blakeyboy

Yep, Norfolk- apparently the guy who hacked her account was so pleased he went round high-sixing everyone...:)

I used my Tesco Discount Card to scrape the ice on my windscreen. I only got 10% off.......

I tried to help her out years ago when she first started- she claimed she was in a fix dealing with a collection of a dying partner. I advised on various penny as to what they actually were- it was all very pleasant, and she was really thankful, and thenall of a sudden I have the most abusive emails I've ever had. When I politely pointed them out to her she was very apologetic and claimed that some guy in Norfolk had hacked her computer.....

Oh wow- thanks for all this, guys. So money was being made making tokens, which funded trials for the new bronze official coinage? Did the Mint take up any of the ideas- I mean, that laureate head- did Moore come up with design before Wyon?

Some of my friends have botox, and when I said I might try it, nobody raised an eyebrow.....

Can anyone help explain to me why these pattern were made? They must have cost a bomb to produce then, so why make them? Were they made with any connection to the Mint, or were producers of them hoping the Mint would like the design and take up production for a fee?

Right...thanks....I got confused ( again!) about the rose and shamrock details....duh...

"feedback" is the shortest English word with the first six letters of the alphabet in it..... And you thought Sunday evenings weren't exciting enough......:)

Delusional behaviour, and the idea that hope changes reality, used to be only in the deep deep background of society. Now, with every idiot on the web, on the same level as all others, the world is mad. As mad as all back streets in Victorian cities were. I don't waste time worrying or commenting on these idiots. No point whatsoever.

Oooh you could be right Terry - well spotted- I'll dig the coin out when I'm back in the country and have a look. The 1874 group of die pairings is my favourite- (still looking for an F76) so I have a pile of them, so I'll check them too. Maybe this is the die that started to break up until spotted at the Mint. might be interesting to see if the progression is obvious in my pile of spares....

Paddy's comments are on the button. On Ozjohn's comments about TPGs, surely the onus is on the buyer to see if the grade is what they want, and also learn how to do this, thus gaining experience. If you only bought slabbed coins from dealers, the fun of finding a chance bargain would never happen....

The trick to this is to _always_ use a 'pick' that's softer than the metal/alloy of the coin. Using something made of steel is quite a risk. On bronze this is easy- any old bit of soft copper wire that has the end shaped will do the trick. Re-patinating is tricky with bronze, since it's less reactive than copper- raising the temperature is the key. Sliding the coin into a fluorescent lightbulb that's base down and on a lot keeps the coin at about 45-50˚C, thus speeding up patination- six months as opposed to years.... Clean the coin with alcohol first, keep fingers off it, and rotate it regularly to get the air to the surfaces evenly. Works beautifully.

Would Colin Cooke be a better route than LCA? He sold Tony Crocker's pennies at what looked like proper prices- shame really, since I bought some of them!

I went on a canal boat holiday a few years ago, and someone actually touched me with a bargepole.....

Wow- amazing price, IMHO.

I don't do coin envy very often, but seeing an F192A 1922 penny did my head in! Does finding this gem come with a good story?

Every now and again some chump stamps "VOTE FOR WOMEN" instead. Always makes me laugh.

Bizarrely, me too- 1986, broke a watch, my father gave me his old one, and that was promptly eaten by a lift door when loading PA gear in flight cases into a Romford nightclub. Working with big loudspeakers and their huge magnets didn't fit in with my watches anyway........and I didn't miss the warty lump that I had for twenty years from where the winders would dig into the back of my hand....

So sorry- just couldn't resist.....

Ahhhhh!!! You have learned well, Grasshopper....

Oh..I didn't know that a seller can see a bidder's maximum....

Yes...that makes sense. But how does it make your winning bid cheaper? Is it simply you being the only one willing to take the risk of paying more when you leave an unrealistically high bid, and hoping it doesn't backfire, as you say? Like a form of brinksmanship?

Can anyone explain the sniping system? I leave the price I am prepared to pay, at any time, and if I'm outbid, no matter, since to win it I would have had to spend more than I wanted to... or am I missing something?

Here's the conversation so far: Hi there. Is this a genuinely found piece? It looks cast. It's definitely not cast,it has been stamped or hammered. Oh right- but is it a genuinely found piece? Hi yes it was originally found years ago