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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 2308345, member: 20480&quot;]I gave up on a set over one coin . . . and a coin which, in hindsight, I really should have bought.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was collecting proof 2 cent pieces, all in PR64RD.&nbsp; Why, you might ask?&nbsp; Because, it was within my financial grasp to put together a complete set of such limited availability.&nbsp; Here is a set comprised of only 12 issues, totaling fewer than 7,200 coins minted for all of the years combined. </p><p><br /></p><p>The set was nearly complete when, what would become the cornerstone of the collection became available . . . a beautiful PCGS PR64RD 1864 Small Motto auctioned by Superior Galleries (Buddy Ebsen&#039;s collection back in the late 1980&#039;s, as I recall). </p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, I dropped out of the running out at about $10K for that coin, and watched it fetch about $11K.&nbsp; I remember feeling like I was stupid for pursuing it as high as I did . . . probably sour grapes after not winning it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, realizing the opportunity of a lifetime had passed me by, I almost immediately gave up on the set, and sold all of the other coins off to local type collectors - beautiful coins for the grade, I might add. </p><p><br /></p><p>It kills me today that the same coin is probably worth something approaching $100K.&nbsp; Live and learn . . .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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