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Diaconis

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  1. Diaconis

    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    Sage advice
  2. Diaconis

    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    Free postage though
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/17/us/john-j-ford-jr-81-dies-coin-dealer-and-collector.html
  4. Diaconis

    Florin 1849

    If it was a polished disk then I agree, but the overall dimensions do not take into account any variances in reeding/relief/embossing. The volume of displaced water accounts for this.
  5. Diaconis

    rare as hens teeth, Gold mancus

    I find it hilarious that the 'k' in 'Manc-Wan*s' is replaced by an asterisk however the word at the end of the sentence is totally devoid of censure. I always thought that the latter was higher regarding its order of precedence on the Offence table.
  6. Diaconis

    Florin 1849

    Specific gravity test - there are enough demos on YouTube
  7. Diaconis

    Brighton halfpenny

    Never mind, it seems that they crop up often so just a matter of keeping your eyes peeled. Good luck with the search.
  8. Diaconis

    Brighton halfpenny

    Try DNW https://www.dnw.co.uk/auctions/catalogue/lot.php?auction_id=546&lot_uid=373462&search=1
  9. Diaconis

    More Pennies

    How weird, I’ve got that ‘vu jàDé’ feeling that I’ve never seen it mentioned before.
  10. Diaconis

    rare as hens teeth, Gold mancus

    Apparently there’s a plastic mancus but that’s from London.
  11. Wasn't sure where to ask this question but as it is related to provenance research this is as good a place as any I suppose. It's a long shot, but does anyone currently have access to the Gale Cengage Eighteenth Century Collections Online database? And if so would you be willing to access/download a document for me? thx Paul
  12. Diaconis

    Glendining auction catalogue March 12/13th 1958

    There's a copy on eBay now. Not sure if priced https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hn-Glendining-Co-Catalogue-of-Provincial-Tokens-of-18TH-Century-1958-cb308/254481367683?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225075%26meid%3D16974f583f5a4f378398a9103258d9a9%26pid%3D100290%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D114287901941%26itm%3D254481367683%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2060778&_trksid=p2060778.c100290.m3507
  13. Diaconis

    rare as hens teeth, Gold mancus

    looks like it was made yesterday👍🏽
  14. Trump’s still got the edge
  15. Diaconis

    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    someone who's easily impressed https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/very-rare-1967-one-penny-coin-it-s-amazing-how-big-it-is/143311843467?hash=item215e0d308b:g:DKQAAOSwV7NdFjKI
  16. Diaconis

    Site problems?

    Blakeyboy drew my attention to the fact that the recent topic concerning the Wyon Cambridge medal is no more, ceased to be, as it were. 🤔
  17. Re: catalogue cost This handwritten calculation was entered in the sale catalogue along with names of buyers. Cost of printing was not insignificant
  18. I'm trawling through American auction catalogues to find the provenance of a Cromwell coin I own and came across, "Ralph Barker's Collection dd 1904". I was stunned to see full-colour plates in such an early catalogue, beautiful quality. The Newark siege half-crown looks particularly identifiable with the red wax identifiers, unless NGC have 'conserved' it that is.😂
  19. Diaconis

    More Pennies

    Mike, you could mount your phone on a stand and use a remote control to avoid motion. This one mentions control of the camera for photographs but I would think that video control should be possible. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Satechi-Bluetooth-Multi-Media-compatible-Microsoft/dp/B00824948U
  20. If they’re not up to scratch we know where to find you Wayne 🥾 😂😂😂😂 i’m sure they’ll be great and if not you’ve still pointed us in the right direction 😉.
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