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Peckris 2
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This is contradictory. It says - as you do - "0 bids", but also says "Closing bid: 5,500 GBP"...
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24 Hours in Police Custody
Peckris 2 replied to secret santa's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
That's not a complete picture. The "half term" does not apply to prisoners serving life, for which judges hand down minimum tariffs to prisoners considered a danger to the public, e.g. some sex offenders, terrorists, etc to prisoners who haven't exhibited 'good behaviour' while inside to prisoners (whether guilty or innocent) who assert their innocence while in jail Also, prisons are full of individuals with mental health problems. And they're overcrowded. Mike's suggestion that some kinds of offence could be treated effectively outside prison has a lot of merit. -
24 Hours in Police Custody
Peckris 2 replied to secret santa's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
It's not the sentence passed on the homeowner that's the awful thing here (after all, there are laws governing "causing serious injury by dangerous driving" and the police cannot ignore that). No, it's the lenient treatment handed out to the perps, who were not only burgling but had also stolen the bike they got away on. -
it says the closing bid was £5,500 but it didn't meet the reserve.
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Stuff to Make Us Laugh
Peckris 2 replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
not only that - he wasn't even a railwayman, just an industrialist brought in to "do a job". -
No need - my dentist already does, and the job is easier every time I visit.
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I'm not sure cachet applies to learned numismatic works? It's very much a minority market! Ask 100 people if they know what book Peck wrote and I'd be very surprised if even 1 got it right (it would definitely be a Pointless answer )...
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It's often less good to have the first edition of a coin work - as a lot of work goes into updating or correcting things! I have a first edition Freeman but I wish I had the 1980s second edition...
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Wow - a lying eagle? "Relax little rabbit, I'm not going to hurt you..." 🐰
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I do - cost me £105 at auction in 2002 or 2003. It's the 1964 edition and it had its dust cover which has sadly become rather torn and marmalised since I got it.
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I remember in the late 60s I'd calculated that if I cashed in savings certificates I'd probably near enough have the £5/5s/6d the local bookshop had quoted me to order a copy. Somehow though, there were parties to go to, albums to buy, bicycles to repair .. and I never bought it then. You're right, a fiver was a small fortune back then, though still reasonable value for Peck.
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penny Unusual 1873 Penny
Peckris 2 replied to MATTGBC's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Yes I think that's the reason. It wasn't merely "refurbishment", it was total modernisation, i.e. the replacement of the steam powered presses with electrical ones. This possibly means that the 1882 "no H" London penny was the first issue on the new presses? -
Legend Errors in Bronze Currency coinage from 1860 to 1901
Peckris 2 replied to DrLarry's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.
The classic example (for me) was the 1961 halfcrown "designer initials omitted" which appeared as such in several price guides. But then some people found intermediate examples where the initials were partly or faintly there, and it was downgraded to a filled die and most people lost interest. you won't see it even mentioned now. -
Did you mean Samian Ware? Copper red glazed luxury pottery often with sophisticated embossed designs, and the maker's stamp?
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Noonan's Sale Tomorrow - Problems With 3d and 4ds
Peckris 2 replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
do you have a link to the 3d's? -
the copper Britannia necessitated a bold and deep cut design. it probably wouldn't have translated in shallow form to bronze? so a new flatter design was brought in. having said that, I do like the bronze reverses.
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the only ones I have are the 'baby head' Albert POW, "12 pence make 1 shilling"
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Yes, we went from a large thick copper with a bold and heavy design, to smaller thinner bronze with what had to be a shallow design. Major change.
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My own tuppence ha'penny's worth: they encountered so many problems over the first 4 years of bronze that they eventually managed to iron them out. Also, it must have involved such a gargantuan effort between 1858 and 1863 that they may have decided to cut not only their losses but reduce such enormous expenditure.
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Penny Acquisition of the week
Peckris 2 replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
So true - and is undoubtedly the reason that good top-grade examples of the 19H command such high prices, as good as 18KNs at least. My own example has virtually no hair detail at all, yet the obverse legend has virtually no wear, Britannia's shield and fingers are near perfect, etc. -
Penny Acquisition of the week
Peckris 2 replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Is your VF example for sale, Mike? If so, do you have pictures? PM me if so. -
Stuff to Make Us Laugh
Peckris 2 replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Meanwhile I withdraw from Kherson but leave the announcement to my generals so they don't associate this colossal failure (sorry, "strategic realignment") with me. -
No. But you'd have to ask Rob why he wants the hardback (I suspect it may be for a customer).
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yeah, me too. didn't know there was a ppb.
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not spare unfortunately. is it now out of print? if so Chris should really amend that ad above.
