Biggest Regrets
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Clio's post about British shillings reminded me of two British shillings that I gave away for free, amongst some other coins, to a budding young new collector (a friend of my 14 year old son).
The shillings were in nice condition and one of them had nice dark toning. I sure wish that I had those shillings now.
I actually have so many regrets about coins that I sold that it's not funny. 
What are some of your biggest numismatic regrets?
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Not being more aggressive when the right coins were for sale.
Latin American Collection
Selling my Roman coin collection, but that was long ago.
When it comes to coin collecting I would say nothing I am happy to be were I am now. I guess if I have to say something then I wish I had known about Latin American coins earlier in life. Could have had added more coins at a lower cost.
I am glad I sold my coins from the past when I collected Canadian coins it has lead me to be much happier over here on the Latin American side.
As far as regrets as a collector it would be mostly with sports cards should have kept many (and sold at the peak) but it is what it is.
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My biggest bonehead mistakes were either passing or just being the runner up on certain coins at auction.
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I hope one of them wasn't a certain gold coin
I am fortunate to not have a lot of coin buying regrets. I certainly have missed some good deals, but I've rarely felt like other opportunities weren't just around the corner. If there's anything I regret, it's most likely just trying to branch out into other areas that ultimately didn't make me happy. Wasted resources on fruitless endeavors.
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There are some coins I missed out on that I wish I had pounced on. Although, I rarely feel that bad about spending less on coins.
I somewhat regret selling my German Empire 1 Pfennig set. It took a lot of effort to put together and many of the coins were in MS grades. There are too many coins and too little time, so it was probably still a good decision to let it go. I have built more impressive sets since then. I have a soft spot for copper, but I really struggle to get good prices when it comes time to let it go.
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My biggest regret is selling coins i liked (for a variety of reasons)
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Being hesitant to buy a nice coin that I like when I see it. Over the last decade, my financial senses matured to always put bills and unexpected bills first. I almost feel guilty buying anything for myself now, and when I do I worry that the money spent would be needed for something else.
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Biggest regret- selling my collection of three GB 1958 1/2d VIP Proofs.
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Not asking for an increase in my bidding limit. I'm sure the auction house would have granted it. Missed out on a very rare coin I needed for my collection.
There are so many I've lost count. One time I made a very aggressive proxy bid on a key coin in a Heritage auction, but then had to board a plane as the live session commenced. The plane internet was so poor I never got through, and never found out what happened until landing 3 hours later. Needless to say, I didn't win. It turned out the proxy bid, which was double the hammer price, didn't take. I probably would have won otherwise. Still furious about that 15 years later. 😡
Poor planning, poor planning.
I've never trusted proxy bidding since then.
Ah, do tell - what coin was that?
Well, just Love coins, period.
In this era of my collecting journey, it's become my policy never to name the coins that got away ("fish stories"). Sometimes, a second opportunity avails itself. If it does, I'll be there. I've been lucky before, so who knows?
I only have two coin regrets.
1) buying high premium silver, even if I like it i can't really sell it and I understand now that this was a mistake compared to buying coins at or near spot.
2) putting a finger print on a new coin i wanted graded. Quick little oof.
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Acetone will take that off (the fingerprint, not the pain of buying high premium silver)
Latin American Collection
Noy buying the 1911 Short Ray Mexican peso that's the plate coin in Allan Schein's book. Years ago, I was offered that coin from a dealer in Minnesota. I can't remember his name. At the time it was priced around $900 dollars (I think). He had a 2x2 box of Caballito pesos.