DNW changing names.....?

[DNW changing names.....?]

I appreciated the look and feel of their old site and Mike,  you’re spot on about the search. This site is a step backwards, all pretty wishy washy to me. I dont like it at all.

[LCA catalogue now online]

On 5/13/2022 at 5:38 PM, secret santa said:

Not even room bidding now - postal bids only, maybe telephone ?

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[Hanky panky?]

4 minutes ago, 1949threepence said:

Does he want any particular coins?

any will do, just to count

[Coin Reverse Orientation]

2 hours ago, blakeyboy said:

My problem goes like this:  I realised many many years ago, medals can be lifted, but if you twist them, this will probably damage the pin or the cloth.

So you mount a medal so that if you want to read the back, you lift it up, like an old-fashioned nurse's watch, not try to rip it off the wearer's jacket.

Good question Blake, I had never thought about it.

Perhaps due to the solemn nature of the award, the reverse may be intended to be viewed by the owner and not by a curious bystander.

When he lifts the medal when being worn, the orientation will be good for him and the ribbon provides slack to do so. He turns it inwards instead of outwards.

I also think that using a pivoting mount would result in an occasionally reversed medal on the parade ground.

It would be interesting to know the generally accepted reason.

[I needed cheering up so I bought a Renault 4 van...]

On 4/25/2022 at 4:19 PM, copper123 said:

Stranger things happen - remember there is a trabant car fan club

I think theres a Hungerford chapter

[Scrap value of a 1d please]

18 hours ago, blakeyboy said:

Did that last week- put the metalwork in the car park.
Hopefully gone now!!

Not going through the pain of putting another one up, since we uncovered a lovely roof

and a lovely proscenium arch that's WW1 vintage:

 

Before:

 

After:

Ah, the Villy Hall, imagifole, chittery-chattery and sip tilty-elbow from fine chiney tea-cuppers.

deep joy

[Russians]

2 hours ago, Rob said:

Yes, I know. The wife is trying to use it as I write. Ideally what is required is a program that you speak into and translates. 

Got a week or two until the govt. gets its backside in gear. We are taking in a 41 year old mother, while her 21 yo daughter is not far away with a family where there is someone of a similar age. They don't speak English or German though, so there might be quite a lot of hovercrafts full of eels

btw Rob, the laugh emoji was for the hovercrafts not for your commendable act. Ill add my ‘like’ here 👍🏽 for that .Well done.

[Stuff to Make Us Laugh]

53 minutes ago, blakeyboy said:

I'm going to the cinema this week, apparently.

I've been invited to a bowel cancer screening.

Not sure what it's about....

Beautiful film, take a hanky, you might want to wipe away a tear.

[Ebay's Worst Offerings]

It certainly makes you doubt their professionalism

[Ebay's Worst Offerings]

This photo is from their website, resident coin specialist Ken Payne, perhaps grading a coin?

sorry Ken

[The Tyrant collection]

The Cromwell Crown piece sold at Heritage on Jan 12, 2004 for: $13,800.00 (£11,000 in real money at the time).

When taking the obverse dings into account it may seem steep, for some, at today's prices.

 

After taking another look, I think that the reverse saves it, beautiful!

[Overly struck effigy]

tooled?

[More Pennies]

1 hour ago, secret santa said:

Grab yourself a bit of the Edward VIII penny.

https://showpiece.com/edward8-penny

🤔why not model it in 3D, divide it up and number each piece and allocate a specific numbered piece of the coin to each buyer?. Then the concept of fractional ownership might have some meaning to a collector, i dont know.

I also wonder about the second hand market. It might be worth a punt in the short term. Shares will be on ebay for double the price or more before you know it. 

Not really my cuppa tho’

[Ebay's Worst Offerings]

and they say you can’t polish a turd

[Stuff to Make Us Laugh]

Wasnt sure if this is the right topic but it made me smile.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10470663/In-penny-200-000-Rare-Edward-VIII-coin-sold-huge-sum.html

[Ebay's BEST Offerings]

All you miss is the helmet Blakey

 

[Stuff to Make Us Laugh]

On a more serious numismatic note:

Could this Aethelstan penny be proof, that Humpty Dumpty did, in fact wear a syrup?

Moneyer; unidentified (but the case is still open).

[Let's See Your Toned English Milled Silver!]

1 hour ago, Peckris 2 said:

The first looks very much like V over A .. except that the bar looks much too thick? Given the thin-ness of the bar on an A it's also possible that it's simply worn right away on the die rather than being an unbarred A?

Yes Peck, certainly a possibility. 

[Let's See Your Toned English Milled Silver!]

1689 4d, 

Obv. GVLIELM (V/inverted A) S ??

Rev. Unbarred A in REGINA

[Stuff to Make Us Laugh]

[Stuff to Make Us Laugh]

[Stuff to Make Us Laugh]

8 minutes ago, secret santa said:

(I posted this one on Jan 4th - see above)

oops, i missed it. Ill be more vigilant in future.

[What do we think of the new Platinum Jubilee coins?]

53 minutes ago, Sword said:

Doesn't do it for me. I think the design has somewhat fallen between too stools, and is not particularly inspiring. It doesn't look traditional or modern.

must it be traditional or modern? can it not be judged without categorisation? 

Personally speaking, I think it looks mass produced and lacking any character so it leaves me stone cold, …. its bullion and i’d only pay spot for it.

[Stuff to Make Us Laugh]

[Coin robbery in Birmingham]

42 minutes ago, alfnail said:

Didn't Dave also get robbed several years ago on his way back from a Midland Coin Fair? 

Tell me you’re joking