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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 4611890, member: 82549"]I finally got an owl. It's from the most recent CNG auction. I haven't photographed it yet, but here's CNG's photo:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1142201[/ATTACH] </p><p>It arrived in a flip with the usual CNG tag describing the coin and listing the auction and lot numbers (471, lot 38). It also contained two other auction tags, so for fun I decided to trace its history. It was sold back in 2007 for about 3x what I paid for it. I think this is probably due to the effect of the huge hoard of owls that have recently entered the market. (See <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/athenian-owl-hoard.348230/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/athenian-owl-hoard.348230/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/athenian-owl-hoard.348230/</a>) It's also right before the Great Recession, when a lot of collectors were still flush with money.</p><p><br /></p><p>I feel bad for whoever sold this, but I'm also happy to acquire such a nice coin at an affordable (by my standards) price. </p><p><br /></p><p>My question concerns the the other additional tag that came with it, identifying it at Auction 448, Lot 92. Nothing shows up when I research this. When I search the auction, I find a gap between <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=30&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&IS_ADVANCED=1&CONTAINER_NAME=448&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=30&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&IS_ADVANCED=1&CONTAINER_NAME=448&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1" rel="nofollow">Lots 91 and 93</a>. I assume this coin was pulled from the auction, and now I'm curious why.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 4611890, member: 82549"]I finally got an owl. It's from the most recent CNG auction. I haven't photographed it yet, but here's CNG's photo: [ATTACH=full]1142201[/ATTACH] It arrived in a flip with the usual CNG tag describing the coin and listing the auction and lot numbers (471, lot 38). It also contained two other auction tags, so for fun I decided to trace its history. It was sold back in 2007 for about 3x what I paid for it. I think this is probably due to the effect of the huge hoard of owls that have recently entered the market. (See [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/athenian-owl-hoard.348230/[/URL]) It's also right before the Great Recession, when a lot of collectors were still flush with money. I feel bad for whoever sold this, but I'm also happy to acquire such a nice coin at an affordable (by my standards) price. My question concerns the the other additional tag that came with it, identifying it at Auction 448, Lot 92. Nothing shows up when I research this. When I search the auction, I find a gap between [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=30&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&IS_ADVANCED=1&CONTAINER_NAME=448&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1']Lots 91 and 93[/URL]. I assume this coin was pulled from the auction, and now I'm curious why.[/QUOTE]
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