Peckris

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Clearly they both used slightly different alloys - that would explain why Heaton pennies are nearly all black (or darker than RM) and K.N. - who supplied blanks to the RM over quite a few years - are very often reddish. But the dies they used were provided by RM and presumably all they did was to punch in the H / KN? I imagine that the Mint, who used dies to wear beyond normal during the War, told their subcontractors not to worry too much about wear, which explains why you see it so often. I don't know what their processes were, but Heatons had been used to mint bronze since the 1870s, so I imagine they were subject to RM approval and inspection?

I deny it hic and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise

I thought you were a penny collector!!! Britannia is almost NEVER fully struck in that series, her face and chest suffering in particular, due to the sucking .... [pauses for audience laughter to die down] .... away of metal caused by the very deep cut obverse design. You would be very very lucky to find one that was NOT mushy.

I agree about the eye appeal, but I think you're very harsh with your grading. I think it's at LEAST VF. Perhaps GF is a tad harsh, it is early milled after all, but I really couldn't bring myself to give it more than nVF, it just has too much overall wear for me! But.. but.. there is very little on the reverse! Britannia's left t*t is the obvious wear, but look at the shield, olive branch, trident, and "SOHO" - hardly any wear at all.

(How strange - I posted a reply but it's not showing!!)

Forget the 'mushy Britannia' - that is absolutely normal and standard for most GV pennies between 1911 and 1921 (the recessed ear varieties excepted). Yes, the obverse hair detail is faint, and that occurs often on the Heaton and Kings Norton pennies 1918-19 because they used dies way beyond their sell-by date. You would expect to pay a premium for a well struck-up obverse, but on your example, the fact of near full lustre kind of offsets that. I've seen a lot stronger UNC strike (London Coins?, a few years ago), but the lustre on yours is the first I've seen with that amount. Swings and roundabouts.

I agree about the eye appeal, but I think you're very harsh with your grading. I think it's at LEAST VF.

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Very hard to tell from the photos, Peckris, but the hair in particular almost looks like a rusty die? It could of course have been re-tooled to give the impression of a few more curls! Yes, my thoughts too, along the way. I'd recorded it (in early ignorance) as "possible Taylor restrike?", except that Taylor didn't restrike common currency pieces.

That coin is the 2013 Birth of Prince George proof 5 pound. That coin cost $130 at issue, plus $30-40 for submission/grading. While I still don't think it's worth the $329 asking price, it's a far cry from $450 for a coin that can be had for $30. Also, that "import fees" part of eBay is a complete farce. The shipping in the US is free from that seller, and eBay is likely making a killing on these types of coins when they add this "import charge" to them. This (among other reasons) is why I never sell on eBay outside the 50 US states. 51, surely, or have we left? If we have, someone better tell Starbucks, McDonalds, and Subway I don't get whatever joke you're trying to make. I suspect Peck is satirically referring to the UK as the 51st state ... Puerto Rico already has first dibbs on the 51st state! LOL! Not Mexico or (gets wooden spoon out and starts stirring) Cuba?

I can'tIt seems to be half-working : you can Like and see your own likes and also you get Notifications. However you can't see anyone else's likes (which is on general view - not just to admin - in that other forum which operates like this one.)

That coin is the 2013 Birth of Prince George proof 5 pound. That coin cost $130 at issue, plus $30-40 for submission/grading. While I still don't think it's worth the $329 asking price, it's a far cry from $450 for a coin that can be had for $30. Also, that "import fees" part of eBay is a complete farce. The shipping in the US is free from that seller, and eBay is likely making a killing on these types of coins when they add this "import charge" to them. This (among other reasons) is why I never sell on eBay outside the 50 US states. 51, surely, or have we left? If we have, someone better tell Starbucks, McDonalds, and Subway

If you surround it with "" ("Room 101") you only get half a dozen items. That's generally true everywhere for searching, whether on your own computer or online. The "" means 'only look for this complete phrase', but without them, it thinks you want anything with either 'Room' OR '101' in.

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Well I switched off the filters and took predecimal.com out of compatibility mode and ... I still can't see who likes what. I am just devastated. LOL But on the 'good' side, now I'm not seeing it in compatibility mode, when I click 'Quote' it does now pick up the text I want to quote as it should. In case that helps anyone else. Nor I - though I can see where I've Liked something, as the button has turned to "unlike". However, I can see who has liked my posts if I look in Notifications (top). But I can't see any case where Person A has liked Person B's post.

What are we talking - "average from circulation, i.e. Fair/Fine"?

Perhaps "mux" means the coin was dirty? In which case, have nothing to do with coins marked "dmux"

'Ere. What have you got against the Daily Mail. They are a long standing manufacturer of Britain's finest branded toilet tissue. Anyway, all you lefties need a target, otherwise you would be rebels without a cause. You think there's only one?

You don't need one - just download the (free) Kindle app to your PC.

Yes, PL means prooflike. I don't think you can blame the TPG for that particular oddity though. Krause lists this crown in two varieties -- the proof, and the prooflike. I believe they call it that because these were issued in special packaging and not for general circulation. It seems it would have made more sense to use the more common "specimen" designation or simply the "MS" designation. But, it is what it is. Basically it just means that the coin is not the proof version. With a mintage of more than 2 million pieces, and almost all of them saved in pristine condition, I can't fathom why this would sell for $460+, other than the reason Rob gave. PCGS has graded a total of 51 of these, and this PL66 (along with one other) are the highest grades given. I'm going to guess that two people really thought this was an exceptional coin. Given the abrasion on poor George's cheek, I dare say there are much nicer ones out there...even if not blessed by PCGS. The point is, the difference between the proof (in the proof set) and the 'proof like' strikings at the Festival of Britain, are indiscernible, and the actual proofs are not rare anyway.

Yes, it worked! (It doesn't show WHO did the 'Liking', but it's a start )

Or is it a token for a mineral Bath? I can't find anything on it either. Given the remit includes the suppression of vagrants, street beggars and imposters, I can't see it being anything to do with the baths even though they are less than 100yds away. The latter were frequented by the well to do of Georgian society and were unlikely to be affected by the lower classesHaving lived in Bath for a number of years I concur! It's still very much that way today, at least at the 'new' Bath Spa...very lovely, lovelies!My guess is it's something to do with the Poor Law, which was still very Tudor in the early 19th Century, long before the workhouses and Daily Mail came into being.

I don't think it's Facebook related at the user end, Rob (i.e. you and I) - see my reply to Chris just above.