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Everything posted by Peckris 2
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There's a major confusion due to a mix up between 1919 and 1919H. Apart from that, the estimated numbers seem very close to the actual found for 20thC pennies. Though I'm slightly baffled by the zero estimates for 1922 and 1926, I'd have thought some of each would be expected.
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Peckris 2 replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Doctor Doctor - The Thompson Twins Doctor Elbowbump Elbowbump - 5000 Volts A Nightingale built In Berkeley Square We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - The Animals Tiers - Ken Dodd -
I believe Eddie Grundy might have some valuable advice?
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Including: Neil Young - The Needle & the Damage Done Roger Whittaker - Durham Town Elvis Costello - Pills & Soap & Gel -
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Furniture in the House of Commons has been height adjusted after an MP rushed in and tabled his amendments. -
A single rare bronze, whatever the emperor, wouldn't be classed as treasure trove. In fact, AFAIK, single coins never are.
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Not to mention Spinal Tap... -
You would expect to see the whole date, yes. However if it was only partly clogged so that the 4th digit was in lower relief, it would be the first to be worn away fully. My guess is that it's a late 1861 (Obverse / Reverse being the commonest types, i.e. as used for 1862-69) with the 1 worn away and not leaving any traces.
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Yeah, that's a possibility also.
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Peckris 2 replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
A farmer, a priest, and a lawyer were travelling across country when they hit a small town and decided to stay overnight at the inn. The landlord said "Sorry guys, I can only put 2 of you up, but there's room in the barn for one of you." The farmer said "It's my day job, I'll sleep in the barn." An hour later there's a thunderous knock at the door. The landlord opens it and finds the farmer there. "Sorry mate, your cockerel thinks it's dawn and won't stop crowing, I can't sleep there." The priest says "If it was good enough for our Lord, it's good enough for me. I'll sleep there." An hour later there's a thunderous knock at the door. The landlord opens it and finds the priest there. "Sorry, your cow is pregnant and won't stop lowing. I just can't sleep." They all look at the lawyer until he shrugs and says, "Ok, if I must, I must" and stomps off to the barn. An hour later there's a thunderous knock at the door. The landlord opens it and finds his cockerel and cow there. -
Could be die damage - if you cast your gaze onwards to the bottom left of the X you will see that it's missing its serif.
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I don't have a book recommendation - I'm sure others have? However, the things you list are not errors as such - they are deliberate changes to a die. It is quite possible that such are intended to correct a mistake made, but as those are down to 'human error' then there can be no definitive attribution. Some though are down to re-use of a die in particular overdates.
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Retention of DNA from covid 19 swab tests???
Peckris 2 replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Thanks, but I'm off to bed, very tired! I might listen though see if anyone else asked. -
I just had a look, and it looks very much like the later obverse has been dropped into an altered obverse where the original (older) one has been cut out, in the way that double header coins are created.
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Retention of DNA from covid 19 swab tests???
Peckris 2 replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I think I'd probably be quite high, having advanced MS ... but there's a theory that people with damaged immune systems would have to have the antibody injection and I don't think that's ready? -
Ditto the supposed 4 (or more?) separate varieties of the 1957 'calm sea' halfpenny, which mostly seem to concern the tail length of the 7 and its precise pointing. Most of us probably couldn't care less! Just knowing you have a high grade calm sea is enough for most of us I'd guess.
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1822 Farthing D over D in DEF on reverse
Peckris 2 replied to coinkat's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.
You wouldn't get anything in your Inbox (the envelope symbol up top) but you might get a Notification (the bell symbol). -
1822 Farthing D over D in DEF on reverse
Peckris 2 replied to coinkat's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.
If you prefix a predec member's name with @ it highlights their name - @Rob @Peckris 2 @coinkat. I don't know if that generates a Notification (above)? -
1951 Crown- Type I and Type II reverse
Peckris 2 replied to coinkat's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.
Yes, there is an overall lack of sharply clear detail on the Type I, not only in the areas mentioned. Just one thing : did the Mint also sell their crowns in the Festival of Britain cardboard cases? I appear to have one such that is apparently Type II -
1822 Farthing D over D in DEF on reverse
Peckris 2 replied to coinkat's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.
Pictures were also missing (at first) in the 1951 Crown topic. It doesn't hurt to remind members that asking us to comment on detail description needs a relevant picture! -
1951 Crown- Type I and Type II reverse
Peckris 2 replied to coinkat's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.
Another difference is the horse's head - much more detail on the Type II I think Rob may have the answer : the dies used at the Festival of Britain may have either been a different engraving, or were allowed to wear more than the Mint equivalents. -
1822 Farthing D over D in DEF on reverse
Peckris 2 replied to coinkat's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.
@coinkat !!! -
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