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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4611997, member: 19463"]The recent hoard had many very nice owls. As a result, the market for 'acceptable but nothing special' coins took a real hit. Many of us wanted an owl but settled for one with small flan, poor style and even test cuts. Today, people who don't want the finest can get a hoard coin that is far from the best but still better than the old 'settle for' coins. Most of us who had owls purchased before the hoard will take a loss when selling unless the coin had something going for it besides being an owl. Specialists will still want the coins with earlier or later styles but the coins like your (small flan) and mine below (wide flan but not fully struck) just don't have appeal to people who want just one owl. I suspect there will be people trying to sell their old owls for what they paid and finding out that it just will not happen. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1142242[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is my first owl. It dates to a time in my life that the only owl I could afford was a worn one with a test cut. I paid Frank Robinson $111 in 1994. I would expect no more after 25 years. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1142241[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4611997, member: 19463"]The recent hoard had many very nice owls. As a result, the market for 'acceptable but nothing special' coins took a real hit. Many of us wanted an owl but settled for one with small flan, poor style and even test cuts. Today, people who don't want the finest can get a hoard coin that is far from the best but still better than the old 'settle for' coins. Most of us who had owls purchased before the hoard will take a loss when selling unless the coin had something going for it besides being an owl. Specialists will still want the coins with earlier or later styles but the coins like your (small flan) and mine below (wide flan but not fully struck) just don't have appeal to people who want just one owl. I suspect there will be people trying to sell their old owls for what they paid and finding out that it just will not happen. [ATTACH=full]1142242[/ATTACH] Below is my first owl. It dates to a time in my life that the only owl I could afford was a worn one with a test cut. I paid Frank Robinson $111 in 1994. I would expect no more after 25 years. [ATTACH=full]1142241[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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