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secret santa
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A young Joan Sims, stalwart of the Carry On films.
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Christmas hampers
secret santa replied to blakeyboy's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
And definitely the same to you Blake, I do hope you find some merriness over the festive period. -
The human race is unbelievably arrogant, granting ourselves "human rights" that even overrule the basic rules of society sometimes and deciding that other "lesser" species on the evolutionary scale are worthy of preservation for the purposes of entertainment or sustenance.
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Oops, missed that !
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Thanks Guys - what did it go for ?
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Actually, I don't think it does (but I could be wrong)
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That was the (apostrophe) flaw as opposed to the dot, so when is a dot not a dot .......................?
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Excellent !
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Bob, can you post a photo of the whole CGS reverse please - I'll add it to my varieties site. Thanks Richard PS just checked and I do have a photo of a slabbed coin. A bit orange but could be yours ?
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Collectable is an interesting word. Does it mean "capable of collection", in which case anything could be regarded as collectable, or "worthy of collecting" which could very much apply to a unique item ? In the case of a unique coin, there is probably a fascinating story behind it, which may or may never be told but would be interesting to discover.
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I'm getting spots before my eyes.
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To me, the concepts of a raised dot (caused by a circular "dent" in the die) and a die crack don't go together. I can't see how a die crack could lead to a clean dot. Far more likely that a "particle" found its way onto the surface of the heated and softened working die while it was being created and produced the indentation ?
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No, it's in a different place ! Compare the dot position against the teeth. The circular dot above is nearer to the E.
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Alan Hunt coins?
secret santa replied to Conor44's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
The fixture secretary for Oxfordshire Hockey used to be Roy Soles. The name R. Soles would appear all over the place in letters, minutes etc. Some parents must be really dumb, or sadistic. -
Just checked a few others and it does occur on other varieties, e.g F74 and all F76 specimens.
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I have just noticed that my 1874H F73 has the E of REG tilted to the right. Not earth-shattering but interesting to the micro-variety fans. I haven't seen this on any other obverse 7 coins as yet.
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Yes, it's been fascinating to watch the populations of these rarities increase over and above Michael Gouby's and John Jerrams' census figures. I wasn't sure whether the concept would work when I suggested building this site but it's been a very interesting exercise. It certainly has confirmed the real rarity of some of the varieties.
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Regarding the 1913 high grade coins, could it be that they were released late in 1913 and then, with war breaking out in 1914, people began spending less and putting coins away ?
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I think I've seen enough specimens of this variety to exclude it from my rarest penny site. Michael Gouby's book states "35+ known" making it Freeman R17 but my gut feel is that it's more like R16.
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Thanks Ian - now added.
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1953 Proof Set
secret santa replied to Sleepy's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Sadly, not mine, just a pic from LCA -
Penny Acquisition of the week
secret santa replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Yes, of course. Sorry, I was focussing on the reverse. -
Penny Acquisition of the week
secret santa replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Is that 8 over 6 Ian ? It's not too clear from the photo. -
1953 Proof Set
secret santa replied to Sleepy's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
