2 years on a 20 coin set and still 1 to go

Well, another chance to acquire the final coin in a year set that has been my primary focus slipped by.Actually, far from slipping by, I made sure I got home in time to get final bids in on the internet portion of the auction. I logged in and with no surprise saw that my earlier bid had been outbid. Five minutes remaining and I had to decide quickly how much I wanted this coin. As any collector knows this is a tricky spot...finally fill that hole in the set? is this the coin you really want to fill it? is this coin just a temporary filler until you find another..if so how much will you spend for a temp filler? will you get this much re-selling after you find a replacement? buyers fees? future re-selling fees? when will I get another shot at this elusive date/grade?

In the end, the prospect of not seeing one in the AU55-58 area priced at $1500 or so for a long while...I bid...not enough..bid again..again not enough...finally, with time running short the madness takes over and I bid $2000..$500 more than its Trends value and $600 more than the last one sold!!! Alas, no happy ending...still not enough and as high as I was going to go. Someone else must have really wanted it badly and I hope that they enjoy it. My quest will just have to wait until I can scour the bourse at the Baltimore show in a few weeks...