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<p>[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 3854942, member: 72790"]Most of us who have collected over a period of time, probably, have one coin that is just extra special. It may be because it is valuable, maybe a gift from a dear friend or an unexpected find. For whatever reason it is just extra special or "precious" for reasons perhaps unfathomable. For me it is this Tetradrachma of the Greek Colony of Leontini in Magna Graecia. This was my first expensive addition (more than $100) to my collection back around 1980 that I bought at a show. At the time, with two toddlers in tow, this was a huge layout of cash but even though I have acquired more expensive coins over that time, maybe even more attractive ones, when I open up my collection to peruse the pages this is the coin that always first catches my eye This is Sear 825 (Vol 1) from circa 450 BC and even thought the lion is the reverse of the coin, that is what is most striking. The actual obverse, the chariot with Nike (I think) flying overhead, is much more worn from the way the coin is struck and looks to have been harshly cleaned at one time.[ATTACH=full]1020961[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1020962[/ATTACH] . It weighs in at 17.1 grams. Should readers have a "precious" coin in their collection perhaps they would like to share it and tell us why this is the special one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 3854942, member: 72790"]Most of us who have collected over a period of time, probably, have one coin that is just extra special. It may be because it is valuable, maybe a gift from a dear friend or an unexpected find. For whatever reason it is just extra special or "precious" for reasons perhaps unfathomable. For me it is this Tetradrachma of the Greek Colony of Leontini in Magna Graecia. This was my first expensive addition (more than $100) to my collection back around 1980 that I bought at a show. At the time, with two toddlers in tow, this was a huge layout of cash but even though I have acquired more expensive coins over that time, maybe even more attractive ones, when I open up my collection to peruse the pages this is the coin that always first catches my eye This is Sear 825 (Vol 1) from circa 450 BC and even thought the lion is the reverse of the coin, that is what is most striking. The actual obverse, the chariot with Nike (I think) flying overhead, is much more worn from the way the coin is struck and looks to have been harshly cleaned at one time.[ATTACH=full]1020961[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1020962[/ATTACH] . It weighs in at 17.1 grams. Should readers have a "precious" coin in their collection perhaps they would like to share it and tell us why this is the special one.[/QUOTE]
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