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Emperor Oli
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Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Ship-Tax -
If I had a cat, I'd name him Xerxes
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Yeah, the UK's was recently rebranded "Cif" because that's what it's apparently called on the continent..
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Farthing enquiry
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Congratulations to chris on his 1000 post! -
Word association
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Bismarck....but I'll let it pass Hood -
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Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Hitler -
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Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Rare -
Farthing enquiry
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Chris is right, look for hair. The BU ones have hair on his head, very faint sideburns and a full beard. -
Dictionary additions.
Emperor Oli replied to Chris Perkins's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I'd put: Cracked Die - Sometimes, when a coin is struck with too much pressure or the die is old and worn, it starts to crack. When the coins are struck with cracked dies, their metal is forced into the cracks which makes little raised lines on the finished product. Siege Money- Siege (or obsidional) money was essentially created as a means of payment during a siege when normal sources of revenue ran out. Siege money comes in varied shapes and sizes. -
Farthing enquiry
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
The bright lustrous one are fantastic no doubt but the blackened ones have a certain...mystique about them, wouldn't you say? -
Farthing enquiry
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Although not as extensive, Chris' is better because he actually uses pictures & descriptions whereas Coincraft just uses descriptions. -
Ridiculously overpriced
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Farthing enquiry
Emperor Oli replied to Master Jmd's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Coincraft have quite an extensive online glossary that explains those terms too. BTW, all Edward VII farthings have a nice dark finish on them; this was to avoid confusion with half sovereigns. There's a picture below in which one can see it is very different from the others. -
Edward VIII
Emperor Oli replied to Half Penny Jon's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
"My yacht was boarded by marauding Pirates and I've been traumatised ever since"? -
How do you handle your coins?
Emperor Oli replied to Half Penny Jon's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I'll buy some next time I purchase some farthings! -
There's also triphthongs in words like mower, iron, fiery etc!
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How do you handle your coins?
Emperor Oli replied to Half Penny Jon's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Me neither -
Your favourite all time British coin...
Emperor Oli replied to Sylvester's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Ahh I did say vigilantism, and presumptuous vigilantism at that! -
The end product looks good anyway!
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I didn't create it; a dipthong is a recognised character. A dipthong is two vowels together
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How do you handle your coins?
Emperor Oli replied to Half Penny Jon's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
That's the thing though - why three pairs?? -
Hehehe any other special character requests?????
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Your favourite all time British coin...
Emperor Oli replied to Sylvester's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Twas one of his highness' new rules set down a few weeks ago. Vigilantism I believed I called it! -
How do you handle your coins?
Emperor Oli replied to Half Penny Jon's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
One shouldn't skimp though -
Here's a dipthong for you to copy and paste when typing Æthelred's name! Æ