Very nice coins, and 2 ex BCD.
I don't mind test cuts on Owls. I have quite a number with test cuts - I think it adds character.
Agreed. If anything, it dramatically enhances the sense that these objects were handled thousands of years ago. It's one thing to see the high relief portions of
portraits worn down by being handled, but it is another to see a crisp slice right down the middle of the
reverse. I really do like it.
And that this addition of historical connection also often reduces the
price of the coin...what more can one ask for?