Which coin in your life have you sold that you wished you kept?

TheNumish

I've had a lot of coins slip through my fingers I wished I never sold. The one item I sold I'll never see again was a genuine Indian Peace Medal that I sold for $2,500. Couldn't afford to keep it at the time but sure wish I found a way. Probably never get to own one again. Real piece of history.

On the more sentimental side I wish I kept the coins my Dad gave me that got me into this hobby. They weren't worth squat and as my collection grew got mixed with everything else and sold at some point. Would be kind of neat to still have them.

Placid

A 1921p MS65 peace dollar because it's worth double what I sold it for now.
A 1934p MS66 buffalo nickle because it was the best looking coin I have ever owned. It showed no toning yet sparkled similar to a diamond. Everyone who saw it made a wow comment.

numobri

I had an 1909s vdb in 64 that was better then most 65's i've seen lately,(made money on it)wish i had it back.

ARCO

ALL the good looking ones!

airplanenut

I'm gonna get rid of a 1966 MS67RD soon, hopefully for an MS buff... I love the coin and it is gorgeous, but the deal I got on it... I knew that I bought it simply to sell for a better deal later...

Dave99B

I sold a complete set of XF Indian cents (minus the 1877) in about 1988. Needed the $$$ for a first home. I hurt to let those babies go. Took me ten years to put the set together. I haven't seen a circ set as nice since.

Really nice brown, original coins, in a capitol holder. The dealer was seriously drooling when he saw it.

Made decent money on the deal, but I would have done much better had I hung onto it. Original XF 1866 - 1877 cents bring a nice price on eBay. Too bad eBay wasn't around in those days....

Dave

leothelyon

A 1969-D Jefferson nickel. Although it was not a five complete step 69-D, it had 3 complete steps with 50 to 60% of the 4th, 5th, and 6th steps each showing. The planchet was extra thick. It was prooflike. It graded an easy MS66 and I sold it for $56 on ebay a year or so ago just to cash in. And now, someday, I can only hope to get it back.

Leo

Clankeye

A pair of 1950-P and 50-D Booker T Washingtons, PCGS 65. They each had the most amazing concentric circle of colors around the obverse... I could never, ever get them back at the price I sold them for.

gsaguy

Mine was more of a missed opportunity than a coin I wished I'd not sold.

Back in the mid 80's a buddy of mine had an incredibly toned copper 50 cent pattern....or at least that's what I remember it as being. Anyway, this coin had the most awesome toning I'd seen to that point. He wanted $2500 for the piece and sold it to a national dealer.

That was one coin that I wish I would have purchased.....bet I'd still own it.

GSAGUY

michael

i am sorry i got rid of my relatives coin, a coin i made the 1938 pcgs proof 67 cameo walker the first and highest graded cameo proof walker at pcgs last december

sincerely michael

oreville

I had a roll of BU red 1928-D cents (was in an tube of mineral and other oils for over 50 years) that was eventually sold in the 1990's and then slabbed. They represent around 50% of the highest graded cents in the PCGS pop reports. It took several years to disperse.

I would love to have it back in that tube of mineral oil.

ccex

I regret selling my F-12 1795 half dollar on eBay a year and a half ago, eben though it sold for $100 more than I paid for it. It was the priciest coin in my collection when a former employee fired me from the business I helped him establish with my old computer parts inventory. I've never seen another circulated Flowing Hair coin that had such an original cameo effect.

JD

Haven't sold a coin yet, but in the process of my first and it's a cast fake of an 1804 bust dollar. Sold as such - obviously. Not making much, maybe $5, not in it for the money, (is that an oxymoron?) just the excitement, never thought it would feel like this

cointagious

suprisingly, as much as i like the coins in my collection, i've never missed any of the coins i've sold. maybe because the cash allowed my to pickup another beauty?

darktone

I had a 1949-D franklin PCGS ms64 FBL in the old small green holder that had a really ugly dark tone. I sold it a few years back for $100. I keep wondering if it would have got a 65 or 66 if dipped. Everytime I see the NCS ad in coin world I think of this coin. mike

1956Quarter

MS-65 1909 S VDB Cent


DOOOHH!!!!

LanLord

This one, the only coin I have ever sold.

RLinn

It was a 1799 cent in good. No great value but was the only 18th century coin in my collection. Thought I might want to be a vest pocket dealer at the time and quickly learned I'm a collector pure and simple.

CarlWohlforth

A red, uncirculated 1856 half cent. It was given to me by a friend of my grandfather way back when I was a kid. I sold everything when I was in college. That was the only coin I could use now in my type set. At the time I didn't realize what a great present it was. Sigh.

RotatedRainbows

Mine would be the 1807 111a AU fully prooflike, unfortunately I needed to raise some cash and the easiest way was to sell a coin of this quality. Below is the listing from which I purchased this coin.

gmarguli

One of the finest known 1893 Columbian commemoratives.

supercoin

Tough to top that Columbian, but... mine was a 1971 Ike, a beautiful example of this tough date, lustrous with faint rainbow rim toning. I bought it for $3 at a coin shop and it later certified PCGS MS66. Sold it because it's market value got "too high" (i.e. about 1/4 of what it is today ) and have never found as nice of replacement.

CharlieB

Probably that 1931 standing liberty quarter I sold years ago that
my grandfather gave me. I didn't know much about coins then. It wasn't
in the bluebook so I didn't need it.

- Charlie B -

rikker

Being a beginner , nothing like you guys. I had a 1921 morgan with strong doubling of in god we trust and all the dentices. I got $100.00 on ebay. Did one of you guys buy it? I always thought it was worth more. I wish I knew of this board before i sold it.

ANACONDA

1795 Draped Bust Dollar, small eagle, PCGS MS63. Bought it in the morning, sold it two hours later, shipped it out the next day.

Never even had a chance to put it up on eBay.

Even light bilateral golden toning.

Wanna see a photo of it?

adrian
anaconda.rare.coins (on eBay)

kieferscoins

Show the photo!

Cameron Kiefer