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  1. secret santa
    I sympathise, Eric. Many's the time I've just done a "5 minute job" before my lot came up only to get engrossed and completely forget about until it's too late. The scars never heal !
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    I have noticed that the normal obverse 1 has 157 border teeth and the Hollow Neck variety has 163 teeth.
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    I've just been looking at these 1911 reverses and it seems to me at first glance that the best way of distinguishing between them is by the position of the middle date numeral 1. It is either (virtually) over a bead or a gap. Or am I barking up the wrong tree ?
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    Ignore my previous post - I wasn't aware of Gouby's new types. I'll do some work on those and update my website.
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    Bad news - reverse A 151 teeth, although A of HALF points to a tooth. More work required - watch this space.
  7. secret santa
    Hang on a while - it may be worth a fortune.
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    I remember that well - "Lay down girl, let me push it up, push it up". Subtle it wasn't.
  9. secret santa
    I think the original was "What's the difference between a magician's wand and a policemen's truncheon ? Answer - one's used for cunning stunts and the other..........."
  10. secret santa
    "Cupid Stunt" - the most risque spoonerism on TV.
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    I messaged him and said that it was "naughty" as such copies sell for a few pounds - must have tweaked his conscience.
  12. secret santa
    It downloads rather than displays.
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    I attended that Gregory sale and examined all the pennies. I put a tick and the word "nice" in the catalogue next to that 1859 proof (lot 416) meaning that I'd bid for it which suggests that I thought it was genuine but also put an exclamation mark against the hammer price (£1100) which meant that I was very surprised at the price. All of which tells you (and me) nothing ! As you say, too much of a gamble to bid remotely.
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    Oops
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    I last emailed Iain Draycott about 3 years ago when I was putting together my halfpenny site. I have his email address from then if anyone would like it.
  16. secret santa
    Do you have good pictures of obverses 11 and 12 illustrating the differences ?
  17. secret santa
    Kid Galahad ? (one for us oldies)
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    Yes, my own spare version has all these features:
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    The 1841 "proof" could start an interesting discussion between the buyer and Noonan's. I'm pretty sure from the photos that it's not a proof but where does a buyer stand when it's been graded by a reputable TPG as a Proof ?
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    I've just checked my own 1861 over 1 and, surprise surprise, it also has an open P, although I can't make my mind up whether it's exactly the same font as seen on my F20 and the F36 and 37 proofs. F33 1 over 1, F36, F37, F20 - it's the foot of the P that is clearly indented on the right hand 3 coins but I'm not sure about the F33. Interestingly, the F36 also has a 1 over 1 although the date is wider:
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    I had a half litre of acetone delivered successfully a year or two ago from Ebay.
  23. secret santa
    You can lead a horse to water.....................
  24. secret santa
    There are rare occasions when you have no idea what a particular rare coin will go for and you have to be prepared to make last minute decisions on how much you want it and how much you'll pay for it. Be still, my beating heart.
  25. secret santa
    Blake, you're missing out on of the few moments of genuine excitement available to a poor old pensioner like myself.
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