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Some would suggest that plastic and coin don't mix - me being one.

Money and coinage in it's many iterations changed oft during the reign of James VI, this is a noble from 1588, by then the coin in use in England had long evolved into a new denomination with a portrait of the monarch whilst in Scotland the archaic remained. To further complicate matters there were multiple coins referred to as a noble - issued in the same year! The other, smaller, noble was tariffed at 75/- whilst this larger example tariffed at 146/8 - it was strictly a one year type and is very rare.

I do remember some of his mid-1970s fights, as usual he fought as much with his well chosen deprecatory statements as he did with his fists. And that was what made Ali remarkable, he practiced what he preached. He was a great human being and I will remember his quotes forever. "Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee"

Edward III Noble from the brief Treaty Period in the 1360s when England and France were at peace and Edward III was not claiming the French throne, thus no French titles on the coin. One I have owned a few years and will likely enjoy only shortly longer as these treasures will be sacrificed to pay for the ankle biters college fund.

But I am saying that Britain has more in common with her former colonies what with shared values of democracy, tradition etc. as opposed to being a part of the EU. But the next war is indeed on the horizon, and there will be a lot of surprises - look at some of what is going on in some of the "new" democracies in E. Europe. Some countries like Hungary and Poland have experienced a backlash vs. the EU and even NATO lately. What was unthinkable 10-15 years ago, vis a vis favouring Russia's ambitions are becoming much more the norm. Whilst Germany and France now have a 60+ year alliance with few cracks, some other countries are not quite so onboard with such alliances.

Britain does have quite a bit more in common with her transatlantic partners, Canada and the USA, than she does with continental Europe. Think about it, beginning especially in the 18th century industrialism and manufacturing took off at an unprecedented pace in Britain whilst the rest of Europe wallowed in a miserably serf-like existence. The USA, Canada and Great Britain have a long history, not always perfect - but we have a lot more in common in values than say Britain has with that country across the channel.

For awhile while Ukraine was dismembering itself some wise head in Donets'k proposed that Donets'k secede from Ukraine and declare itself part of the UK since it was founded by John Hughes, a Welshman in the 19th century. I might propose a trade, Britain gets Donets'k and Ukraine, or whatever crumbs are left of it gets Edinburgh - or whatever is left of it. I might bring that up with the powers that be in the DPR, since Russia is not always the most trustworthy of allies of late.

Mine was when I was about 10-11 years old and being in an antique centre and paying the then equivalent of 50p for a well beaten 1861 Victorian penny. At the very stretch it might have been worth 10p, I only learned later that condition should have dictated the price. Then when I was about 14 paying £25 for a rather well worn 1723 Woods Hibernia Halfpenny. That stupid thing is not even worht £25 now. And £25 was a lot of money to a then 14 year old, it was like 10 weeks of my allowance.

I'd sure love to study that hoard

Book was an amazing read, and a stark reminder that people do not make war, governments, fools and armaments companies do.

At the rate they convert to decimal it would be a better option to sell them in bulk as older coin to a collector. I have some £90 worth of predecimal myself and it just sits in jugs although I did sift out the pre-1947 silver awhile back as I may sell it.

No gloves on those grimy paws - and depositing body oils on a £50K coin!

King Charles III will likely only have a single portrait.

Mary Gillick, primarily because I rather do like finding those portraits in my change - ie Canada cents and five cent coins and occasionally even a spare silver 10c coin.

The coins referred to as having been stolen were from the Lord Stewartby collection. As for a Malcolm IV penny, I'd really like to see an image of that - even in catalogues they are rather skint.

I'd really like a design with Britannia stoshing her trident into a terrorist.

I've seen some of his offerings, he's expensive in my opinion and his coins all seem to have a similar tone There is always something disconcerting about coins having similar tones - like cleaned and baked.

The Beeb ain't perfect, but it is one heck of a lot less biased than CNN, RT, Fox etc.

I'd sell you one of each, ie the five monarchs for a quid.

If Alex Salmond was Viktor Yanukovych getting them to "vote" wouldn't have been a problem. In fact lots of dead people voted in the 2004 election. At least Scotland had a real election with very little if any tampering. I cannot ever expect that in Ukraine.

Wow, there really are more than a mere few people in say Texas and Alaska and some other western USA states that wish they had the opportune moment to vote themselves out of Washington's hegemony. Scotland was afforded a unique opportunity - most nations only can achieve such an opportunity by taking up arms with much senseless death and destruction. I do believe that 1.6 million discontented Scots canna be ignored though - they are not being currently represented - especially now that the First Minister has let his head roll when many were predicting that it would have been Cameron's head rolling this morn.

A more apropro recognition would factor the Kingdom of Northumbria which broached both sides of Hadrian's wall.

No doubt at all that all British citizens will thence benefit from the collective nation having overcome a serious trial by an election. Salmond have brought upon a discussion, the one aspect of which has been resolved - but the government in the whole shall have been afforded the opportunity to be much more representative of all it's citizenry.

Back in days of old when knights were bold and forgiveness wasn't invented he'd have his head racked up on a pike tall and cold and look not contented.

Was seeing on the BBC a bit ago that they are starting their major coverage at 2200 GMT whence the polls close. Extended voting to 16 year olds, voting into the night - what other concessions have been made to make this possible?