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Really pleased to have obtained this ex Copthorne collection 1853 copper proof. You don't see many copper proofs from the Victoria era, so when this one cropped up, with provenance, I decided to snap it up.

How complicated

@copper123 I don't suppose you remember Loving You Has Made Me Bananas, a 1978 hit for Guy Marks? For decades, I thought the lyric was Oh your red scarf matches your eyes / You close your cover before striking / Your father had to shit for the blues / Loving you has made me bananas Turns out it is "Your father had the shipfitter blues" @Debono I really can't see anything wrong with your farthing. It could be that the strike has exaggerated the profile (not uncommon with Geo V) and therefore sucked more metal away from the reverse than usual? But face on it looks normal, and so does the shot of it resting on a surface. The picture with the blue ruler is a bit weird but the blue reflection doesn't help.

And the chips for free

I have to say that I don't think we could have wished for more considering we took in someone with whom we have nothing in common for as long as it takes. She will have been here for 4 weeks this coming Friday. Language is a bit of an issue as it is proving difficult to find her work where there is minimal customer contact, but every day I hear a few more words used, so hopefully within a few months the communication problems will reduce. The first few weeks have been a bit labour intensive on my part carting her around to get the basics sorted such as signing on, registering with a doctor, taking her shopping, trying to teach basic English and write benefits logs and job applications etc, but that's part of the deal when there's no common language and will ultimately pay off when she is able to stand on her own feet comfortably. Frankly, the above post where someone claims they have spent a lot of money on the refugee is complete b******s. Additional costs for taking someone in - a gas safety certificate and some energy, set against which the host will get £350 a month paid in arrears for the first year. There's no obligation to feed them at your expense, though most would at least until cashflow is established. The host would be quids in if calculated on an honest basis, even if food was provided. How much does a set of house keys cost for God's sake?

Probably not. I was thinking of the Court Jester with Danny Kaye.

Fair does yer 'ed in 😲

Guy is ‘The Coinery’, Stuart is ‘Coinery’. It’s caught me out before now too. Jerry

Just checked up on the lyrics and guess what for the last forty years I thought chicks were chips . WHAT A PLONKER as del boy whould have said. "That ain't workin', that's the way you do it Get your money for nothin', get your chicks for free We got to install microwave ovens, custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators, we gotta move these color TVs" Mind you "We will rock you does also sound like freddie is kicking a cat all over the place" not a can" worthy of a west ham player And that devil has a sideboard in bohemian rhapsody as well

Some really nice coins in there!

it had to be either you or Blakey😂

...money for nothing

That seems like a pretty good deal to me.

I bought the 1827 penny in AU55, £1500 hammer. Certainly seems a fair price compared to LCA offerings in an inferior grade. And no evidence of corrosion, rare to see one better. Jerry

A Ukrainian refugee rehomed under a government scheme has claimed she and her teenage son were left homeless after being manipulated by their hosts. The woman, 45, who fled Bucha, north of Kyiv, came to north-east England on 16 April but said she was asked for money and told to leave after three weeks. "I am fleeing the war and all of a sudden I am on the street," she said. The government said Homes for Ukraine had helped more than 33,000 people, with very few unsuccessful cases. The mother and her 13-year-old son - whose identities are being protected - are being helped by a Sunderland-based charity and are in temporary accommodation while waiting to be matched with a new family. She told BBC Look North she thought her hosts would be kind and caring, but within weeks she "did not feel safe or secure". "Our host approached us and said 'I need money'," she said. She said the family told her: "We spent so much money on you - look how expensive you are, look how much you have cost us - I want money." The hosts set up an online fundraising page purported to be for the benefit of the exiled mum and son - which raised more than £850 - although the woman says she never saw any of the money. She added: "All of a sudden I am fleeing the war and all of a sudden I am on the street." ReutersCopyright: Reuters MAYBE THIS GREADY PERSON SHOULD HAVE TRIED BREEDING FRENCH BULLDOGS NOT CAREING FOR REFUGEES , according to the latest opinion poll.