Peckris

Lancasters are 4-propped planes! I was curious about the flying fighter planes, perhaps they were ME109s? They're definitely not Spitfires, but could be hurricanes at a very imaginative push?I think the sky scene are meant to represent the Luftwaffe? Not sure though? Def two spits on the ground though! They can't be fighters though, not flying in that bomber formation - unless they were trying to confuse Fighter Command!

Oh joy, this topic again ... Chris (Peckris) is the authority on TPGs' assessments of coin colours I think Thank you Paulus No coin has to be red. Red lustre is very very rare. Lustre is usually in the spectrum from yellow to orange, sometimes 'golden'. (Unstated subtext: why do Americans mangle the English so? Why can't they just use terms we all understand instead of redefining common words to mean something they just don't.. Oops, did I say that out loud? ) To answer the question you thought you asked... coins with lustre are usually described according to % of lustre remaining (at least, on this side of the pond they are). BU means all lustre is there, ABU means (depending on dealer) somewhere from 75% - 95% lustre, lesser shades can be described with a % e.g. UNC 30/70 which is understood as 30% lustre on the obverse and 70% on the reverse, and so on. So if by 'red' you mean BU then virtually all lustre should be present. A further complication is where lustre is present (even full lustre) but it has faded from brilliance to a subtler shade. Colin Cooke Coins for example use the term "lightly toning" to describe this state, which only rarely would command a premium, most often it would be a reduced value.

Of course, let's not forget that the Queen is German. And will remain so .. until Nigel Farraji comes to power.

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"Annual expenditure twenty shillings, annual income twenty shillings and sixpence - result: happiness. Annual expenditure twenty shillings, annual income nineteen shillings and sixpence - result: misery"

Pffft. If it wasn't for the port of Liverpool you'd still be eating moss. True! but it's Crimbo!True enough. Mind you, I still remember our dad coming home on Christmas Eve with a sawn-off tree, full of tales of overhearing the hustlers in St Johns Market with their cries of "Eeyar loov - toopenssapound 'em chezzies" Not in our house.Drop the first three letters and you'd be correct. Quite so. Not many Mancs can afford Alderley Edge. One Wayne Rooney perhaps, but he's a Scouser anyway.. What are these luxuries you consider to be exclusively yours but have been stolen from you by the people of Merseyside?Twopenny washers?

Sirloin? Goose? Posh git! I thought you were from Liverpool?

It's obviously based on the William Wyon YH obverse, but the 'designer' initials are M.BP not WW. It's not badly done, somewhat closer than david's Gothic example! but still no cigar.

Your picture made me think of Christmas dinner... ...for some reason

...that reminds me - must get the turkey and sausages...

Rob's advice is very sound - coin fairs are probably the best places especially if you get to know the dealers who go regularly, as they will look out for your wants and also may give you discounts. There are good fairs in the NE, Midlands and London, though the West of the country - north to south - is less well served. If you anywhere near the Midlands, that one is really good and easily reached via the motorways.

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Hmm - difficult one. There's definitely more hair and wreath detail on the second, but the bottom looks a bit worse, and much of the rest is about the same. If you were grading on hair/wreath alone, you would say a good half grade difference, but overall, I'd say it was probably the difference between F and GF, i.e. perhaps 1/3 of a grade? Having said that, the first photo looks as though the tones have all been 'flattened' to show the detail, where the second looks more like a straight photograph with all the dark areas making the essential detail less easy to make out.

Yes, I'm sure it's scarce or even rare - just not unknown in that combination!

In a roundabout way, so was I! Are you saying you've never seen nor met any Fockers in your life? There's plenty around! I did meet the Fockers once. Now, where was I... Oh yes, in the cinema.

Indeed! Not a Lancaster or spitfire to be seen! There's a passable hurricane, if you squint (a lot), but that's all!Edit: I guess they are spits on the ground, I was focussing on the in-flight 'aircraft'! Oh I didn't mean the planes! I wouldn't know a Jonker from a Fukke - I was talking about the shite design.

The link you posted is incomplete and goes nowhere - this is where I had to go, via Google : http://www.michael-coins.co.uk/hc1920%20rev%20A+B.htm Yes, I would say your halfcrown is definitely Rev B - it's too high a grade for it to be a Rev A "with the garter ridge worn down". Also the gap between C and the garter, and the 'flat' 9. However, according to Davies' classification, reverse B occurs with both obverses (Michael is mistaken about this) : 1+A (deep portrait) common 1+B (scarce or rare reverse) 2+A (rare obverse) 3+A (shallow portrait) common 3+B (scarce or rare reverse)

That Battle of Britain commem is an insult to all those who fought in it.

It is quite common to find coins that at some time in their life have been coated with 'silver' (often actually chrome or mercury). The fact that one side is peeling to show the underlying 'real' bronze coin. If you weigh it, it will probably be the weight for bronze not silver.

COC P ?

Agreed. This Churchill looks more like a certain dog .... "Oh, No".

Surely not better than Spanking year book. Spank for yourself

I STILL don't see the point of discriminating non-Maundy 3d's from Maundy 3d's. For the dates in question, they are both going to be very rare so where's the issue? Obviously, the same thing doesn't apply to the other Maundy denominations as they simply aren't as popular and everyone knows they're Maundy anyway.

I don't understand? If you're going to keep the coin in a slab, where is the enjoyment of looking at it through a scuffed slab?

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