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Message:: [QUOTE="Dafydd, post: 8327736, member: 86815"][ATTACH=full]1475936[/ATTACH] Here's my owl which is iconic for me as I always wanted one and it is my only Greek Coin. I bagged this at a reasonable price 2 years ago at Dix Noonan Webb. I spent 3 years "stalking" one of these but usually the hammer price was beyond what I wanted to pay. My follow up quest has been a Quadrigatus. If I could afford anything I viewed, the hunt and acquisition would not be so much fun. I was looking for "feathers" Owl probably because I had a concurrent dalliance with Morgan Dollars for a while until I realised the folly of my ways, but the Owls with test cuts fascinate me too. I can really visualise someone with such a hunk of silver saying "can this be real?" It is very satisfying to me to purchase something that I consider a fair representation without flinching at the final price.  Mind you,  the starting price and some of the hammer prices, on what I consider readily available coins, at recent Swiss and German auctions are beyond belief. Money Laundering comes to mind. I know this is an off thread comment and it has been raised on other threads so I'll stop there.The massive hoard of Owls I read about certainly does not reflect in the price of them and I guess their popularity keeps the price  buoyant. I like your coin [USER=91033]@asheland[/USER] but what's not to like about any of them?[/QUOTE]