Observations from Heritage Platinum viewing
Justacommeman
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I happened to be in my LA office this week and took the opportunity to view the upcoming ANA auction coins in the quiet confines of Heritage's Bev Hills office. I had 12 coins on my list which is normally a high number for me. After viewing the coins I have one left from my original list. If I would have bid blind and won any of these coins just based on auction descriptions or photo's from the catalog or online I would have been bitterly disappointed when they got delivered. These were all toned high grade coins.
Of course there were several draw droppers based on their sheer beauty or outright rarity scattered thoughout the boxes I did examine. I did add three new coins to my want list that I would have missed if I didn't view the lots. One even may be a sleeper.
Moral of the story----------View auctions lots in person or hire someone else to do it for you. I could have made several costly mistakes in this auction................Just my humble opinion, I know lots of folks will ignore me
MJ
Of course there were several draw droppers based on their sheer beauty or outright rarity scattered thoughout the boxes I did examine. I did add three new coins to my want list that I would have missed if I didn't view the lots. One even may be a sleeper.
Moral of the story----------View auctions lots in person or hire someone else to do it for you. I could have made several costly mistakes in this auction................Just my humble opinion, I know lots of folks will ignore me
MJ
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
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There was one major coin of interest to me, but it failed the TDN eye appeal requirement. I'm really against buying coins where my MS62 looks ten times better than the MS65 in question. I did see a few other coins of interest...mostly Bob Simpson dupes.
The one coin that stayed on my list was a Simpson coin and I added two other Simpson coins to the list
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
<< <i>I was there Friday at 9 to 10. I would have loved to have met you..............MJ
The one coin that stayed on my list was a Simpson coin and I added two other Simpson coins to the list >>
Have a feeling most to all of the Simpson coins will hold up in hand. I have never seen such consistent eye appeal and quality across so many different coins.
I hadn't given much thought to the Mercury Dimes, and am embarrassed to say that I was caught off guard by how nice they were.