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Coinery

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  1. Coinery

    Scale and callipers

    It's a bit of a dark art reading the manual ones! I 'got' my lesson at the boatyard, much to the amusement of everyone present!
  2. I don't think it's an official counter mark, at least I've never seen it? Could be someone from Spain having a bit of fun, perhaps?
  3. Coinery

    Rome The Great Power That She Was

    Stonking coin, Sir!
  4. Coinery

    Scale and callipers

    The scales I use are Fuzion FZ-100 Capacity 100g in 0.01g increments! They have been 100% reliable for years, weighing 0.5g coins with exactly the same reading 3-4 years later! unbelievable scales, I'd buy exactly the same ones if they failed tomorrow! Micrometers are tricky! I've been through a few pairs now, and always had to put up with inconsistent and unreliable performance from them. I finally ended up buying a very specialised and expensive pair from an engineering company! Most 'disposable' models would do, just depends on how important the figures are to you?
  5. Coinery

    Mixed Bag on eBay!

    The first of two lots of high-grade, low value, pieces on eBay. Clearing out the lot, other than my 3 Plantagenet coins! Included are: Elizabeth I Halfgroat (PM Bell) - weakly struck centres, but the prettiest every tone, with a top-quality flan (no corrosion and full). This was genuinely one of my favourite coins, don't miss it! 1948 Halfcrown - not a rare coin, but the prettiest tone I've seen on this metal. Top price, but I would prefer to own 4 coins if this doesn't sell, it's that pretty! Maybe get it as a combined postage to bring the price back a bit? 1863 Farthing on auction - got messed about twice with this coin on eBay...it has to go! A couple of bun halfpennies! An extremely lovely UNC 1901 penny, with a nice even light tone, very pretty in-hand! And again, not a rare coin, but a very nice 1947 penny is in there! PLUS farthings and G5 pennies of varying quality!
  6. Same for me! Nicks and bruises turn me off in an instant!
  7. Coinery

    ΟΧΙ? Really?

    My main issue with this entire thing is there are perhaps only a couple of hundred people who should be the target of all this high-level political judgement. Yet we always forget this and personalise it to anyone, in this instance, who happens to be born Greek. With the smokescreen that is politics, how much responsibility do we think a waiter in Crete should personally carry for these failings? I feel terribly sad about it!
  8. Coinery

    ΟΧΙ? Really?

    When you say the pledges made to buy votes, Rob, isn't that just the problem? No matter how eloquently this whole thing is put, it's very harsh to blame the average joe on the street, who is 99.9999999% of Greece! I'm not well versed in politics, so won't be entering into any debate on it, but I think it's too simplistic to say they got themselves into this mess! It would be the same as saying to me 'you wanted to go to war in Iraq, so live with the consequences!' Now whether I believed in that war or not, I don't remember anyone asking me or my family!
  9. From all I just read in this thread, I'd say your integrity is in good stead, and you are still held in high esteem! Great to hear you are fit and well!
  10. Coinery

    Rome The Great Power That She Was

    Very impressive!
  11. Coinery

    Rome The Great Power That She Was

    Fabulous coin, by the way!
  12. Coinery

    Rome The Great Power That She Was

    That goes in Dorset too!
  13. Coinery

    ΟΧΙ? Really?

    Whatever the causes I feel deeply saddened about the whole affair! I've had a long-time love affair with everything Greek, I hope their children don't suffer too badly? I love the spirit of the older generation too, so I also hope this doesn't scar them and leave them feeling bitter towards the remaining EU countries? I heard one woman saying they might be restricted to cash withdrawals less than they can buy their family food for, despite how much they have in the bank? Imagine that, chaps? 10k in the bank, but you can't draw on it to pay your rent? It'll boil down to the same old story! A few crooks at the top wrecking a beautiful country and series of unbelievable islands out of self greed! Whilst a little futile, I did feel extremely warmed by the chap who had already raised 1.4 million to help! I so hope the families of Greece get to hear about efforts like that!
  14. Coinery

    Rome The Great Power That She Was

    She's a beautie, applies to everything in Somerset! Carburettors, marrows, barmaids, chainsaws, anything and everything! Got to love Avalon! At least her apples anyway!
  15. Coinery

    Reviewing an old collection

    ...and the state of cider are just to kill time until someone puts up some more photos of coins for us to look at! ... though that might just be me... . We could become alcoholics with the wait, Stewie has already started going down that road
  16. Coinery

    Mixed Bag on eBay!

    Many thanks, TG!
  17. Coinery

    Mixed Bag on eBay!

    Hi Nordle, Thanks for looking! Anything that you are serious about bidding on, do let me know on this thread so I can give you a fuller description! Also, in a couple/three weeks I'll be listing around a dozen UNC halfpennies of G6, a few farthing lots of G6, and a full UNC set of G6 farthings in one go (that should be an interesting exercise)! Got a few more G6 pennies, a half dozen C1/J1 farthings (not overly special), and a few g6 oddsies, a dozen bits of junk, and that's it! Feel like a new man!
  18. Coinery

    Morning! Newbie here

    Welcome aboard, Tim! Edit: 'back' aboard!
  19. Coinery

    Happy birthday, Geordie!

    Many happy returns!
  20. Coinery

    ID please ?

    Getting there! Orthopaedic surgeon says I'll just need extensive physio and I've ordered this so I can commute to work in style. Nice bike!
  21. It cracks me up to re-read it! Are you going to learn the shake, Paul?
  22. Coinery

    ID please ?

    You recovering well, Clive?
  23. Coinery

    Viking/Anglo-Saxon coin attribution

    Do you mean an ACTUAL die, Rob, or something just bearing the legend?
  24. Coinery

    Viking/Anglo-Saxon coin attribution

    What weight? It doesn't look cast, and looks old, though? Would it be possible they may have used plate? Where did it come from? Are the legends right, Rob?
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