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I first heard it used in one of my favourite Ealing films, Kind Hearts and Coronets. The Reverend Lord Henry d’Ascoyne says "...I always say that my West Window has all the exuberance of Chaucer without, happily, any of the concomitant crudities of his period" 😂 beautiful

Interesting. The raised cross is without the concomitant wear visible on the coin. I'd suggest it has been added at a later date and not cut into the die.

He really is a piece of work, isn't he? His Alfred the Great looks like a tribute to Mick Jagger and Barbara Streisand's illegitimate love child playing at Red Indians.

Reminds me of Nancy Mitford, of Mitford sister's fame, with her U and non-U speech and the reasoning behind it. I found this link. https://uncommon-courtesy.com/2014/04/18/nancy-mitford-and-u-vs-non-u-speech/ Blakey, wireless or radio? 😂

Obviously his idea of a discount Offa. Looks cast to me

Yes it is. Add another £40k since Mark Rasmussen last sold it in 2018. 30% uplift isn't bad IF they can sell it this year with the added NGC hype. I have my doubts though. Despite all the comparisons in their ad copy to 1933 examples, I'd still prefer a 1933 example at that price. By the way, do any of you know if the Royal Mint has confirmed that it is unique and not that another will turn up on Ebay in a battered old tin of pennies 'found in Marleybob's attic'?

For the same reason when someone asks a question and when you answer them with the truth rather than what they want to hear, they accuse you of being hateful, intolerant and some kind of an -ophobe?

3. lightweight?

Got it (?) A=1 B=2 C=5 D=10 A with B (A returns) = 3mins A remains and sends C with D (B returns)= 12mins A with B = 2mins The 'singly' was a red herring then, you little devil😈

You snuck in the 'or singly' there so not exactly a 'restate'😂

Paddy, i heard that there were only three types, those that can count and those that can’t.

no that would be 19mins, i’ll try again😚

A=1 B=2 C=5 D=10 A with B (A returns) A with C (A returns) A with D ?

I noticed that the reverse R.37 of your example is unfortunately not shown, the document may be incomplete. You have the 'Thatcher' obverse O.24 #46

Mike, I just did it with a toothpick, it does work. Try warmer water maybe? I'd just run some hot water and it was still warm. Shouldn't make a difference though.

https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital BNJ/pdfs/1963_BNJ_32_15.pdf might be of interest

Is that a subsidiary of Lockdales?

😀Well, there is an easy method using a few grains of salt but in this case, I've not used that method, there are no additional substances used.

Here's another, safer one, from the same book. How do you balance a raw egg on its end? Here's a photo to prove it can be done. And not as Columbus did it😂

It's a problem Sword, you were able to ask that question if it occurred to you. That problem is posed in a 1930's magic magazine and was posted as written. Several answers were returned the following month and the only one that worked was the sprinkling of salt. I've a large collection of very old conjuring books and they are full of this stuff, most of which I've tried. Here's a snippet from a book from 1873, the subject of which I'll admit to not having tried out yet. If any of our members are brave enough, let us all know how it goes...How times have changed.

lay the string over the ice cube, shake plenty of salt on top of the cube. In a few moments the cube will freeze to string and can be lifted. Also works with a match or toothpick.

An ice cube floats in a glass of water. Problem: lift it out with a piece of string. Must not touch the cube with fingers, or knot the string in any way.

😅The second one is possible in 4

Paddy, i get this instead of this

This one was inspired by one of our members. What's the top view?