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What a bunch of Christmas hilljoys!!

I think its just coincidence that yours (if the finish is correct ) and the crocker one / Richards described in the auction as a bright finish are both wide dates and just random and not intentional. I have had and seen quite a lot of the wider ones that were all MT from memory 🙂 The wider one though regardless of colour is much scarcer IMO

I would go for the two tickets are from the same dealer with the letters and B numbers added as a reference. Maybe cabinet B with a position reference? The letters TTR and MN could be cost codes, because if the 300 and 95 were ticket prices, there is no guarantee that was the price paid. That might fall down given the T would therefore be a 2 if it represents the cost. 225 might be too big a discount, but R could be 5. N could then be 0 and M either 8 or 9. If it helps, I also bought a lot with RB on the reverse of the ticket and a price of £60 on the other side. That would tie in with R=5 if the price paid was 50 something. This ticket was a completely different style, so presumably from different dealer. .

This is pure Holmesian deduction... The two tickets appear to come from the same source, as the writing and style of the first side of both - though written at different times with different pens - is the same. The writing on the second side is a different hand, but appears to be the same as the prices written on the first side, which use different pens from the other details. Conclusion (possible): the coins were at the same sale and the prices realised were written in then; the B numbers could be sale lots, while the initials could be the buyer or a code for the buyer.

My two latest Kempson half pence's from the Birmingham series, I'm particularly pleased with the new meeting one as it shows a lot more lustre in hand. Just 10 left to find now!

Not sure if this 1826 Twopence coin is rare or not with the error. I did at one time have an 1825 Trittaniar error coin.

Hi craigy, I see that you said actually that you had trouble with Quadrums. So did you mean something like these? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-ringed-coin-capsule-Airtite-10mm-11mm-12mm-13mm-14mm-15mm-16mm-17mm-18mm-19mm-/140953359143?var=&hash=item20d1799327:m:mjY1lRwlRzRPFIJEOU8zQdg Thanks for your help!