Have you ever bought a coin for your collection only to find a nicer example come along in the next

I try not to do too many impulse buys, but if it is a coin I've been looking for to add to my collection I've already done my research.
Hopefully when this happens you're happy with your selection, but have you then seen a nicer example and/or a better price for another coin you would have preferred show up a few days later?
Hopefully when this happens you're happy with your selection, but have you then seen a nicer example and/or a better price for another coin you would have preferred show up a few days later?
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Although this has not happened often, I have had this experience. Several years ago I bought a VF example of one of the six known die marriages for the 1837 No Stars Liberty Seated half dime, at the time the only die marriage for that date that I did not have in my reference collection, and one that I had sought for a long time. Just a few days later, the same dealer (one of my favorites) listed an AU example of the very same die marriage. When I contacted them about the higher grade example, they were gracious enough to allow me the upgrade, crediting me not only for the entire purchase price, but also for the shipping costs for the lower grade example. It was customer service like that which made them my favorite dealer. I won't mention any names, but their initials are JJT.
Nice coins are getting harder to find by the minute, so this phenomenon will become a rarer and rarer occurrence IMHO.
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At the Winter FUN show some years back, I found a nice XF at a table about halfway through the bourse, and jumped on it
immediately. Less than 15 min later at Crabtree's table I found another in a PC53 holder with nice blue/gold toning, priced only slightly above
what I had just paid for the XF, so I bought that one too. I owned both for a number of years, sticking the XF in my Dansco, and keeping the other in its slab. I decided to sell the AU last year, so it went to a dealer at FUN for a nice profit.
Buying the first one, I am convinced, causes the next one to appear. I wind up with a lot of nice dupes that way.
Most recently a couple of weeks ago. It would have been a mistake to not buy either of them, but now I suppose I'll eventually need to liquidate the one that's not quite as nice.
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Second coin MS66*
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SHAZAM!! You find it..... then bam, bam, bam... two or sometimes three show up within
the next two month. Cheers, RickO
Within weeks....several times.... amazing how that happens... long drought, nothing.. then
SHAZAM!! You find it..... then bam, bam, bam... two or sometimes three show up within
the next two month. Cheers, RickO
Sounds a lot like my dating
Bob
I buy less "I just have to have it" coins...which helps.
For my core collection, I buy them as a learning experience to see a lot of the same coin in a series.
For example, I've owned 9 different MS61-63 1869-P Seated Half dollars, and 11 different 1869-S $2.50 gold coins...to truly settle on what I believe is the best one for my series given the fact that I've seen a good deal of the census in my price range
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So, right away , after he left, I ran to ebay to find another. Got a better coin for less than $15. Made me happy. Well, I'm already happy, but it was fun.
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