Sylvester

I for one. It always brings me back to a school report. Yes one physics teacher (or was it a maths teacher?) once said of one of his pupils that he would not amount to anything... his level of intelligence was so poor that he'd fail to achieve anything in life. That pupil was Albert Einstein, and yes he really did totally screw up his elementary school education, he could not learn within the system. Now how can a man start his life of doomed for failure and yet figure out one of the key formulas in physics? E=MC2 (yes that shouldbe squared) I know quite a few people that cannot read or write, but they are no less a person, some of which have done more good for their fellow man than has an highly educated person who currently resides in Downing Street and calls himself Prime Minister. It's more to do with upbringing than education (education does help), but bad grammar doesn't mean a person shouldn't vote. Some people find it easier to communicate in words than in writing, i'm not much good at either.

must be this quality or better... (this is about the worst that will stand a chance) Yours are too dark to see anything. This one is darker than i'd like (and thus it wouldn't stand much chance) Try it now, it should work! http://www.coinpeople.com/forums/album_pag...php?pic_id=2037

probably... the pictures must be at least this quality... http://www.coinpeople.com/forums/album_pic...php?pic_id=2037 (before we had pictures that were smaller or worse/darker and no-one voted for them, the coins got eliminated in the first round every time, many people vote on eye appeal alone, not on rarity value or anything) A bad picture of a 1933 penny would get slaughtered by a good picture of a 1934 penny. (no two ways about it).

Slight ding! I'd happily enter that into the Ugly Coin Comp!

You'll have to do better than that with the picture, otherwise i won't be able to enter it, cos they won't vote for what they can't see...

Former US President and Hollywood star Reagan has died aged 93, just thought since we'd mentioned him on here just the other day, it was a bit of a shock. He had however been ill for some time with Alzhiemers (Sp?). Requiescant In Pace

There was only one of him - so Requiescat in pace (singular). Alas for the decline of Latin i've never studied Latin.

I don't really respect any modern world leader, except perhaps Churchill for a job well done, although he had flaws. Mind you Lord Such on the other hand...

About the GWB speech (there must have been more than one cos i heard no Iraq stuff), i meant i liked the way he retold some of the tales of the people that were there. Tales of the survivors and tales about those heros that did not survive. That's what i meant.

coin universe... (this is the world forum part) http://forums.collectors.com/categories.cfm?catid=6 Coinpeople is actually more world dominated than US dominated. If you think it's too US i suggest you avoid RCC and cointalk, and every other coin forum. Many of which talk about nothing more than slabbing, lincoln cents, Jefferson nickels, State Quarters, VAMS, Will the dollar bill ever be scrapped?, will the 'penny' [cent to us] ever be scrapped? and god forbid something that annoys the hell out of me, errors! If i never see another post about error coins it won't be a day too soon.

Many agree with you Custard. I don't know enough about his policies to comment, but from what i gather they are a bit Thatcherish, which is enough for me to politically disagree with him. But it's still a sad loss for his family and the people that knew him, plus the Americans that followed and agreed with his policies.

George Bush actually did a pretty good speech there. It was quite moving. (Better than the French one at any rate)

I for my own reasons agree with you on that issue Oli. Dignity.

John Smith, coin dealer in York. (He's been there for longer than anyone cares to remember, i think he's been there since the '70s i think, perhaps a bit longer) He now recognises me when i walk in his shop, all i have to ask is, "Got anything for me today?", and he'll say either "nope no Charles II's today i'm afraid" or "i got some new sixpences in" Very friendly, very patient and very laid back.

It gets worse Oli... I spent that on 2 sixpences. Actually i'm wrong i've just found the reciept, it was £470 I sold the dealer my St George reverse sovereigns (Much prefer the shield ones), for £450, which then went straight on two of his lovely sixpences, a 1676/5 (£275) and a 1675 (£195) repectively. I spent another £20 in cash for and Henry III silver penny (he deducted £10 off for me, because i'd just sold him all the gold which he needed). And believe it or not the penny is my favourite of the three, albeit the cheapest by furlongs.

Hold on to your chair, but i once spent £450 in one sitting...

E.g John Penny| .925 Ag| JN1D | Class 5C | 1210-1216 | Canterbury | Simon | F | Hoard find some dirt in fields | £40-5 OR Charles II Farthing | Sn | C2FA | (Class/type blank) | 1684 | (mint blank) | (moneyor blank) | AVF | Some edge corrosion

i lay mine out like this... Coin|Alloy|Ref (Coincraft ref)|Class or Type|Date|Mint|Moneyor|Condition|Description|Value

I never used to bother, then i started keeping a handwritten record, followed by an excel one which got deleted during reboot, but was hopelessly out of date at the time. I then made a new one on Word, a few weeks ago after selling most things off, i went back to excel.

Well you see i think he's scamming and he knows it's not worth that much, he'd refuse to buy my £2 coin anyhow... he ain't the mug, but he's hoping one will bid.

I've got one of those, do you think he'd buy it off of me for a remarkable bargin of $100?

I hate it when they type the III in with 111 (just seeing one hundred and eleven, makes me want to throw a Churcher at them).

I wish i was in London for the fair too!

I agree with you, i much rather have it in book form, i can then make notes in it in pencil.

Was it Mihai, Chris that tried to fiddle coinpeople members? (was coinman27 over there) Just be on the look out.