Raw VF / Good VF
Visible wear; varying surface issues
$450–$1,0805 sales · median $780
PRICES TODAY / THE FULL RESEARCH
Once money.
Once money.
Now collected.
The owl outlived the economy that made it. Today, collectors pay for the particular coin: its type, its surfaces, and how much of that small design survives.
MARKET SNAPSHOT / 64 auction results · 2 public eBay observations
A CURRENT CLASSICAL REFERENCE
Seven owls.
$976–$1,464
Seven owls.
One reported grade.
Seven classical tetradrachms graded NGC Choice Extremely Fine sold within this range in our May and August 2026 samples. Their median—the middle sale—was $1,067.50. [33] [34]
USD including buyer premium, before tax and shipping. Observed results for other coins, not valuations of the museum specimens shown in this atlas.
THE SAME DESIGN IS NOT THE SAME COIN
Start with the object.
Start with the object.
Then the number.
A well-centered Athena, a complete helmet crest, an undisturbed surface: details that help us read an owl also shape its appeal to collectors. A wear grade captures only part of that picture. [36]
For a useful comparison, begin with the same coin family and denomination. Then compare the strike, surfaces and both faces. Keep archaic, classical, Pi-style and New Style results separate.
Inspect all 66 observations01 / WHAT RECENT BUYERS PAID
A range, with reasons.
Classical mass-issue silver tetradrachms. Different condition groups, different examples. All ranges include fees; all are in US dollars.
Choice XF
NGC · Choice Extremely Fine
$976–$1,4647 sales · median $1,067.50
AU
NGC · About Uncirculated
$1,159–$1,5866 sales · median $1,464
Choice AU
NGC · Choice About Uncirculated
$1,128.50–$2,0748 sales · median $1,361.52
Mint State
NGC · no problems listed in these five descriptions
$2,074–$2,3795 sales · median $2,135
The graded sample covers Heritage 232622, lots 64014–64025, and 232635, lots 64008–64023: 28 consecutive lots across two selected ranges. Five CNG sales from June–September 2026 add raw VF (Very Fine) and Good VF examples. The original lots remain linked in the ledger. [33] [34] [35]
Why the grades do not form a neat price ladder
The Choice AU sample's median is lower than the AU median because the groups contain different coins. Grade, strike and surface scores do not make two objects identical. NGC grades preservation separately from strike, surfaces and style. [36]
Two additional Mint State coins were described as brushed or having flan flaws. Including them gives seven MS sales at $1,159–$2,379, with a $2,074 median. The five-coin row excludes those stated problems; it does not certify that the remaining coins are problem-free.
02 / A VIEW THROUGH TIMEPrices changed.
Prices changed.
So did the coins on offer.
A closer comparison holds the reported assessment constant: Heritage classical mass issues, NGC Choice XF, strike 5/5 and surface 4/5. Each year still contains different coins.
Read the values and individual sources
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| Year | Sales | Range | Median | Sale records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | $528–$660 | $594 | 3076/33044 231949/61046 |
| 2020 | 2 | $720–$840 | $780 | 232033/62057 232052/64057 |
| 2021 | 5 | $630–$900 | $750 | 232123/62095 232126/61102 232114/62102 232106/62081 232133/63097 |
| 2022 | 2 | $660–$660 | $660 | 232217/64116 232230/64069 |
| 2023 | 3 | $720–$900 | $900 | 232311/63032 232344/61036 232341/62038 |
| 2024 | 3 | $750–$900 | $780 | 232403/63026 232450/62026 232449/61029 |
| 2025 | 2 | $960–$990 | $975 | 232527/61037 232544/65028 |
| 2026 | 5 | $1,037–$1,464 | $1,067.50 | 232622/64024 232635/64019 232635/64020 232635/64021 232635/64022 |
These examples suggest firmer prices in 2025–2026 than in the earlier sampled years. With only two to five observations per year, they cannot establish a market-wide growth rate. The values are nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Historical Heritage results include 20% buyer premium; the current sample includes 22%. That fee change alone raises a constant hammer result by about 1.7%.
A CLOSER MATCH / ONE COIN, TWO APPEARANCES
The very same owl, sold twice.
The 2025 catalogue explicitly links this 25 mm, 17.19 g Choice XF owl to its January 2024 sale. Both prices include the same 20% premium. [39]
28% more in buyer price. That is not necessarily a 28% profit. The later $960 result implies an $800 hammer: only $50 above the earlier $750 purchase price, before any seller commission or other expenses. Actual seller proceeds are unknown.
Identity is linked by the catalogue. The earlier archive ends on 18 January; the later provenance cites 17 January. We retain the January 17–18 sale rather than imply an exact date match.
03 / READ THE WHOLE PRICEThe winning bid
The winning bid
is only the beginning.
The hammer is the winning bid. The buyer premium is the auction house's added fee. Tax and shipping come afterward; the seller's proceeds depend on a separate agreement.
AN EXAMPLE AT A 22% PREMIUM
$1,200 hammer
+ $264 buyer premium
= $1,464 before tax and shipping
Heritage's reported realized prices already include the premium. The CNG records here report hammer prices; we added their stated 20% fee. Estimates, dealer asking prices and “Make Offer to Owner” invitations are not completed sales. [38] [35]
04 / MANY FAMILIES, MANY MARKETSAn owl is not
An owl is not
a single price category.
These individual 2026 results belong to different issues and grades. They show why an archaic owl, a Pi-style coin and a New Style tetradrachm need their own comparisons.
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| Family | Reported assessment | Buyer price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pi style | Good VFPi V; worn obverse die; 17.15g | $420 | CNG 612 / 89 |
| Quadridigite | VFDeposits, marks and scrapes; 17.15g; Pitchfork provenance | $570 | CNG 613 / 160 |
| Pi style | MS · 4/5 strike, 4/5 surface353–294 BCE catalogue range | $793 | Heritage 232635 / 64024 |
| Pi style | Choice AU · 3/5 strike, 3/5 surface353–294 BCE catalogue range | $549 | Heritage 232635 / 64025 |
| New Style | Fine · 5/5 strike, 2/5 surface2nd–1st centuries BCE; exact issue not normalized | $610 | Heritage 61541 / 25003 |
| New Style | Choice XF · 5/5 strike, 2/5 surface2nd–1st centuries BCE; exact issue not normalized | $1,464 | Heritage 61541 / 25011 |
| Early classical / Starr V | Choice AU · 5/5 strike, 3/5 surface465–455 BCE catalogue range; Penn/NAC provenance; hematite toning | $2,928 | Heritage 61626 / 23036 |
| Early classical / Starr IV | Choice VF · 4/5 strike, 3/5 surface475–465 BCE catalogue range; scuffs | $1,464 | Heritage 232616 / 63054 |
| Archaic | VF · 4/5 strike, 5/5 surfaceSeltman C; catalogue 510/500–480 BCE; flan flaw; light-weight 16.38g | $6,710 | Heritage 3130 / 36022 |
These are examples, not family-wide price ranges. We do not yet have enough evidence to price Pi II against Pi III, particular New Style magistrates, regional imitations or rare early varieties. None of these figures values a museum specimen illustrated elsewhere in the atlas.
05 / THE EBAY CATCH“Sold” does not always
“Sold” does not always
reveal the price.
A public eBay page for a classical NGC AU owl displays $2,338.20 beside a sold banner—but also “or Best Offer” and a relisting notice. We cannot treat that as a verified $2,338.20 transaction. A second sold page shows a different Pi-style coin at $999.99; its payment and offer details are also unverified.
Both are retained in the ledger as displayed prices only. Neither enters the auction statistics. Two observations are not enough to establish an eBay price range.
eBay says Product Research supplies three years of actual sale prices, including accepted offers; ordinary completed searches cover 90 days. That account-based dataset was not available for this research snapshot. [37]
Read the listing evidence ↗THE EVIDENCE / ALL 66 OBSERVATIONSOpen the sales ledger.
64 auction sale observations, including repeat appearances of a specimen, plus two unverified eBay displays. Amounts are USD. Auction buyer prices include premiums but exclude tax and shipping; eBay figures have a different, explicitly unverified basis.
66 observations
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| Reported date / sale | Coin / qualifications | USD / price basis | Primary source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02CNG · 616 / 257 | Classical mass issueVF Rough surfaces; horn silver; delaminations; 16.39g | $570Including buyer premium$475 hammer + 20% | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2026-08-31Heritage · 61541 / 25003 | New StyleNGC Fine · 5/5 strike · 2/5 surface 2nd–1st centuries BCE; exact issue not normalized | $610Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date |
| 2026-08-31Heritage · 61541 / 25011 | New StyleNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 2/5 surface 2nd–1st centuries BCE; exact issue not normalized | $1,464Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64008 | Classical mass issueNGC MS · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $2,074Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64009 | Classical mass issueNGC MS · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $2,074Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64010 | Classical mass issueNGC MS · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $2,379Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64011 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice AU · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface Archive reports sold; cached individual lot page still displays an earlier live bid. Use archive result, not live bid. | $1,442.04Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64012 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice AU · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $1,708Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64013 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice AU · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $2,074Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64014 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice AU · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $1,464Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64015 | Classical mass issueNGC AU · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $1,464Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64016 | Classical mass issueNGC AU · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $1,464Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64017 | Classical mass issueNGC AU · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $1,586Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64018 | Classical mass issueNGC AU · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $1,342Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64019 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $1,067.50Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64020 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $1,464Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64021 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $1,067.50Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64022 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $1,220Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64023 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 3/5 surface brushed | $1,006.50Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64024 | Pi styleNGC MS · 4/5 strike · 4/5 surface 353–294 BCE catalogue range | $793Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date |
| 2026-08-27Heritage · 232635 / 64025 | Pi styleNGC Choice AU · 3/5 strike · 3/5 surface 353–294 BCE catalogue range | $549Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date |
| 2026-08-01eBay · listing / 318418658588 | Pi styleChoice AU Sold banner; no Best Offer displayed in retrieved page; actual payment not verified. Shipping displayed $5.99. Title gives 353–294 BCE; item-condition field says AU58, not adopted as an ancient-coin grade. | $999.99Displayed only · actual price unverified | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2026-07-29CNG · 614 / 106 | Classical mass issueVF Rough/granular surfaces; find patina; 15.50g | $450Including buyer premium$375 hammer + 20% | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2026-07-15CNG · 613 / 156 | Classical mass issueGood VF Light cleaning marks; 17.15g | $780Including buyer premium$650 hammer + 20% | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2026-07-15CNG · 613 / 160 | QuadridigiteVF Deposits, marks and scrapes; 17.15g; Pitchfork provenance | $570Including buyer premium$475 hammer + 20% | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2026-07-02eBay · listing / 267600423498 | Classical mass issueAU Sold banner; or Best Offer; relisted-item notice. Actual accepted offer and completed payment not verified. NGC certificate 8233610-215. | $2,338.20Displayed only · actual price unverified | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2026-07-01CNG · 612 / 89 | Pi styleGood VF Pi V; worn obverse die; 17.15g | $420Including buyer premium$350 hammer + 20% | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2026-06-17CNG · 611 / 187 | Classical mass issueGood VF Light earthen deposits; 17.18g | $1,080Including buyer premium$900 hammer + 20% | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2026-06-07Heritage · 61626 / 23036 | Early classical / Starr VNGC Choice AU · 5/5 strike · 3/5 surface 465–455 BCE catalogue range; Penn/NAC provenance; hematite toning | $2,928Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2026-06-07Heritage · 61626 / 23038 | Classical mass issueNGC AU · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface Full Crest | $2,928Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2026-06-07Heritage · 61626 / 23039 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice VF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface Full Crest; star; brushed | $3,416Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2026-06-03CNG · 610 / 204 | Classical mass issueGood VF Granular surfaces; 16.97g | $780Including buyer premium$650 hammer + 20% | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2026-05-28Heritage · 232622 / 64014 | Classical mass issueNGC MS · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $2,135Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-05-28Heritage · 232622 / 64015 | Classical mass issueNGC MS · 4/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $2,196Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-05-28Heritage · 232622 / 64016 | Classical mass issueNGC MS · 5/5 strike · 3/5 surface brushed | $1,708Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-05-28Heritage · 232622 / 64017 | Classical mass issueNGC MS · 2/5 strike · 4/5 surface flan flaws | $1,159Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-05-28Heritage · 232622 / 64018 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice AU · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $1,281Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-05-28Heritage · 232622 / 64019 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice AU · 5/5 strike · 3/5 surface | $1,220Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-05-28Heritage · 232622 / 64020 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice AU · 4/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $1,128.50Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-05-28Heritage · 232622 / 64021 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice AU · 4/5 strike · 3/5 surface brushed | $1,128.50Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-05-28Heritage · 232622 / 64022 | Classical mass issueNGC AU · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $1,586Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-05-28Heritage · 232622 / 64023 | Classical mass issueNGC AU · 5/5 strike · 3/5 surface brushed | $1,159Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-05-28Heritage · 232622 / 64024 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $1,037Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-05-28Heritage · 232622 / 64025 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 4/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $976Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date; individual session may be previous day |
| 2026-04-22Heritage · 232617 / 64024 | Classical mass issueNGC AU · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface Full Crest | $3,172Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2026-04-15Heritage · 232616 / 63054 | Early classical / Starr IVNGC Choice VF · 4/5 strike · 3/5 surface 475–465 BCE catalogue range; scuffs | $1,464Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2026-01-22Heritage · 3130 / 36022 | ArchaicNGC VF · 4/5 strike · 5/5 surface Seltman C; catalogue 510/500–480 BCE; flan flaw; light-weight 16.38g | $6,710Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2025-10-29Heritage · 232544 / 65028 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $990Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2025-07-02Heritage · 232527 / 61037 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface Catalogue provenance: Heritage 232403, lot 63026, Jan 17 2024. Same 25mm, 17.19g, 8h and NGC grade; identity is catalogue-linked, not independently certified here. | $960Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2024-12-11Heritage · 232450 / 62026 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $780Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2024-12-04Heritage · 232449 / 61029 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface cabinet toning | $900Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2024-01-18Heritage · 232403 / 63026 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface 2025 catalogue identifies this earlier lot as the same coin. Earlier archive ends Jan 18; later provenance cites Jan 17. | $750Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date |
| 2023-11-01Heritage · 232344 / 61036 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $720Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2023-10-11Heritage · 232341 / 62038 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $900Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date |
| 2023-03-15Heritage · 232311 / 63032 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $900Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2022-07-27Heritage · 232230 / 64069 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $660Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2022-04-27Heritage · 232217 / 64116 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $660Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2021-08-18Heritage · 232133 / 63097 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $900Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date |
| 2021-06-30Heritage · 232126 / 61102 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $750Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2021-06-09Heritage · 232123 / 62095 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $630Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2021-04-07Heritage · 232114 / 62102 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $750Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2021-02-11Heritage · 232106 / 62081 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $900Including buyer premium | Sale record archive auction end date |
| 2020-12-23Heritage · 232052 / 64057 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $720Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2020-08-12Heritage · 232033 / 62057 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $840Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2019-12-05Heritage · 231949 / 61046 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $660Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
| 2019-09-09Heritage · 3076 / 33044 | Classical mass issueNGC Choice XF · 5/5 strike · 4/5 surface | $528Including buyer premium | Sale record lot sold date |
How this snapshot was assembled—and what it cannot tell us
Current Heritage comparisons use two specified consecutive lot ranges, including the coins with listed problems. Historical comparisons are a small, non-random selection of the same reported grade and strike/surface scores at the same auction house. Raw CNG grades are not assumed equivalent to NGC grades. No worldwide average, annual return or price forecast is implied.
Public archive pages were checked on 17 September 2026; some were cached. One August Heritage archive marks a lot sold at $1,442.04 while a cached individual page still shows an earlier live bid. The ledger preserves that conflict and uses the archive result. Several incomplete or conflicting leads were excluded.
No invoice settlement, returns, undisclosed restoration or authenticity was independently verified. Seller net proceeds are unknown. A sell-through rate would also require unsold listings, which this sold-only dataset does not contain.
For a stronger eBay study, actual accepted-offer data should be grouped by type, condition, selling format and period; repeat listings should be deduplicated. Replicas, jewelry, modern bullion and mixed lots need separate treatment. No auction photographs are reproduced here.
This is a dated research snapshot, not a live price feed or an appraisal. The chronological and museum-object dates elsewhere in the atlas remain distinct from auction catalogue descriptions.
The price records a modern sale.
The coin carries a much longer story.
FOLLOW THE EVIDENCEThe sources
The sources
behind the prices.
These eight references support the analysis. Individual auction lots and public eBay pages are linked in the sales ledger. Citation numbers continue the atlas bibliography.
Market evidence
Classical owl auction results — May 2026
Lots 64014–64025, auction 232622. Twelve consecutive classical mass-issue tetradrachms; reported realized prices include buyer premium.
Scope & limitations
Market research snapshot checked 17 September 2026. Small, selected samples do not establish an appraisal or a market-wide price index. Individual sale records and qualifications are retained in the pricing ledger.
Market evidence
Classical and Pi-style owl auction results — August 2026
Lots 64008–64023 supply sixteen classical examples; lots 64024–64025 are separate Pi-style comparisons. Archive dates are auction end dates.
Scope & limitations
Market research snapshot checked 17 September 2026. Small, selected samples do not establish an appraisal or a market-wide price index. Individual sale records and qualifications are retained in the pricing ledger.
Market evidence
A classical owl at auction — CNG 613, lot 156
15 July 2026: a Good VF classical tetradrachm with light cleaning marks sold for $650 hammer. The stated 20% fee brings the buyer price to $780 before tax and shipping.
Scope & limitations
Market research snapshot checked 17 September 2026. Small, selected samples do not establish an appraisal or a market-wide price index. Individual sale records and qualifications are retained in the pricing ledger.
Reference guide
NGC Ancients: grading, strike, surface and style
Explains adjectival ancient-coin grades, separate strike and surface scores, and the star designation for eye appeal. These categories describe different aspects of a coin.
Scope & limitations
Market research snapshot checked 17 September 2026. Small, selected samples do not establish an appraisal or a market-wide price index. Individual sale records and qualifications are retained in the pricing ledger.
Reference guide
Product Research: actual sold prices and accepted offers
Product Research provides three years of actual sale prices, including accepted Best Offers. Public completed searches cover 90 days and are not equivalent evidence.
Scope & limitations
Market research snapshot checked 17 September 2026. Small, selected samples do not establish an appraisal or a market-wide price index. Individual sale records and qualifications are retained in the pricing ledger.
Market evidence
Heritage realized-price convention
Heritage describes its realized prices as including buyer premium. The rate is taken from the relevant sale: 20% in the historical comparisons and 22% in the sampled 2026 Heritage sales.
Scope & limitations
Market research snapshot checked 17 September 2026. Small, selected samples do not establish an appraisal or a market-wide price index. Individual sale records and qualifications are retained in the pricing ledger.
Market evidence
The same owl reappears — Heritage 232527, lot 61037
The 2 July 2025 result is $960. Its catalogue explicitly identifies Heritage 232403, lot 63026, as the earlier appearance; that archive reports $750. Both include 20% buyer premium.
Scope & limitations
Market research snapshot checked 17 September 2026. Small, selected samples do not establish an appraisal or a market-wide price index. Individual sale records and qualifications are retained in the pricing ledger.
Market evidence
A full-crest owl — Heritage 61626, lot 23039
7 June 2026: NGC Choice VF star, full crest, brushed; reported realized price $3,416 including 22% premium. A specific example, not a fixed premium for the crest.
Scope & limitations
Market research snapshot checked 17 September 2026. Small, selected samples do not establish an appraisal or a market-wide price index. Individual sale records and qualifications are retained in the pricing ledger.
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