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Everything posted by Peckris 2
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A genuine 1816 copper fake!
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I've got one of those! It stops water flowing when I turn the tap off...
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Penny Acquisition of the week
Peckris 2 replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
"I'm not a sexist, but..." -
Penny Acquisition of the week
Peckris 2 replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
That's true ... even of type collectors like moi! -
Penny Acquisition of the week
Peckris 2 replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Wow. Just wow. -
Hi, I'm new to the furum
Peckris 2 replied to Link Samus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Like so. -
Hi, I'm new to the furum
Peckris 2 replied to Link Samus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
The + is in case you want to quote more than one post. When you click it a little box appears with a number which increases each time you click a + under a post. When you finally click that little box you get a post with more than one quote in it. I'll do you an example next. -
Penny Acquisition of the week
Peckris 2 replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Same with 'aluminum' - it was the original British English name. -
Penny Acquisition of the week
Peckris 2 replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I'd go with VG too. BTW that was a grade commonly used in Britain the late 60s as you've seen from Coin Monthly. No-one then referred to it as a "US grade", though nowadays they do. -
Coin Monthly Magazine
Peckris 2 replied to DaveG38's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
My understanding is that November or December 1966 was the first issue (depending whether you take the issue date or the cover date). I believe it finished just before the mid-90s but sorry I don't have more information than that. -
How... on earth did they... we... do it????? Headingley, for the second time in my lifetime.
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Waterbird Collection
Peckris 2 replied to oldcopper's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
We are born with nothing, so if we die in debt then we've made a profit. (Anon.) -
What?? I don't believe it!!
Peckris 2 replied to Peckris 2's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I use my computer for both these days, and MW for 5L in the car. Sadly there isn't LW on the car radio so have to miss Test Matches when driving. Of course, you may think this is a boon... -
September 2019 LCA catalogue now up
Peckris 2 replied to 1949threepence's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Yes, saying "that clears my commission/book" or similar. (I must stop watching Bargain Hunt!). -
What?? I don't believe it!!
Peckris 2 replied to Peckris 2's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
It's always made me laugh (for several years) when Radio 5Live have a frequent jingle that says "... available on digital radio, streaming, online, podcast, smartphone..." (or words to that effect). An image comes to mind of a BBC directive saying "DON'T MENTION MEDIUM WAVE - UNDER THREAT OF SACKING!". -
Cleaned - are you sure? I could get the same effect by using Levels in Photoshop. There's a lot of lint on the 'dull' picture though, which definitely is unsightly.
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If you surf the net you can find better pictures.
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Agreed. I bought an UNC set of 1887 JH silver at Warwick which one or two dealers rejected as "cleaned". Well, they weren't - they had a bright 'mirror' finish, which was more pronounced in the fields than the raised designs; cleaned coins tend to show the most mirroring on the highest parts.
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Agreed. The price is way too rich IMO. One thing I've noticed is how confusing those pictures are. The HT looks like a LT as the sea level isn't where Britannia's legs cross, but only because the outer portion of the leg is too faint to see. By the same token, the LT looks like a VERY low tide!
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You wouldn't need that for coins - just use the circular crop.
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I think she should look at the 'Similar sponsored items' below her listing, then she would see what true EF looks like!
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What?? I don't believe it!!
Peckris 2 replied to Peckris 2's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Didn't know you were a Bournemouth fan Mike! -
You get what you pay for!
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Penny Acquisition of the week
Peckris 2 replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Me too. After a couple of years going through bank bags of pennies in the late 60s, I saw so many that I learned their characteristics almost by osmosis. -
If you have Photoshop, it's easy: 1. Use the circular marquee select tool to select the coin 2. Invert the selection (which selects everything but the coin) 3. Use Fill - Black to fill the non-coin selection with black