hoping my perspective is not skewed.....

I'll keep this one short........ I visited the Stacks-Bowers webpage on Thursday evening when I got home to see if I had won a coin that I had put a healthy bid on. I see 1945-D Walker MS67's here and there, it is not a conditional rarity at MS67. This coin though is not your average 67 ( at least for the "look" that I like in a Walker). Bold strike, satiny luster which pops through some lavender and rose blush fields, and just a bit of rainbow around the rims-- a unique coin that stands out from the dozens and dozens of blast white ones. ( I like blast white also but I try and find "unique" coins that stand out).

Well the internet bidding had ended earlier and the floor bidding had just finished-- I HAD WON !! but here's the best part, ...I actually won for almost $500 less than my max bid !!! ( and if someone here was the consignor, then I apologize for my exuberance).

Soooooo..what does a true coin nut do when he wins a coin for $500 less than he was willing to pay? Why of course he simply starts looking through the lots whose bidding hasn't closed yet ! Yep, that $500 in my twisted thinking was money I could buy another coin with--not $500 saved. Funny thing is, I ended up spending more than $500 because I won a $10 gold eagle coronet head in MS62 for my gold type set. In my mind and twisted thinking I won that coin for only $220+ fees because the first $500 was "house money".... now is this twisted thinking or have any of you done the same? Maybe it's just me and I should get some help.........

Here's the obverse of my 1945-D Walker MS67...

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