After reading @Al Kowsky's Heritage offer I decided to view their past sales of NewStyles. Although I am on their notify list for NewStyles I noticed I knew nothing about 2 coins I would have bid on that somehow escaped notice. Looking generally I noticed this NewStyle with a blundered description comprising of 2 parts ,one unrelated to that coin. Still it sold for $2160 inc BP. Nevermind being grossly overpriced IMHO I was intrigued by its TPG. It is missing the all important amphora mark, and some of the wreath so how could it be 4/5 for strike? As for surface 5/5 what's that rim dig on the LHS of the obverse? Yeah it's nice but not $2K's worth. I think I'll put all my NewStyles in plastic when it comes to sell.
Mine sans plastic. Flan damage where other coin in hoard abutted it for 2000+ years,holes all over reverse due to 2000+ years of hiding in damp conditions. Nice detailed coin though with nice clear amphora date-which is the first ever month date on any NewStyle. Cost +juice E400. Nice strike good centering, great style. Athens New Style Tetradrachm c153/2 BC Obs : Athena Parthenos right in tri-form helmet 34.2mm 16.80 g Thompson issue 12 Thompson catalogue : Obs 66 : Rev NEW Rev : ΑΘΕ ethnic Owl standing on overturned panathenaic amphora on which month letter A 2 magistrates monograms in both fields LF symbol : Cicada All within a surrounding olive wreath
I did fail to see that the Plastic coin is a RIGHT SIDED cicada, but I noticed it and reported it in my short paper some while ago New coin types in the Athens New Style Coinage Thompson Early Catalogue: Cicada on academia
Yeah, Heritage is high for stuff I find. I think they sucker in US collectors with the plastic and they overpay. I only buy certain things at HA unavailable to me generally elsewhere. Their buyer fees and shipping are pretty high as well, and collect sales taxes now for every state. I have had some of my shipments sent to another state at times.
