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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 3165663, member: 44357&quot;]I first learned about the existence of these types from looking through old catalogs. The Athens gold that stuck in my mind most prominently was from Leu 83 and its subsequent sale in 2008 at NGSA with a much more beautiful picture. That coin sold for almost $1M so I effectively lost hope.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 2009, Triton sold the other collectible gold diobol (to a certain infamous customer of CNG). We became friends a couple years after that sale and while chatting about coins, he indicated that this coin was his favorite coin and favorite type. Considering the extent of his collection, it was quite an endorsement. Knowing that smaller denominations were &quot;available&quot; also rekindled my hope in acquiring an example: I had heard of this John Walter Whitney coin as well even though it wasn&#039;t included in the census in 2009.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not including the type in the &quot;100 Greatest Ancient Coins&quot; book is a major omission in my eyes but is probably just because there is minimal commercial benefit to have included it, knowing how infrequently they change hands.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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