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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kasia, post: 3250898, member: 31533&quot;]Sometimes you go to a coin show and have plans but not specific ones as to what you are looking for to add to your collection. Today was one of those days. And one where I took a whole lot less $$$ than would have been necessary to find something really nice that I &#039;needed&#039; to add to my collection. As a result, when I found one I liked and it was at the upper reaches of my budget today, I did what I do when I get a chance. Offer a pretty low price, take it or leave it, with the caveat that my offer has nothing to do with actually trying to get something over on the guy. In other words, it is my only offer and if I get the coin, fine, and if not, fine also. Depends on how eager the seller is to unload it or how much they are trying to avoid more &#039;work&#039; in selling for a higher price. The strange part is, depending on how much I actually &#039;bring&#039;, it seems that if I have the $$$ to pay the higher asking price, I&#039;m less willing to state a lower one..... I guess, because some people might be offended at a lower offer. But if I have less, I&#039;m more willing to go out on a branch and offer it anyhow. Psychological, I&#039;m sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; I did get a new coin today. Did not plan on this one but it was there, and it evidently had my name on it. Gold Tremissis, Sear 58, Justin I. Cuirassed bust right and Victory Advancing, 518-527 A.D. I am very happy with this. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; The guy who sold it to me evidently thought, based on what he was telling me about his coins and how he approached it, that I must not know anything about coins, and I did not dispel him of that notion. Though, on consideration, it could just be his style for someone he&#039;s not dealt with before. Why assume knowledge, and rather be more &#039;informative&#039; up front. I did mention that someone had sent me some ancients once and that I had a Romulus and Remus one, and I kind of liked it. But I don&#039;t do that to all the dealers. In fact one of the dealers and I had a really nice convo about cherrypicking error coins, and some of our finds. He said that his cherrypicking actually &#039;bought&#039; him his car. The coins he had definitely did have that aura about them. And he mentioned he once got an AU 1955 doubled die cent that way (either in rolls or by cherrypicking someone). Photo on my camera for my newp, so not the best. Thinking I might just set aside next year to go through and try to take better pics of my favorite coins, if I don&#039;t already have any.</p><p>Paid 210.00</p><p>[ATTACH=full]852964[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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