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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2933722, member: 10461"]Oh, speaking of hooters, I suppose this one qualifies as "uniquely beautiful", though it's not Mint State or a proof or specimen striking like the others I posted. It did get perfect "strike" and "surface" ratings from NGC.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ancient Greece (Spartans in Taras, Calabria, Italy): silver drachm, Athena and owl, ca. 302-281 BC</font></font></b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/taras-calabria-drachm-050653-coin-jpg.6634/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">(<a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4280918-003/NGCAncients/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4280918-003/NGCAncients/" rel="nofollow">NGC XF; Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5</a>)</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2933722, member: 10461"]Oh, speaking of hooters, I suppose this one qualifies as "uniquely beautiful", though it's not Mint State or a proof or specimen striking like the others I posted. It did get perfect "strike" and "surface" ratings from NGC. I love this coin. [B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Ancient Greece (Spartans in Taras, Calabria, Italy): silver drachm, Athena and owl, ca. 302-281 BC[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/taras-calabria-drachm-050653-coin-jpg.6634/full[/IMG] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=4]([URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4280918-003/NGCAncients/']NGC XF; Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5[/URL])[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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