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I think HP's are very much underrated, they're an extremely elegant denomination! I love them, can't understand those that pass them by?

I've always Iikened the Anglo/Scottish relationship to football. In the past I have always thought of Scotland 'as the next team to support' IF, sorry, when, England are out of the competition! I can honestly say, I have never found a like mind in Scotland! I have some extremely good Scottish friends but, and they would all agree with me, the animosity towards all things English are conditionings established at birth. I do think, however, and this is the bit that disturbs me most, is, up until this point, all that I would call healthy balanced individuals (English citizens), have only ever thought of this antipathy as a novel cultural difference, and nothing more! I've a terrible feeling that the less balanced out there could very quickly conjour up a resentment to the historical war-like jibes, that equals the like of something we haven't seen for quite a few centuries! If peace and good health could be found in division, then great, and long live the process! I just can't see it and, it seems to me, neither can anyone else, other than my hot-blooded friends, of course!

100% agree with everything you have said, Rob...it's also really surprising to think that the first decimals are now only 6 1/2 years' shy of being half a century old!

Brilliant! Check the description too! 111451189237 Too cheap IMO!

Well said, Sir!

I've had a fair bit of fun with them, at a time I could do little else! It's the only opportunity to 'feel' what it was like for all those 'boys' on here who collected from change ions ago! Second only to squatting in rubble and playing machine guns in the early forties. Good fun, mostly, for the kids at least!I believe Christmas was better appreciated back then too! http://www.phespirit.info/montypython/four_yorkshiremen.htmBrilliant MR, thoroughly enjoyed that read, being an Am Dram an' all!

I've had a fair bit of fun with them, at a time I could do little else! It's the only opportunity to 'feel' what it was like for all those 'boys' on here who collected from change ions ago! Second only to squatting in rubble and playing machine guns in the early forties. Good fun, mostly, for the kids at least! I believe Christmas was better appreciated back then too!

In the absence of any coins or things to enquire about I come here! Kate Bush on BBC4 (still) brilliant...can't believe Babooshka was 1978! Top lady! (Tottie)

Yes, I don't see any "A" in that over-punch! For me an "I" over a tumbled T...the A in the rest of the legend, and normally, has the thick arm to its right leg, notwithstanding the fact that the general look of the serifs are wrong! Nice coin regardless!

Looks more like an "I" over to me?

I saw this too, Scott...the usual pewter 3d! Fired of the usual email too, of course!

Yes, nail varnish remover contains moisturisers! Some supermarkets (with instore chemists), and Lloyds Chemist stock it! Edit to add: as Dave similarly mentioned, the sticky stuff may have been on the coin BEFORE the tone the coin has now, which means you may end up with light 'untoned' spots, instead of sticky ones?

Not rare but all hammered is interesting! You've got fairly good examples and the Newcastle one certainly isn't an exceptionally ubiquitous example. Number 1 on this thread has an interesting 'cross' replacing the inner circle of dots between the side fleur of the crown on the left and the centre. It's just an example of a slight error/variety done when sinking the die. All in all, nice purchases! Was this a job lot and is it a sign of further hammereds to come? Keeping you busy, Sir! And, indeed, bring on that hammered! About time there was a push in this direction! We've been modern milled for far too long! Now where did I see that nice 1982 10p?

I don't buy that, there would be far greater distortion of edge lettering, etc., it these were genuine HC's formed into globes in this way!Unusual idea, all the same!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=191273491324 I've sent a nice email to the seller.

Just the usual 191273491324 but love the big-sell description, packed full of numismatic terminology!

The flips are standard, and fit into boxes OR wallets. The holes in the flips handle very small, right up to crown!

You're off the hook, Colin, you're not the last...belated birthday wishes BCC!

All I can say is you've struck your first little piece of gold in finding this forum! Read around it and you'll see what a top class bunch of chaps et al. are on here! Stuff you will never find in books, nor discover from 'experts' in the field out there, typically TPGCo's, will be intelligently represented on here! I've always thought George V to be numismatically diverse and interesting, and a good place to cut your teeth! Welcome aboard! You'll make lots of mistakes, just don't make them expensive ones!

Many thanks, gents! A hammered copy, then, great! I keep meaning to catch Dave at one of the fairs, we've communicated a fair bit in the past re his 3d project/collection!

What type of copy is it, has anyone handled one? Edge seams? Thick? Weight?

Yes, I've also seen numerous coins with legends like your's, where everything appears intact, except a small doubled section! Double-struck, with no added premium for that, unfortunately!

Tell me again...how beautiful is life? ?

That sounds pretty amazing, BG, I'd heard the canadian one was coming over for a spell!8 merlins roaring by, likely 10 with the Spit and Hurricane, makes my stomach roll over just to think of it? My favourite planes of all! Flying a Spit was what got me into flying, awesome! You're going to have to have me and Declan over next year, we can split the travel costs!