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secret santa
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Thank you for pointing out the spelling error although, of coarse, I should have spotted that myself. The issue of 2 Home pages is foxing me at the moment, I can't seem to get rid of the scenic picture page, although that may just be par for the coarse.
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it was this: https://fakecoins.wordpress.com/ And now it works ????????? The above website is a prototype and I'd welcome comments on structure, format etc including whether to structure it by Monarch or Denomination or Something else.
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DNW auction pics
secret santa replied to Rob's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Brilliant !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
DNW auction pics
secret santa replied to Rob's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Now that's what I call high resolution ! I'll try what you suggest. -
DNW auction pics
secret santa replied to Rob's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Not this time ! I'd considered screen shots but the resolution is not good enough. -
DNW auction pics
secret santa replied to Rob's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
The downside is that one is no longer able to download the images, something I am particularly angry at since I use them for my websites. I have raised the issue with DNW and I believe that they are investigating the possibility of changing the process to allow downloads (but they might just be politicians' weasel words). -
When someone offers you advice that is "the bleedin' obvious" people describe it as "teaching your grandmother to suck eggs" - don't ask me why, I think it's a stupid phrase.
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Thanks for this very useful advice gents. Just off to suck a few eggs..............................
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Some idle musings on the F30, 33A & 39A pennies
secret santa replied to 1949threepence's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Not necessarily - he's gone to repair the 8 with an "8" punch but altered the 6 by mistake. If he'd got it right it would be 8 over 8. There would only be a 6 over 8 if he'd tried to repair the 6 with a "6" punch and repaired the 8 by mistake. Or am I talking cobblers too ? -
I have been toying with the creation of (yet) another website on the subject of fake coins, showing pictures of known fakes alongside their genuine counterparts, as it seems to me that you need to look at the two side by side to really understand the differences. My questions are, therefore: Does such a website already exist ? Would this task be too huge to accomplish ?
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What are these Spink "timed auctions" when they're at home?
secret santa replied to 1949threepence's topic in Free for all
I quite like the look of these - they seem to be a cross between Ebay and Colin Cooke's auctions in that bidding is allowed to continue past the deadline although only for 30 seconds per bid. Calls for quick decision-making ! -
Penny Acquisition of the week
secret santa replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Following an email from Bernie, I've added a pic of the ribbons on an F76 obverse where the ribbons are no thicker but seem to be closer together ! -
Penny Acquisition of the week
secret santa replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I've looked at Freeman's footnote 18 and have now added a comment with photos to the Obverse L (Freeman 8) section of my varieties website. But in the grand scheme of things it does seem a trifling difference (IMO) ! -
Penny Acquisition of the week
secret santa replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Terry, the middle picture above which you describe as F71 with wider ribbon is actually my 1874H F73 7 over 7 ! -
Penny Acquisition of the week
secret santa replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
My thoughts are with you. -
Penny Acquisition of the week
secret santa replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
None of my 3 F71's have this wider ribbon. -
Penny Acquisition of the week
secret santa replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
The biggest difference between 7 and 8 for me is the gap between the tie ribbons - obverse 8 has a thicker outer ribbon and the 2 ribbons virtually touch for the first half of their length (i.e. almost no gap between them). -
Quite often, auctions (both Coin and General) have bulk lots of coins. Are these bulk lots unsorted with possible gems lurking therein, or has someone generally gone through them looking for the valuable items ?
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Stuff to Make Us Laugh
secret santa replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Another tricky crossword clue: Pertaining only to the female gender - 4 letters ending in UNT Answer, of course is AUNT -
different editions of freeman's books
secret santa replied to Mr T's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
But it could conceivably be confusing if something is described as, say, Freeman 28 which, based on the earlier logic, could mean a particular 1861 penny or Lot 28 from his Christie's sale. But, as you say, anyone interested in this information will probably know what the difference is. -
different editions of freeman's books
secret santa replied to Mr T's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
They've done similar things before in terms of creating additional Freeman numbers, I believe. They also regularly quote Bamford numbers which are actually just the lot numbers from his sale rather than definitive variety identifiers, although Rob has said that this approach (using lot nos from major sales) has been used several times in the past. -
I once mailed her to politely correct a listing and got the reply "Who do you think you are - Michael Freeman ?" Charming !!!!!!!!
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1866-SCARCE-QUEEN-VICTORIA-ONE-BRITISH-BRONZE-PENNY-SUPERB-SCARE-COIN/303046211168?hash=item468ef63660:g:kwwAAOSwqVVbN5~u:rk:1:pf:1&frcectupt=true Shelley's up to her tricks - she describes this as a "scare" coin - it's the price that scares me !
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Many thanks for this information, Rob - are you OK with me adding some summarised details to my website ?
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I'm printing it off right now - are you R J Pearce by any chance ?
