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Posts posted by Diaconis
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24 minutes ago, Rob said:Hopefully designer sunglasses are included for this price.
Most of Science-Kenneth's coins seem to have had similar 'treatment'. 😎
Such a shame, if genuine as there are some nice examples in there.
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6 minutes ago, 1949threepence said:Believe it or not, the post was actually intended to be serious.
But now you mention it I can see the obvious innuendos.
That reminds me Mike, I was once asked to come up with a list of 10 sexual innuendoes...
I inadvertently came up with 11, so I had to rub one out.
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1 hour ago, 1949threepence said:rather than getting it out religiously each week, for a good polishing.
This topic is turning in to a script from Finbarr Saunders and his double entendres😂
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52 minutes ago, mick1271 said:I know the feeling of needing to fill a gap
Ooh err missus. I do miss Frankie Howerd.
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6 minutes ago, Rob said:I tried to click on the link and was unexpectedly saved from viewing by the Daily Mail pointing out I had an ad blocker The ability to surf randomly in the knowledge the DM will block me from unnecessarily viewing their articles is as good as winning the lottery. Mine's a pint.
hear hear, i’ve grown to detest that rag, drinks all round.
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20 minutes ago, jelida said:This vendor has had a box of coins given to him by his mum, mostly genuine but low grade but it seems his mum also collected modern Chinese replicas, and even battered and toned some for her collection. Inspirational!
Jerry
Pfff, Mum's sure aren't what they used to be🙁
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18 hours ago, Rob said:The only thing I've heard of was the Henry I coins requiring to be snicked to be current. Coins were current as long as the inner circle was intact. Where are we talking about. England, Scotland, Denmark?
I hadn't heard of Henry's snicking episode before, thanks. It brought this interesting article to my attention.
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2 hours ago, Rob said:The only thing I've heard of was the Henry I coins requiring to be snicked to be current. Coins were current as long as the inner circle was intact. Where are we talking about. England, Scotland, Denmark?
Set in Denmark Rob, Elsinore castle in the 1600’s, around the same time it was written. Good question, I hadn’t thought that maybe Shakespeare could have been referring to a Danish law at that time. Then again, the term appears to be colloquial, ‘cracked in the ring’, more for use before a contemporary, English speaking, audience who would have been conversant with the term. I’ll continue to delve.
thx
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I was watching Larry’s portrayal of Hamlet last night and my ears did prick up, yea verily.
Hamlet, 2.2.428-429: "a piece of uncurrent gold, be not cracked within the ring"
A piece of uncurrent gold: a gold coin that is not legal tender, i.e, cracked within the ring: Apparently, if a coin had a crack from the edge into the circle surrounding the monarchs head (was "cracked within the ring") it was "uncurrent," i.e, not legal tender.
Is this mentioned in any numismatic reference books, cracked coin not being legal tender? This seems plausible as one does encounter more cracked silver than gold.
What sayest thees or thous?
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1 minute ago, Unwilling Numismatist said:She wasn't a looker was she
I agree, bordering on the ugly I'd say, a face only a mother could love. However, if the beauty of the monarch was high up on the list of selection criteria, there would be a lot of empty cabinets around😉
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Still in the post, one of the abundant Mestrelle sixpences.
Borden & Brown 24-O3 24-R5 - easy to spot this one with the die flaw on the reverse, below the shield. This one appears to have a tail on the 6, I'll be interested to see if it was cut into the die.
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Hi Colin,
Looks like an Indian temple token - Good King Ram.
Here's a link to get you started:
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Even the Government saw the benefits
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There’s one of these coming up for sale in an auction i follow soon. There were some amazing toys around for kids back in the day, before HS & E kicked in. Good times😂
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18 minutes ago, secret santa said:Thank heavens for this topic on the Forum, as the world goes down the drain around me.
Keep it together Secret, there's always a light and usually not a train coming the other way.
It's nothing new......
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8 hours ago, Rob said:Not sure why anyone would copy these. A mintage of 15 million will price them only a bit over melt at best. Krause lists them at $18 for MS63, which surely wouldn't be worth copying. The 1969 is noted in Krause as frequently found altered (presumably the shape of the 9), but the total mintage here is a million.
Agree, does seem a strange choice of coin to copy though there are differences with Wayne’s coin don’t you think?
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24 minutes ago, Weaver said:Thanks Diaconis.
Modern restrike perhaps?
Cheers,
Weaver(wayne)
Looks like different dies so probably not a restrike. What's the weight? Should be spot on 19g
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I just thought about the start of that classic Abbott and Costello sketch, Buck Privates.
Shady street vendor Bud asks his shill Lou how much money he has, "I have in the vicinity of twenty-eight dollars, in the vicinity", Costello replies, "but in the neighbourhood, I got three bucks. And when you smoooooooth it all out, I got a dollar".
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What a lovely piece👍🏽
I wouldn’t have gone past the lemon juice stage myself, but still looks great all buffed up. Well done.
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it’s the grubby prosthetic bubble wrap that puts me off.
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Kunker have excellent videos accompanying their upcoming auction offerings. I feel quite moist😋