Athenian Tetradrachm Onlie Stores?

I will say that in my experience on this site, when posting a coin I'm stalking, members who have shown interest have always contacted me first and asked if it was OK if they bid.

Still doesn't protect you from lurkers though...so I get it.

 

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I agree with Race. We have a "gentlemen's, (and ladies), agreement" here to not poach others coins. However, there are way moer people who read these threads who participate in them, so I also would be wary of someone poaching it. None of us here who participate, but maybe someone else.

 

I don't think you should be worried. Although it is not written, it is accepted that such actions are frowned upon by the vast majority of posters here at CT. I know I have posted and others as well, without anyone rushing in to outbid. Good luck.

 

I very smart man once said:

=> "Thou shall not rip-off thy brother's sweet Tet"

 

As usual, this has a story. I bought this one:

I believe it is a Pi IV style from the mid 4th century. The coin is not as it was when it arrived and I now wish I have taken a photo of it before I touched it. The seller stated the coin was fourree and from the emergency of 406 BC but that was obviously ridiculous since the style is much later. I assumed the coin was just a contemporary fake but something bothered me. The seller said the coin weighed 17.02g. That is heavy for a fourree. I have a classical fourre that is heavy at 16.5g and it is very noticeably wider than most tets. This one has a narrow flan (21mm) and showed in the seller image a test cut completely filled with black material but no wear through to core that I could see. The coin has some wear so I'd expect more core exposure or a lighter weight. It has residue of dark material on the surfaces which turned out to be incompletely removed 'fund patina'. On arrival, exam under a binocular microscope showed the test cut was filled with black wax or tar. A little picking with a pin removed it showing no copper. The coin weighed more than a fourree because it was a solid item. After 'cleaning' it now weighs only 16.98g which seems acceptable for a worn coin.

A genuine 'emergency' fourree will sell for more than a solid coin but regular 'other' fake fourrees sell for less. Test cut coins sell for less than uncut ones but this is about as unobtrusive a cut as I have seen not wrecking the owl as most do. The seller was asking a fair price for a test cut coin and was not priced at the level for an emergency issue. I ordered it hoping that I would find it not a fourree but it was a risk. Test cuts are common on coins of this period. I already had a similar one with two more severe cuts.

This older coin has less wear but the worst possible test cut destroying both sides. I guess this is an upgrade. I know most of you would avoid any cut but I am not willing to pay the price for perfect owls I see.

 

Wow I like it. Nice pick up. Makes me want to get one even more

 

wow => you haven't pulled the trigger yet, eh silverdrachm? (I'm surprised!!)

... you certainly have better restraint than this guy!!

 

Haha not yet. Normally I don't have this much restraint but its a lot of money to put down so I want to be sure. I think I'm going to though

 

I think it's good to be worried. There are more lurkers than posters-- no need to draw competition to a coin you are considering. I suggest soliciting opinions via private conversation if the coin is currently for sale or auction.

 

Yeah that's what I have done.

 

This thread is really getting expensive. I wish the OP would buy a coin or the mods would close the thread because I went online again and found another coin to buy. I will point out that neither of my purchases fit the OP description of price bracket so I am not taking his coin but I am a little lacking in understanding why someone else did not buy these things. The latest is eBay but a seller that I have used on several occasions and the coin has a provenance suggesting it is OK. The question is just how much something is worth in "today's market". It will be posted when it arrives.

 

You're outta control!! (I love it)

 

Haha i'm loving this!!! Cant wait to see the coin! I also went ahead and purchased an Owl but i went above my price limit and ended up paying $582.75 but that was with insured shipping ($26).

 

I am very anxious to see your coin. I hope I like mine better and you like yours better. $26 shipping suggests your is coming from overseas so mine should arrive first.

 

I hope so too. And yeah mines coming from Australia.