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<p>[QUOTE="svessien, post: 8280882, member: 15481"]I don’t have much to add, [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] . You summed it up well.</p><p>I can add that I have spent every spare minute I’ve had since Sunday, researching a coin that I’m waiting to get in hand. So what is so exciting about this coin? It’s not in particularly good shape, there are more beautiful similar specimen that can be had, etc. But it is a coin where I can find almost no information. No reference, articles, what have you. I need to piece it together myself; do real research. So far I have done die studies of the 10 examples that the internet can offer pictures of. I have found 4 different obverse dies and 5 different reverse dies, with 2 variants in addition to the 5. Then suddenly I find out that out of 4 coins with matching obverse dies, 2 have a weight of 16.8 grams and two 14.8-15.2 grams. Hmmm... And those with similar weight have matching reverse dies. How can this be? </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462509[/ATTACH] </p><p><i><font size="3">I have involved my daughter (16) in this, having her examine the dies and give me a second opinion. She thinks it’s «cool» that we’re trying to solve an ancient mystery, and she is a fan of Athena. </font></i></p><p><br /></p><p>You see where I’m going: The coins that feed your curiosity and intellect, are the coins you end up valuing the most. If they also are beautiful, you may even love them. Just like women, mountains and guitars. I’m falling in love with a coin that I haven’t even met. Oh, this numismatic internet dating....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="svessien, post: 8280882, member: 15481"]I don’t have much to add, [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] . You summed it up well. I can add that I have spent every spare minute I’ve had since Sunday, researching a coin that I’m waiting to get in hand. So what is so exciting about this coin? It’s not in particularly good shape, there are more beautiful similar specimen that can be had, etc. But it is a coin where I can find almost no information. No reference, articles, what have you. I need to piece it together myself; do real research. So far I have done die studies of the 10 examples that the internet can offer pictures of. I have found 4 different obverse dies and 5 different reverse dies, with 2 variants in addition to the 5. Then suddenly I find out that out of 4 coins with matching obverse dies, 2 have a weight of 16.8 grams and two 14.8-15.2 grams. Hmmm... And those with similar weight have matching reverse dies. How can this be? [ATTACH=full]1462509[/ATTACH] [I][SIZE=3]I have involved my daughter (16) in this, having her examine the dies and give me a second opinion. She thinks it’s «cool» that we’re trying to solve an ancient mystery, and she is a fan of Athena. [/SIZE][/I] You see where I’m going: The coins that feed your curiosity and intellect, are the coins you end up valuing the most. If they also are beautiful, you may even love them. Just like women, mountains and guitars. I’m falling in love with a coin that I haven’t even met. Oh, this numismatic internet dating....[/QUOTE]
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