Emperor Oli

I'm just saying if Master JMD had bothered to use the search function, he could have found out his answer

If we have another auction like that of the Slaney collection, we could see prices shoot through the roof as higher ones are established as the norm but I reckon the previous predictions are sound

Oh I have! I splurged about £75 a few weeks ago, significantly furthering my goal to get all farthings in BU condition between 1902 and 1956

Oh it is but I'm thinking of selling it to raise money to buy more farthings!

Mine's an 1833 VF Sovereign

VF+ for £7??? Attach a scan, now!

We had that explanation for another coin a few weeks ago - sorry to dampen enthusiasm

This Cartwheel penny looks odd to me - could it be a restrike? Bear in mind that this man (Sharpclaw) sold four "uncirculated" Farthings to me but when I received them they were decidedly VF+ Odd toning in the fields too...

Because the "Scilly isles" has connatations of stupidness, like the "Silly Isles". I guess the other doesn't.....as much!

We have the remains of a Roman fort in our village but that's been excavated to death in recent years so I guess there wouldn't be anything left there

I believe the residents of the "Scilly Isles" don't like their archipelago to be called that; i heard they prefer "The Isles of Scilly"

I have a definition from the Mint: "Popular name for a counter or medalet of sovereign size, struck unofficially in 1837, in brass. The figure of St George was replaced by the Duke of Cumberland on horseback with the inscription 'To Hanover' a reference to the unpopular Duke of Cumberland, uncle of Queen Victoria, who succeeded to the Hanoverian throne since Victoria, as a female, was debarred by Salic law from inheritance. "

They are Cumberland Jacks

I don't think so, unless it's rare or has a pedigree, due to the wear on it

Uggh - the famous Russian composer

Yes I know but I thought that was an interesting bit of trivia.

So like "eggs-urg"

I "don't have permission" to edit my above post so I'll do it here: So? They're stunning! Edit: I take it you mean the Ebay coins

So? They're stunning!

Shostakovich

Well yes, obviously! I think I can see a faint one in exergue. By the way, how does one pronounce exergue?

Did you know that U.S Federal Agents can open Swiss Bank Accounts? Normall they can't be opened except by the owner but there are three notable exceptions. Three types of activity which the Swiss consider illegal, and are bound by treaty with the United States to "open" the account for possible legal proceedings are: organized crime activities, drug trafficking, and "insider trading" of securities. In instances of this kind, the Swiss authorities have the final say on whether or not to reveal any information. I thought that's quite odd, that a country so neutral as Switzerland would sign such a treaty with a foreign power. By-the-by, the Cayman Islands acutally make more than Switzerland in banking per year

There's a Gothic Crown on Ebay a la moment from about £700

Oh god yeah! I showed the whole 2003 set to my Mum and she actually liked it - untrained eyes, I tell ya!

...or has a weird fetish