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[Coinery 1,148]

That Ref Code looks familiar, thinking about it, maybe the whole description is a copy and paste? Would make sense!

It's copied and pasted from this.

Good spot, what a cheeky bugger!

[Nordle11 564]

Awful.

I'm so confused. What is this half-American, half-English coin?!

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[Peckris 579]

Awful.

Somehow I don't see Wills and Kate leading any kind of "revolutionary" force in an "engagement", on either side of the Atlantic.

[davidrj 194]

Awful.

I'm so confused. What is this half-American, half-English coin?!

Opens up a new category for collecting

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[Nordle11 564]

Ahahahaha

Made me chuckle!

[scott 144]

colourised is spelt wrong too.

[HistoricCoinage 146]

colourised is spelt wrong too.

I cannot see that word anywhere in the images or description, but assume you are referring to the American spelling 'colorizing' which is perfectly understandable considering it's an American coin and company that made this tat.

[Nordle11 564]

colourised is spelt wrong too.

I cannot see that word anywhere in the images or description, but assume you are referring to the American spelling 'colorizing' which is perfectly understandable considering it's an American coin and company that made this tat.

He's written it in the title and the description. Although what confuses me is the description says;

"..the full colour portraits are accomplished through a revolutionary new colorizing technique"

I guess it's apt considering it's a half American and half English coin!

[Peter 615]

colourised is spelt wrong too.

Should that be wrongly ?

Or are you a Northerner?

[HistoricCoinage 146]

"..the full colour portraits are accomplished through a revolutionary new colorizing technique"

I guess it's apt considering it's a half American and half English coin!

True!

[Peckris 579]

Actually 'colourized' used to be the British spelling, while the Americans alternated between '-ised' and '-ized'. Then the Brits decided to go with '-ised' and the Americans said "Right! We'll go with '-ized' then."

[HistoricCoinage 146]

Actually 'colourized' used to be the British spelling, while the Americans alternated between '-ised' and '-ized'. Then the Brits decided to go with '-ised' and the Americans said "Right! We'll go with '-ized' then."

But this seller misses out the u, too.

[Peckris 579]

Actually 'colourized' used to be the British spelling, while the Americans alternated between '-ised' and '-ized'. Then the Brits decided to go with '-ised' and the Americans said "Right! We'll go with '-ized' then."

But this seller misses out the u, too.

That is definitely American!!

[Paulus 1,975]

A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN

To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. (You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary.)

Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except North Dakota, which she does not fancy).

Your new Prime Minister, David Cameron, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections.

Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.

To aid in the transition to a British Crown dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:

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1. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour,' 'favour,' 'labour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix '-ize' will be replaced by the suffix '-ise.' Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up 'vocabulary').

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2. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as ''like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as U.S. English. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter 'u'' and the elimination of '-ize.'

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3. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.

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4. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not ready to shoot grouse.

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5. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.

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6. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.

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7. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it.

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8. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar.

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9. The cold, tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. South African beer is also acceptable, as they are pound for pound the greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of the British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.

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10. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie Macdowell attempt English dialect in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater.

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11. You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies).

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12. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the South Africans first to take the sting out of their deliveries.

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13.. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad.

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14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776).

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15. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 p.m. with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season.

God Save the Queen!

[Peckris 579]

A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN

To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. (You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary.)

Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except North Dakota, which she does not fancy).

Your new Prime Minister, David Cameron, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections.

Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.

To aid in the transition to a British Crown dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:

-----------------------

1. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour,' 'favour,' 'labour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix '-ize' will be replaced by the suffix '-ise.' Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up 'vocabulary').

------------------------

2. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as ''like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as U.S. English. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter 'u'' and the elimination of '-ize.'

-------------------

3. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.

-----------------

4. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not ready to shoot grouse.

----------------------

5. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.

----------------------

6. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.

--------------------

7. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it.

-------------------

8. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar.

-------------------

9. The cold, tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. South African beer is also acceptable, as they are pound for pound the greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of the British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.

---------------------

10. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie Macdowell attempt English dialect in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater.

---------------------

11. You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies).

---------------------

12. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the South Africans first to take the sting out of their deliveries.

--------------------

13.. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad.

-----------------

14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776).

---------------

15. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 p.m. with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season.

God Save the Queen!

16. You will forthwith return McDonalds to wherever it came from (no, one does not wish to know). The same applies to Starbucks.

17. You will instruct your chemist shops (we have no "drugstores" outside Brixton and Moss Side) that 'rubbers' are for erasing mistakes in written documents, such as all those Amendments you take such pride in. If you wish to prevent other mistakes, use a condom please.

18. There is no such thing as free speech. You will henceforth pay $1 for every 1,000 words used. I anticipate that meaningless phrases such as 'at this moment in time' will wither and die on the fiscal vine.

19. You will consult us before declaring war on any other nation except Belgium, Australia, and France.

20. You may have Canada.

[Gary1000 41]

20. You may have Canada.

After nuking the french quarter.

[RLC35 288]

20. You may have Canada.

After nuking the french quarter.

Tell the Queen she is welcome to take over North America, and the USA! Anything to get rid of our current President (or lack thereof!).....

[Peckris 579]

20. You may have Canada.

After nuking the french quarter.

Tell the Queen she is welcome to take over North America, and the USA! Anything to get rid of our current President (or lack thereof!).....

If the opposing party rules Congress, your President has about as much real power as our Queen.

[RLC35 288]

20. You may have Canada.

After nuking the french quarter.

Tell the Queen she is welcome to take over North America, and the USA! Anything to get rid of our current President (or lack thereof!).....

If the opposing party rules Congress, your President has about as much real power as our Queen.

If that were only true...Our President thinks he is a Monarch!

[Gary1000 41]

20. You may have Canada.

After nuking the french quarter.

Tell the Queen she is welcome to take over North America, and the USA! Anything to get rid of our current President (or lack thereof!).....

If the opposing party rules Congress, your President has about as much real power as our Queen.

If that were only true...Our President thinks he is a Monarch!

What you mean a queen

[scott 144]

you forgot that a meter is something you park at and not a unit of mesurement, and all metric measurements end with re nor er

a Key is something you put in a lock, and a check has nothing to do with money (except checking ammounts)

[Rob 3,152]

you forgot that a meter is something you park at and not a unit of mesurement, and all metric measurements end with re nor er

a Key is something you put in a lock, and a check has nothing to do with money (except checking ammounts)

And ammounts should only have one m.

[scott 144]

yea i know, could have swore i put one M..

anyway

anyone seen this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unlisted-1862-Victoria-Halfpenny-B-over-R-in-BRITT-UNC-with-lustre-/201056382594?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

1862 halfpenny B over R, High grade £4,200

take it this is a new example to the market making 3 known?

[Nordle11 564]

I've seen that one, not sure about the amount known though.

It does make you think, if this one has only just resurfaced, and is in such a good grade, then where the hell are all the worn ones!?

[scott 144]

London coins has one on thier site that they sold for £2,600 in GF

says Gouby states that there are 2 known.

there will be more then 2, that is just how many are known, also depends how the underlaying R fades out, the london coins one the R is as prominant as the B itself.