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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 95233, member: 57463"]<b>The Owls of Laurion will nest in your home ...</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That is true for me, as well: my Owl cost $600 in 1993. The last ancients I bought were two hemiobols (0.33 grams) from Abdera, the pair for $250. In that range, $250 to $600, I have only ever bought U.S. gold bullion coins, Saints, Five Libs, and the like -- and only when I was working for way more than I am making now. At the last MSNS convention, I spent $60. Forty-five of it was for two notes from Ann Arbor. The balance was was for the usual bourse floor miscellany. That is more my kind of action. </p><p><br /></p><p>It so happens that I am working on an Access Database of my materials and I have all the coins out. You would be surprised at what I got for $5 -- well, no you would not: you have your own mountain of junk. But when it comes to ancients... reason is out the door...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 95233, member: 57463"][b]The Owls of Laurion will nest in your home ...[/b] That is true for me, as well: my Owl cost $600 in 1993. The last ancients I bought were two hemiobols (0.33 grams) from Abdera, the pair for $250. In that range, $250 to $600, I have only ever bought U.S. gold bullion coins, Saints, Five Libs, and the like -- and only when I was working for way more than I am making now. At the last MSNS convention, I spent $60. Forty-five of it was for two notes from Ann Arbor. The balance was was for the usual bourse floor miscellany. That is more my kind of action. It so happens that I am working on an Access Database of my materials and I have all the coins out. You would be surprised at what I got for $5 -- well, no you would not: you have your own mountain of junk. But when it comes to ancients... reason is out the door...[/QUOTE]
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