell me how bad this one is compared to most.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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