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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 7756410, member: 97383"]Ilya Zlobin is the <b>P.T. Barnum</b> of coin dealers. By posting common coins with lengthy writeups & posing as an international expert he has lured many ignorant buyers to fall for his BS. This pompous pretender has no conscience. His $7,198.65 Owl has a value in the $400-500 range, including the cost of the slab. I agree with <b>robinjojo</b>, an NGC grade of AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, is just as absurd as the price of <b>$7,198.65 </b>for this coin. The poor style of engraving on the obverse side of this coin indicates a late date</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1328907[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Ilya Zlobin Owl, alleged eBay sale price of $7,198.65 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>I thought that I overpaid for my $705.08 Owl, but maybe not <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1328915[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Athens, circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm: 17.22 gm, 25 mm, 3 h.</b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 7756410, member: 97383"]Ilya Zlobin is the [B]P.T. Barnum[/B] of coin dealers. By posting common coins with lengthy writeups & posing as an international expert he has lured many ignorant buyers to fall for his BS. This pompous pretender has no conscience. His $7,198.65 Owl has a value in the $400-500 range, including the cost of the slab. I agree with [B]robinjojo[/B], an NGC grade of AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, is just as absurd as the price of [B]$7,198.65 [/B]for this coin. The poor style of engraving on the obverse side of this coin indicates a late date [ATTACH=full]1328907[/ATTACH] [B]Ilya Zlobin Owl, alleged eBay sale price of $7,198.65 :smuggrin:. [/B] I thought that I overpaid for my $705.08 Owl, but maybe not :p. [ATTACH=full]1328915[/ATTACH] [B]Athens, circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm: 17.22 gm, 25 mm, 3 h. [/B][/QUOTE]
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