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I may have posted this before, but just to revive the thread ...

I think you missed it

One I picked up a few years ago. Don't really collect this series, so would sell to a serious buyer, plz PM me if interested.

I did consider putting up the Lloyd Price original of Stagger Lee but the Isleys Ready Steady Go performance is such fun, so exuberant, I couldn't resist. Tappa Zukie: one of my favourites from the Eric's/guitar playing years. Howlin' Wolf: great voice, great harmonica playing. Did you spot the length of that index finger? I bet Trump 'effin' hates him. Sad to see, in 1965, Billy Preston still thought a bad wig would be more acceptable than natural Af/Am hair. Some things are better left in the past. You're quite right, Mozart, Cecilia Bartoli, resistance is futile…. Yup, you know us Chris, ever the culture vultures. Liverpool last week for the Brahms Requiem (Requiem? I didn't even know he was poorly…). Back there this week for Joey Green's La Traviata.

Interesting selection Mick. 1. Isleys weren't really the Isleys until Ronald picked up his guitar! Good bit of pop though. 2. I do love a bit of dub. 3. No great fan of the blues here, especially the Howlin' Lee Waters variety.. 4. You culture vulture you! But who can argue with Mozart? Lovely.

Go along with the dodgy status. Aside from the fact that it has been scrubbed a bit, the giveaways are the straight lines defining the hair on the forehead and more obviously Hibernia's belly detail. Compare with a few to go through auction recently.

After 8 plus years, i think I've gone as far as I can, for the time being, on the 1860 to 1901 series of pennies. I still have some very obvious gaps, but the rarer pieces are very difficult to come by, so my acquisitions from this series have slowed to a trickle. As a result I've branched out to the pennies of George V. Most of these are relatively easy to obtain in UNC at much lower prices than the bun series, but there are some rare ones, or at any rate, rare in high grade. The KN's are among the few in that era which have an exceptionally steep price/grade differential. I'm therefore very pleased to have obtained this 1918KN, which, unusually for any pennies of that WW1 era, has an exceptionally good strike, with very good hair detail on the King's head. There is a tiny metal flaw between Britannia's arm and the trident, and the tiniest blemish to the right of the trident, neither of which detract. But that apart it's issue free and has noticeable residual lustre and nice even toning.

Thankfully very inert, at least as far as metals are concerned, I’d even use it in my cars! The copper alloy parts in my 60 year old Landrover carburettor remain pristine, if a little worn. Any worries of even long term coin damage are misplaced, and this applies to most of the easily available organic solvents, though as stated above I always use a precautionary 100% acetone wash as a final step. Olive oil, widely used apparently on coins, is far worse as it oxidises into an acidic compound which does have damage potential. And the waxes and oils that accumulate around the details of handled coins likewise are sources of the salts that initiate and maintain verdigris, letting those deposits remain is itself a long term risk, and the main reason for the development of verd for example on slabbed coins. Jerry

I don't want advice on this one. It's the only example of this coin I've seen, whether you call it a "variety" or not. This term is a construct that makes categorisation easier, allows the analysis of rarity, is tied to market psychology and appeal to collectors and sellers alike. I don't care whether or not it will ever be "listed" as a variety. It's still a variety. Besides, I liked it, a could afford it and I bought it. End of story. Criticism in this case is falling on deaf ears.

(Shilling)

A keeper for my half crown collection