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[scottishmoney 34]

There are some avatars here that are interesting, I understand CP's in fact it is rather humourous, but what about yours?

Mine is from a 1927 Czech banknote, 10 Koruna which was designed by the Moravian artist Alfons Mucha, a well known artist of the late 19th and very early 20th centuries.

[Geordie582 18]

AS I have claimed a number of time, my avatar is a Stater of King Arthur. At least that's what I claim, until someone contradicts me

I have been trying to identify this intreguing little scyphate coin for a couple of years but all leads have proved unsatisfactory. Using it as an avatar is a way of keeping it "in your face" in the hopes that someone PM's me with all the 'gen'

[TomGoodheart 400]

Mine is a hammered penny (details of which I have lost). The portrait reminded me of Murdoc (from the Gorillaz band) which amused me. He appears on the reverse!

My sig (The Forlorne-Hope) was a special badge/award produced for chosen officers from Charles I's forces towards the end of the Civil War 'who have done us faithful service in the Forlorne-Hope'. Recipients were commanded not to sell the badge, nor any other subject to buy or wear one and they are pretty rare.

It's an odd shape because it was made to be sewn onto a sash or uniform. Made in Oxford in 1643 from Welsh silver from the Aberystwyth mines of Thomas Bushell.

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[Hussulo 6]

Mine is a obverse incuse die trial for a farthing, or more likely a sovereign as the die's were used on the sovereigns first then once the dies were considered to be not good enougth to use to mint sovereigns they used them to mint farthings.

[Rob 3,152]

Mine is a clipped flan 1922 shilling, Davies 1811 with the larger 22mm reverse design and relatively scarce as a variety. Like its owner - not quite a full shilling.

[Chingford 166]

My Avatar is the Obverse of my 1849 Copper Penny, almost full lustre, that I bought it from a private collection many years ago, it hasn't any provenance.

John

[RLC35 288]

Mine is the Reverse of a 1860 TB/BB farthing mule.

Bob C.

[Colin G. 147]

Mine is my 1859 farthing that I bought for £40 from the USA !! One of my better purchases, it is also used quite a bit on my website!!

[Red Riley 2]

Do I have to? Okay, it's Goya's La Maja as if you didn't know. The Australian art critic Robert Hughes described it as a painting he would love to jump into and have a marvellous afternoon...

Bugger all to do with coins, but it did once appear on a Spanish postage stamp.

[Chris Perkins 228]

My comical cow is a real cow that I once met. A tag on its ear said it was called '924' and in a field full of cows near the Strangford Loch next to Newtownards Co. Down it was the only one that approached me and wanted to see what I was.

It's cows like 924 that we need you see. If farmers bred the most inquizitive cows we'd soon have an intelligent superior master friesian race.

[Colin G. 147]

My comical cow is a real cow that I once met. A tag on its ear said it was called '924' and in a field full of cows near the Strangford Loch next to Newtownards Co. Down it was the only one that approached me and wanted to see what I was.

It's cows like 924 that we need you see. If farmers bred the most inquizitive cows we'd soon have an intelligent superior master friesian race.

Chris,

I think you may be working yourself too hard, you need a break !!!

[Geordie582 18]

Leave him alone! If he wants to talk to cows, let him. After all Prince Charles talks to flowers

[Chris Perkins 228]

The most amazing thing happened last night!

We went to feed Igor and couldn't find him at first. He was behind a tree (still in his enclosure) so I went round to say hello. He wasn't alone! He was rubbing noses through the fence with another hedgehog on the outside!

The other hedgehog ran away when it saw me and Igor started climing the tree to try and get out to join him/her! Not bad for 3 legs. He frantically wanted to get under/over/thorugh the fence to join his new friend, so we cut the fence and let him go.

He/she found his/her friend and they sort of run about in circles together with lots of nose rubbing and then went under some wood together! Normally a 3 legged hedgehog won't survive in the wild, but I'm hoping Igor stays in the garden area, especially if we keep putting food out each night for both of them.

It was amazing seeing them both together doing hedgehoggy things. Even if he can't survive in the wild, at least he had a little companionship first.

[Geordie582 18]

Great Stuff Chris! It's nice to hear good things - especially after watching the new on TV!

[scottishmoney 34]

It was amazing seeing them both together doing hedgehoggy things.

Hopefully they are more chaste than some people in public.

[Gary D 76]

It was amazing seeing them both together doing hedgehoggy things.

Hopefully they are more chaste than some people in public.

How do hedgehogs make love.

Carefully

[Red Riley 2]

My comical cow is a real cow that I once met. A tag on its ear said it was called '924' and in a field full of cows near the Strangford Loch next to Newtownards Co. Down it was the only one that approached me and wanted to see what I was.

It's cows like 924 that we need you see. If farmers bred the most inquizitive cows we'd soon have an intelligent superior master friesian race.

Trust you to pick a cow named after a Porsche!

[Chris Perkins 228]

That crossed my mind too at the time, and I had a 924 once. Good cars, but with the reputation of being the 'poor mans' Porsche. Often sneered at by 911 drivers who never will see them as proper Porsches (mainly because of the contemporary VW help).

[RLC35 288]

That crossed my mind too at the time, and I had a 924 once. Good cars, but with the reputation of being the 'poor mans' Porsche. Often sneered at by 911 drivers who never will see them as proper Porsches (mainly because of the contemporary VW help).

Chris,

I think the two cars were in differant class's more than anything else. The 924 being a front engine, water cooled sport roadster, and the 911 being a rear engine, air cooled, pocket rocket. I like them both.

I used to have a 911E (Targa) in another life.

Bob C.

[Chris Perkins 228]

But now a good early 80s 924 will cost you £1500 and a good early 80s 911 will cost at least £8k but usually around £10k!

We seemed to have crashed this with cars.

[Red Riley 2]

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We seemed to have crashed this with cars.

[scottishmoney 34]

But now a good early 80s 924 will cost you £1500 and a good early 80s 911 will cost at least £8k but usually around £10k!

We seemed to have crashed this with cars.

That is quite alright you thread hijackers, but as long as we all like discussing our vehicular desires

[Gary D 76]

But now a good early 80s 924 will cost you £1500 and a good early 80s 911 will cost at least £8k but usually around £10k!

We seemed to have crashed this with cars.

That is quite alright you thread hijackers, but as long as we all like discussing our vehicular desires

I had a 944 in an ealier life. It's funny how families change things I openned the garage door one morning and it had changed into an Escort estate

[Geoff T 3]

My avatar, of course, shows me when I'm dressed up to kill prior to going clubbing.

G

[Red Riley 2]

So that's how you met Lillie Langtry