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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8470686, member: 110226"]Nice coin! The high relief design, while esthetically appealing, did have its drawbacks once the coins circulated for a while.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a classical Athenian owl, Starr Group V, in high relief. It is in excellent condition because it hardly circulated much. Had this coin circulated no doubt there would be wear on both side, along possibly with test cuts, countermarks and corrosion, things that people would have little regard for back in those times, but can make a world of difference to a collector today.</p><p><br /></p><p>17.4 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1500312[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8470686, member: 110226"]Nice coin! The high relief design, while esthetically appealing, did have its drawbacks once the coins circulated for a while. Here's a classical Athenian owl, Starr Group V, in high relief. It is in excellent condition because it hardly circulated much. Had this coin circulated no doubt there would be wear on both side, along possibly with test cuts, countermarks and corrosion, things that people would have little regard for back in those times, but can make a world of difference to a collector today. 17.4 grams [ATTACH=full]1500312[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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