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    The majority of Daily Mail readers certainly, and similar organs. But where is your evidence that the majority of the public believes this? But this is already the case! All judges - when sentencing - have access to the perp's previous, and sentence accordingly. A first time offender (except for the most serious crimes like murder, kidnap, terrorism, etc) gets a lesser sentence than someone with a list of previous convictions. That's how sentencing guidelines work.
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    If you believe that the judiciary take sides the way you are suggesting, that's extremely worrying. Worrying that you actually believe that, I mean. And you believing that's the majority view is even more worrying.
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    That's nothing to do with the police. If his defence barrister proposed that he "lost control on a bend" during the trial, it would be up to a jury whether they believed that or not - in this case they obviously didn't. Juries can make the wrong decision sometimes, but that's the justice system we have.
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    They should have gone after both. (I'm not sure I see the point of the "victim blaming" remark).
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    Does anyone have an idea of how many are 'out there'? Presumably more - though perhaps not many more - than the 1933, which would make it one of rarest and most desirable 20th century pennies (excluding the 1920, 1952, and 1954 which - being presumed singletons - are beyond the reach of the fattest purse).
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    I should have added: any prisoner released halfway isn't truly 'free' - they're on licence, and one single blot on their behaviour (anything) and they're back inside to serve out the full term.
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    Bid of only £25 for those 3 beauties? Someone was 'having a laugh'.
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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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    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.
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    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.
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    it says the closing bid was £5,500 but it didn't meet the reserve.
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    not only that - he wasn't even a railwayman, just an industrialist brought in to "do a job".
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    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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    Peckris 2 replied to DrLarry's topic in Free for all

    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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    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?
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    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.
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    Peckris 2 replied to DrLarry's topic in Free for all

    Did you mean Samian Ware? Copper red glazed luxury pottery often with sophisticated embossed designs, and the maker's stamp?
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    do you have a link to the 3d's?
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    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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    Peckris 2 replied to DrLarry's topic in Free for all

    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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