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If Alastair Campell doesn't want to accept the Brexit 50p, then it is simply his choice and he is not bothering anyone. However, I do find the statement "it should be boycotted by all literate people" somewhat insulting. It implies that you are not really literate if you don't agree with using the "oxford comma". I am rather inclined to think that the majority of "literate" people believe that the "oxford comma" is optional in this situation. It's like saying to someone that they should never wear a blue suit to an interview and grey must be colour. It comes across as opinionated and rather out of touch.

"BRITT OMN REGINA", Queen of all Britons was dropped as recognition of our Queen's relationship with the Commonwealth. The nations in the Commonwealth realm recognise the Queen as their monarch. Some nations in the Commonwealth have became republics and they recognise the Queen as Head of the Commonwealth but not as monarch. Hence our Queen is also the Queen of many other nations and the Head of a number of others.

I saw Alistair Campbell on a ABC program called Q&A which is a current affairs program with the panel and audience stacked against some hapless right wing politician who is stupid enough to appear on the program. Much of the content is focused on climate change. In this case Campbell was attacking Brexit , the world's about to end , economic ruin, the electorate are stupid etc. etc. without any justification for his views.

As you say, insulting. Not to mention supercilious and breathtakingly condescending.

Pompous idiots. How many of the population actually give 2 wotsits either way? They just see a 50p and the vast majority never even look more closely than that. I hope they were tongue in cheek remarks.

You mean in the sense that "BRITT: OMN: REGINA" was still on the 1953 coinage specifically, but the "BRITT OMN" disappeared from 1954 onwards? I assume they dropped it because it was the wrong meaning - although I don't know for absolute certain. Could certainly have been replaced by just "BRITT REGINA" or a contracted version of that. As per Victoria with "BRITT REG" - "Queen of all the Britons". As far as no national markings like "GREAT BRITAIN", we never really have had. "BRITT" was probably the furthest it got. I suppose the reason is historic, but could be interpreted as either self important or self effacing, depending on how you view it.

Lot 653

The date is correct on this specimen, the coin itself is upside down....

Yes, it is a very rare variety but haven't you just posted a photo of an ordinary penny? Here is the only known example.

I remember the Beijing Olympics starting at 8:08pm on 08/08/08. That's also a palindrome.

This was four foot from the last Aethelred. 3 Aethelreds have come up from an 8 foot radius. Potin.

Wouldn't that be snow if it was minus 9C Paddy? 😎