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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 24564052, member: 110226&quot;]I got a message from a seller earlier this year to be on the lookout for a coat, a gift.&nbsp; I replied that I don&#039;t want a coat, only the coin that I ordered.&nbsp; The seller replied that the coin is in the button.&nbsp; Very strange.&nbsp; However, insofar that this shipment was well overdue I was willing to wait.</p><p><br /></p><p>In March a UPS Saver package from Turkey arrived, not as a box, but instead wrappings of plastic and tape.&nbsp; Something soft was inside.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556868[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Inside was a small woman&#039;s coat.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556869[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The coat, a kind of cute one in a plaid pattern, had one large fabric covered button.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556870[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556871[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Prying the top of the button off revealed the coin wrapped in aluminum foil.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556872[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556873[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>After some basic cleaning, here is the coin today.&nbsp; The coin had some kind of sticky substance adhering to the surface.&nbsp; A quick bath in 100% acetone removed it.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Egypt, pharaonic owl, circa 5th-4th centuries BC.&nbsp; The &#039;button owl&#039;.</b></p><p><b>17.04 grams</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1556874[/ATTACH] </b></p><p>I couldn&#039;t salvage the button and I ended up donating the coat.&nbsp; I hope someone can find a replacement button and use the coat.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This shipment was clearly intended to bypass export restrictions in Turkey.&nbsp; I don&#039;t like this furtive way of sending coins through the mails and I really didn&#039;t expect this sort of method for a somewhat lowly owl, in &quot;as found&quot; condition, with patches of horn silver and with a test cut.&nbsp; While I guess some would call this an adventure, I just come away feeling bad about the whole affair.&nbsp; Still, this owl is a welcome addition to the collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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