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<p>[QUOTE="pprp, post: 7888828, member: 94602"]Some targets I abandoned early, for some I could not even place a bid as I was pressing the bid button but my bids were already outdated. For the few coins I managed to bid, I lost, except for one.</p><p><br /></p><p>As [USER=97383]@Al Kowsky[/USER] said, the prices for owls were a bit strange. I was puzzled that I got this coin for a 1600$ hammer. Maybe the photo is not good enough as there is a shady area below Athena's jaw, but there was a video in which the coin looks much better. Are the edge splits discouraging some collectors? There is some die wear mainly in the area of the neck guard, however, the crest is quite good. I would welcome any opinions on this, otherwise it will remain a mystery to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the classification side, the owl's head is leaning to the back, meaning that the coin probably falls in the short period between Starr V and mass coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1361077[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pprp, post: 7888828, member: 94602"]Some targets I abandoned early, for some I could not even place a bid as I was pressing the bid button but my bids were already outdated. For the few coins I managed to bid, I lost, except for one. As [USER=97383]@Al Kowsky[/USER] said, the prices for owls were a bit strange. I was puzzled that I got this coin for a 1600$ hammer. Maybe the photo is not good enough as there is a shady area below Athena's jaw, but there was a video in which the coin looks much better. Are the edge splits discouraging some collectors? There is some die wear mainly in the area of the neck guard, however, the crest is quite good. I would welcome any opinions on this, otherwise it will remain a mystery to me. On the classification side, the owl's head is leaning to the back, meaning that the coin probably falls in the short period between Starr V and mass coinage. [ATTACH=full]1361077[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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