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Everything posted by davidrj
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Thought it handy to have a thread for foreign stuff members may accrue Davic
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came across this today - portcullis varieties The author states type 1 (left picture) 1971-94, 1997, 1998 Type 2 (right picture) 1992-7 No info as to whether these are normal currency, specimen sets or proofs how these relate to David Groom's reverses A to C unknown Never really looked at decimal bronze, maybe I should before all the non-magnetic stuff gets withdrawn & melted down
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Made by Skoda
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Definitely NOT
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I also think we in the West tend to disregard the incredible contribution of the Red Army in the east. Ultimately the real victors were the US and the USSR.
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Seems to be the norm that monarchs and popes choose a name on their accession. I think I read somewhere that Charles would go for George VII.
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Interesting listing on Ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mega-Rare-1876-without-the-H-Victoria-Penny-in-very-nice-grade-FREEMAN-ND-p1/312207155131?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 listed as 1876 no H penny, k Gouby illustrates one from the Bamford collection, but states it was regarded by him as die fill Are any known?
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Isle of Man coin catalogue
davidrj replied to Ozzy1977's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I think Popjoy Mint produced a catalogue a few years ago -
When is a "mule" not a "mule" ?
davidrj replied to secret santa's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Surely a pattern with veil head obverse IIRC -
When is a "mule" not a "mule" ?
davidrj replied to secret santa's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Likewise the 1913 “mules” can be considered as normal, not accidental -
1926 and 1927 pennies again
davidrj replied to Mr T's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
You want us to stop talking about pennies!!!!! ? -
1926 and 1927 pennies again
davidrj replied to Mr T's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
The inexplainable ones are the high tide bronze coins of 1897, why just this year? -
What's Your Job in Real Life?
davidrj replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
My first home pc was a BBC with a cassette tape, first at work was an Apple ][ with a Z80 card running CP/M -
I have always considered the 1882 Jamaican CuNi penny without an H to be similar, inconceivable that the mint would produce then in the middle of its refurbishment to split a total Mintage of 48,000
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That was my understanding too.
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What's Your Job in Real Life?
davidrj replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Back in the early eighties we spent £1000 on a state of the art Tandon AT, and a further £1000 on a 100 MByte hard disc. The rest of the lab gathered round in awe, and suggested we had bought far too high a spec disc drive, as we would never fill It! -
What's Your Job in Real Life?
davidrj replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Or collectors who are not digitally savvy, have never found this forum. -
What's Your Job in Real Life?
davidrj replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Before I took early retirement, my career was in NHS/university histopathology labs -
Is there a new version of Verdicare for putting realistic gunge on newly minted crap?
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All you can do is perform well with the opposition you are dealt on the day. The performance of others is irrelevant unless you meet them in a later round.
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Extra time, exhausted already watching this!
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I think it’s this Denier, Friesland, Netherlands, Bruno III, 1038-37, +henricusre, vgga/brun/doc
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Possible obverse legend “henricus rex” ?
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Are we all hiding behind the sofa? Come on England we can do it.
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Your post brings back memories of the gentle hum of a valve amplifier