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<p>[QUOTE="EWC3, post: 3256928, member: 93416"]Just a casual comment, but it seems to me strange how thin on the ground the small denomination owls seem to be. Do others agree? I wonder how easy it was to do business in that famous Athenian agora - were people waiting around for change all the time?</p><p><br /></p><p>Many years back I recall taking a 175 honda over to see Dick Plant in Doncaster (I recall this because an incident to do with the chain meant I arrived with hands covered in black oil - not a great plan on a numismatic visit) Anyhow, I mention this because he had just done a swap with the BM (ah those were the days) and had got a tiny owl of some kind at his end of the bargain. He complained when he showed it that he wished he got a bigger denomination, but personally I thought it was cute, and I hardly ever noticed a really tiny one ever since then.............</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EWC3, post: 3256928, member: 93416"]Just a casual comment, but it seems to me strange how thin on the ground the small denomination owls seem to be. Do others agree? I wonder how easy it was to do business in that famous Athenian agora - were people waiting around for change all the time? Many years back I recall taking a 175 honda over to see Dick Plant in Doncaster (I recall this because an incident to do with the chain meant I arrived with hands covered in black oil - not a great plan on a numismatic visit) Anyhow, I mention this because he had just done a swap with the BM (ah those were the days) and had got a tiny owl of some kind at his end of the bargain. He complained when he showed it that he wished he got a bigger denomination, but personally I thought it was cute, and I hardly ever noticed a really tiny one ever since then............. Rob T[/QUOTE]
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