2p or not 2p?

[Guest Britishbry]

Hi

my 1st post, so have pity on me

is this worth only 2p

[Cerbera100 0]

Welcome!

I cant see anything unusual in the image (something bigger might help) so at the moment, yes it is worth precisely 2p!

[Guest Britishbry]

thanks for your reply Cerbera100

the coin is 2010 and if you look closely it has been imprinted on the reverse with a lion in a square (off center)

[davidrj 194]

thanks for your reply Cerbera100

the coin is 2010 and if you look closely it has been imprinted on the reverse with a lion in a square (off center)

And..........?

[Peckris 579]

thanks for your reply Cerbera100

the coin is 2010 and if you look closely it has been imprinted on the reverse with a lion in a square (off center)

Welcome to the forums

I'm afraid what you're looking at there is an example of the Great (<- irony) British Coin Redesign of 2008. This involved replacing the serviceable though hardly inspired designs from 1968-71 by throwing open a competition to redesign the coins to a group of 3-year-old kids living in an Essex postwar council estate. For some reason, a design that featured a single Royal Coat of Arms split over the reverses of all denominations which refused to make a coherent whole when assembled because the designer in question was too young to realise that coins by their nature are round and will not tessellate, won. We are doomed to live with these for the forseeable future, unlike the recipients of the Victorian Jubilee Head who only had 6 years to put up with that particular misfortune.

[Nick 329]

The attached picture of the 2011 Proof set illustrates what Peckris has just described - the Royal Shield of Arms spread over several coins and a fair amount of fresh air.

[Peckris 579]

The attached picture of the 2011 Proof set illustrates what Peckris has just described - the Royal Shield of Arms spread over several coins and a fair amount of fresh air.

OMG, you must be kidding! Two 50p's, three £1's and three £2's, in one year? What are we "celebrating" - the "Year before the Olympics"? And who is the big-eared gonk in the middle?

[Boomstick 0]

That profile of Big Phil scares me...

[declanwmagee 122]

And who is the big-eared gonk in the middle?

That, Sir, is our feudal overlord, Philip von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksberg.

Makes you proud to be British.

[Peter 615]

And who is the big-eared gonk in the middle?

That, Sir, is our feudal overlord, Philip von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksberg.

Makes you proud to be British.

It's all a bit Greek to me.

[Flash 25]

Can we re-title this thread to "Taking the piss out of a 90 year who served in the Second World War"

[Peckris 579]

Can we re-title this thread to "Taking the piss out of a 90 year who served in the Second World War"

No.

[declanwmagee 122]

[Flash 25]

Nice to see you're that passionate about a "foreigner" residing in Buckingham that you took the time to find and post that picture. There are obvious defences but with someone such as yourself I won't bother trying to reduce the number of syllables.

I tend to avoid xenophobes.

The fact remains the man fought in World War Two and deserves better than having the piss taken out of him by a nobody who'd probably claim ptsd on day one of any conflict. Regardless of his title I deal on a daily basis with the decresing few and if anyone took the piss out of any single one of them I'd feel the same.

I am mightlily fcking offended. How many of your customers are of the same age?

[Peckris 579]

Nice to see you're that passionate about a "foreigner" residing in Buckingham that you took the time to find and post that picture. There are obvious defences but with someone such as yourself I won't bother trying to reduce the number of syllables.

I tend to avoid xenophobes.

The fact remains the man fought in World War Two and deserves better than having the piss taken out of him by a nobody who'd probably claim ptsd on day one of any conflict. Regardless of his title I deal on a daily basis with the decresing few and if anyone took the piss out of any single one of them I'd feel the same.

I am mightlily fcking offended. How many of your customers are of the same age?

I have nothing but admiration for any survivors of WW2 (though let's not be so black and white - even among surviving soldiers some will be genuine heroes, others may have a sorrier or more mundane tale to tell.) They all deserve their pension, and the care of the State.

However, despite his no doubt creditable war service, no-one can sanely or reasonably compare the Duke of Edinburgh to any other war survivor. Has he ever had to worry about his financial situation? No. If he is ever ill, does he have to worry that he won't get the best private medicine that money can buy? No. Is he renowned as a man of moderate, sensitive and tolerant views, especially of certain foreign races? No.

So, if anyone takes the piss, it's not because of his war service but because of who he has been for the past 60 years. Even so, our remarks (above) were hardly on the level of Hogarth and Rawlinson, were they? No.

[Accumulator 52]

Nice to see you're that passionate about a "foreigner" residing in Buckingham that you took the time to find and post that picture. There are obvious defences but with someone such as yourself I won't bother trying to reduce the number of syllables.

I tend to avoid xenophobes.

The fact remains the man fought in World War Two and deserves better than having the piss taken out of him by a nobody who'd probably claim ptsd on day one of any conflict. Regardless of his title I deal on a daily basis with the decresing few and if anyone took the piss out of any single one of them I'd feel the same.

I am mightlily fcking offended. How many of your customers are of the same age?

I have nothing but admiration for any survivors of WW2 (though let's not be so black and white - even among surviving soldiers some will be genuine heroes, others may have a sorrier or more mundane tale to tell.) They all deserve their pension, and the care of the State.

However, despite his no doubt creditable war service, no-one can sanely or reasonably compare the Duke of Edinburgh to any other war survivor. Has he ever had to worry about his financial situation? No. If he is ever ill, does he have to worry that he won't get the best private medicine that money can buy? No. Is he renowned as a man of moderate, sensitive and tolerant views, especially of certain foreign races? No.

So, if anyone takes the piss, it's not because of his war service but because of who he has been for the past 60 years. Even so, our remarks (above) were hardly on the level of Hogarth and Rawlinson, were they? No.

Not wishing to become embroiled, but my views on the DofE changed dramatically on seeing the BBC's Duke at 90 documentary earlier this year. A man with a great sense of humour, no discernible pomp or arrogance and very dismissive about his own role in any achievement that bears his name. A very tough childhood too. Well worth a watch.

[davidrj 194]

I have nothing but admiration for any survivors of WW2 (though let's not be so black and white - even among surviving soldiers some will be genuine heroes, others may have a sorrier or more mundane tale to tell.) They all deserve their pension, and the care of the State.

However, despite his no doubt creditable war service, no-one can sanely or reasonably compare the Duke of Edinburgh to any other war survivor. Has he ever had to worry about his financial situation? No. If he is ever ill, does he have to worry that he won't get the best private medicine that money can buy? No. Is he renowned as a man of moderate, sensitive and tolerant views, especially of certain foreign races? No.

So, if anyone takes the piss, it's not because of his war service but because of who he has been for the past 60 years. Even so, our remarks (above) were hardly on the level of Hogarth and Rawlinson, were they? No.

Not one of us was able to choose the place our birth, or the circumstances of our childhood. It's how we deal with what we are dealt that counts

David

[declanwmagee 122]

Quite agree David!

Apologies for any offence caused - none intended.

A few years ago, my coin hobby led directly to finding out a little bit more about the characters emblazoned on our coinage, and before I knew it, I was piecing together the genealogical jigsaw that is the Royal House (n.b. not Houses!) of Europe. Eventually it became a database of more than 25,000 individuals, along with the biographical context that surrounds them.

That quadruple-barrelled surname I quoted a few posts back is accurate, give or take an umlaut, and, based on the measure of the proportion of God's blood running in his veins (and that really is how they work it out), Philip is more royal than the Saxe-Coburg-Gothas he married into. So was Diana, but that's another story (think Stuart).

You'd be surprised how many famous faces, that you thought were "commoners" are actually part of the network.

[Peckris 579]

That quadruple-barrelled surname I quoted a few posts back is accurate, give or take an umlaut, and, based on the measure of the proportion of God's blood running in his veins (and that really is how they work it out), Philip is more royal than the Saxe-Coburg-Gothas he married into. So was Diana, but that's another story (think Stuart).

If you go back to the bastard offspring of Edward IV that Henry VII entirely based his claims on, they aren't royal at all! Henry VII and VIII spent much of their time killing off the more legitimate "pretenders", though apparently the true line has actually survived to the present day.

[ski 1]

when phil the greek went to the japanes embassy, its reported he said "theres a bit of a nip in the air"

it may have been a thoughtless comment a bad joke or he may have been taking the piss, i wouldnt mind betting hes as good at taking the piss as any other individual.

as someone who enjoys the banter and a bit of pee taking, i expect to get some back too.

its a good job others here are less sensative to a bit of banter. otherwise azda would be hunting us down and ripping our heads off with his bare hands for taking the mick out of jockland and jockinese.

somehow i feel mr phil would be less offended than flash, and his witty reply maybe even funnier than we may expect.

[declanwmagee 122]

If you go back to the bastard offspring of Edward IV that Henry VII entirely based his claims on, they aren't royal at all! Henry VII and VIII spent much of their time killing off the more legitimate "pretenders", though apparently the true line has actually survived to the present day.

Indeed! One might be forgiven, examining the subsequent genealogy, that they have been trying to increase the genetic legitimacy of their claim by marrying above themselves ever since.

[Peckris 579]

If you go back to the bastard offspring of Edward IV that Henry VII entirely based his claims on, they aren't royal at all! Henry VII and VIII spent much of their time killing off the more legitimate "pretenders", though apparently the true line has actually survived to the present day.

Indeed! One might be forgiven, examining the subsequent genealogy, that they have been trying to increase the genetic legitimacy of their claim by marrying above themselves ever since.

:D

[Geordie582 18]

As an ex-naval man I guess he could take all of you on!!!

[argentumandcoins 70]

As an ex-naval man I guess he could take all of you on!!!

Ah! Now I know why you settled in Whitehaven

[Colin G. 147]

As an ex-naval man I guess he could take all of you on!!!

Hello Geordie long time no see, how are you doing?