Has anyone ever gotten nervous and forgotten what they know when buying a coin?

MtMan

I bought my first relatively expensive (for me) unslabbed coin at the Baystate coin show last Saturday. It was an 1867 shield nickel w' rays in AU. I was so excited I forgot nearly everything I know about this series and just bought it. Afterwards I noticed that the stars were very weekly struck even for this date. I guess I can chalk this up to experience. Has anyone else ever choked when buying a coin?


MtMan

airplanenut

Cheap item on eBay I didn't win, but nonetheless...

It was really late, I was bored, and I wanted the thrill of buying something... that is a BAD combination!!!

I found a cheap coin and jumped the gun... after I bid (with a few hours to go) I decided to read the auction... here is why I got scared:

1- decided the coin was worth less than my bid- very well worn and overly dark
2- the seller was in England... shipping to the states would be about $7 or so for ONE tiny coin
3- seller doesn't take paypal... I'd have to cough up $15 extra to send a check or I'd buy an international money order at unknown cost...

Luckily, I was outbid in my sleep

TheNumish

I have never stopped second guessing myself.

If I pass on a good coin I wonder if you should have bought it?

If I buy it I wonder if you should have or if I paid too much?

When I get home and notice a problem I didn't see I wonder what I was doing?

Then sometimes when I sell coins I wonder:

Did I sell it too cheap?

Would the coin have upgraded?

Will I ever get another one?


I'm sure you did fine. Those shield nickels with rays just come that way.

wayneherndon

Jay,

That was funny--I needed the laugh.

WH

BNE

I have. I wish I could be a little more patient and drive a harder bargain sometimes. Also, sometimes I will be seduced by a pretty coin and buy it, thinking it's an upgrade, only to find the one I already had was nicer. That is a stupid way to blow money that could have gone to a coin I really needed. I have choked in what I have done, and in what I have left undone.

Am I absolved now?