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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!

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!

...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

Many thanks, TG!

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!

Welcome aboard, Tim! Edit: 'back' aboard!

Many happy returns!

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!

It cracks me up to re-read it! Are you going to learn the shake, Paul?

You recovering well, Clive?

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

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?

Well, while Dave's shilling is still hot, I thought I'd post this random thing. I while back, Rob got into talking about the re-use of old die stock/bar, and proposed that often a piece of bar/stock would be filed off and reused to sink a new die. He mentioned he'd coins where different legends could be seen below (Charles Halfcrowns I think it was?). Anyway, I've since found my own examples of this phenomenon, so it's a practice that's clear in my mind now too! So, whilst I was staring at Dave's proposed R/B James shilling, this jumped out at me! Now, it's pure speculation, but thought it worthy of putting up here, if only to highlight the phenomenon, and have us looking a little more intently at the numismatic potential of such finds. Incidentally, the only REGINA shillings of Elizabeth were the Early ones, which of course were also lis-marked shillings (at least a reasonable percentage were). I doubt we can take it much further than speculation, unless some of the other marks favour an underlying Elizabeth shilling... ? something diagonal through the bottom loop of the B in BRI? ? Something between the R+I of BRI? ? Something diagonal between the O+B of IACOBVS? (this would be especially interesting) So, for a bit of fun, here you go...

Why is it when you think you are doing the right thing by upgrading your software, do you get a new icon for your music which no longer allows you to access your tunes? It doesn't feel like progress to me? Grrrr 'kin grrrr!

Oh, dear! Was is that obvious? You know it was bad when you have to check all your social media apps, your emails and texts in the morning!

Bright as a berry this morning!

'Thoughts of receiving hostility, surprised a smile, he was hospitable! 'Complicated, with many degrees, Luddite with little compromise!' The good ole days!

Actually wrote a song once with, 'Luddite with no compromise'! Still trying!

Awesome word, Luddite!

As random as this was....no conversation? Why are so many posts passing through without interest, or at least a pooh pooh comment at least?

I really feel there's a lack of discussion that was present a couple of years ago? Is it just seasonal?

Yeah, the iFault is reigning me in quite nicely to an incongruous finale! I'm thinking pigeons? I couldn't begin! Anyway, on a simpler west-country-boy communication...ginger? WTF don't get it...a bit of a shame! I'll make my point (though they were rightfully proud of their pressed-Apple drink [probably wine, truth be hic told]), and I'll get no more FREE tasters, of course! Oh well! But I might help pick up the Happles next yer!

It will take a while but, one day, you'll be privy to the hammered shake! It's for the privileged shakey few...but it's a twisty-thumb, shake-your-bum, nod-your-head, twiddle-your-feet, club thing (but don't tell anyone!) ovtherwise I'd be out TG set it up about 2 years ago, with Rob as president, and Chris watching on behalf of the USSR government! I sold up once I knew that!