blakeyboy

Honest posts like that are always required! I haven't bought anything interesting for ages- just been too busy trying to sell so much crap that's built up over the years, and get a website up to help with this. However, I read all that's posted. The one good thing I get from this site is getting an insight into other people's passions, and trying to understand what they see in coins I know nothing about....

Now this is weird- I have no idea how an old picture appeared in this post....I know that sometimes the site remembers old posts and they appear in the box, so you just clear the memory and start typing but this is a surprise!

Oh I’ve had enough of this. This damn cold has morphed into the Cough from Hell. It peaks in the early hours and annoys the neighbours: Nessum Dorma without the singing. Oh it’s painful. I have gained some relief from a whole bottle of whisky in the past two days, and I’m totally dosed up with any chemical sprays and lozenges I could find in our kitchen drawer, which is currently sponsored by Beyer, as far as I can tell. I’m going into the greenhouse to breathe on some aphids. On the upside, I’ve now qualified to represent Great Britain at the World Coughing Championships in Rome later this month!!!! Not since my sister was runner-up at the Miss European Fire Exit finals in Helsinki in 1982 has our family been so honoured....

Yes...I was between low and high watermarks, so ownership is moot. It's a lovely beach, and I found just one coin, this wonderful example of a great rarity:

We are working in Crackington Haven in Cornwall for the next few days, and just in case work gets in the way, we're going down early so I can go on the beach late afternoon today with my new metal detector, to see what I can find. Up till now all I've found is bits of alloy from a German E boat that was scrapped on the beach in WW2...... I'll let you know when I find the sovereigns. Or not.

You know, I think I've figured out your sense of humour!!

The tide went out. Wait 6 hours, and look at it again.

I took this pic- got a T adapter so my telescope became my cheap camera's lens. No tracking, quick snap, no stacking software to build up the image. Even though it's not up to the standards you see a lot, I'm chuffed I caught the fact that Jupiter is striped! No moons visible- had to stop it right down...

...especially if you are in jail....

"strangely rewarding" - nicely put. Welcome to the forum! As for Ebay purchases- I've enjoyed buying mixed piles of coins, but searching using 'nearest first', and asking a seller of something interesting whether you can go round and have a look through the pile. I've done good deals there and then in the past.

We have many names for you too, matey. It's been so exciting having someone like you turn up and give us your opinions.

Not at all......I know that it's only useful to take things to a certain resolution once the point is made. I learnt long long ago that if one wishes to get more from a book, re-reading it one letter at a time is a backwards step.....

I suspect you are over-thinking it. It's just another fun analogy to keep things lighter. (If I wanted to be really accurate, I would have stated that on current estimations he only owns about 88% of the ball.) His ownership of good pennies ( that many of us could have bought) isn't a problem- he's come to the right place. His deciding his cash can change certain established rules is questionable. His descriptions of forum members are objectionable. Are you supporting him in all of these areas?