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Umm, my wife is already mad, so I might as well go for "3"!!This was acually my "target-piece" of the three coins ... uh-huh ... apparently I just love that Syracuse Sicily Look!! (yummy, yummy)Sicily, Syracuse Æ Litra / Athena / HippocampDate: Circa 390 BC Measure: 20.3 mm Weight: 7.11 grams Obverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmetReverse: Bridled hippocamp left, trailing reinsAttribution: SNG ANS 435 Grade: Extremely Fine Notes: A very nice example with bold detail  ... man, how cool is the Hippocamp Coin, seriously!! Edited by stevex6
11/08/2012 10:17 pm
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Steve, your coins are awesome,....  ... but please don't tic off your wife, its kind cold out side to sleep with the dog..  .. fantastic looking coin, very nice....  |
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My Favorite of the Three!
Very Nice Hippocampus! (as my texts show Hippocampus)
Syracuse always seems to have AMAZING coins!
The Trevi Fountain is amazing...
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Been there, done that...ticking off the wife that is, especially when you just bought a house to fix up.  swcoin.ecrater.com
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Oh God, I guess I'm lucky I'm still new to this and my wife still thinks it's cool that I invest in coins.
I think she thinks I'm gonna turn them around quick for cash.
I guess after a few years she'll realize when I still have every coin and not sold a single one she'll realize that I plan on keeping theem LOL
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Another beautiful coin Jerry, congrats.
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Yes, don't make her mad. Ask my hubby, payback can be, well, you know!  Nice coin! |
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I guess I'm lucky I'm still new to this and my wife still thinks it's cool that I invest in coins. They catch on quick!  |
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*Below is the number one reason a coin collector needs to be nice to his wife*
From personal experience I can tell you that reguardless of how much your wife may not like you purchasing coins (or any other item she doesn't like), she will love your investment should you ever go through a divorce and her lawyers demand half the value...
In hindsight, I never would have mentioned to the now ex how much everything was worth as it bit me in the butt buying back my own coins to give her half the value.
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NIce coin!  I really dig how these have the sprues on eatheir side nad their overall shape. |
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Just lookin' though some old threads and came across this Syracuse Hippocamp again. I really like this coin, both the obverse and reverse. In fact, it may be the only Hippocamp I've seen "bridled". Outstanding.
TJ made a comment about the sprues on opposite sides. Are these actually sprues, and, if so, does that mean this coin is cast rather than struck?
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If I remember correctly, the flan is cast and they didn't remove the sprues. Then it was struck
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Posted 11/08/2012 10:27 pm
