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Everything posted by Peckris 2
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1852 Florin Query
Peckris 2 replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
What on earth is the point of that? You've then got a slabbed coin carrying a garish "don't buy me" insert. -
Stuff to Make Us Laugh
Peckris 2 replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Perhaps not, if you've had both dabs? -
1852 Florin Query
Peckris 2 replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
PART of the fee, certainly. However, they don't have the expense of actually slabbing the coin which would include producing the necessary inserts. I'd say that half the fee might be more fair. -
DNW Sale - Alan Palmer, Cleaning Guru?
Peckris 2 replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I'm not Pete! -
Disastrous month
Peckris 2 replied to Bernie's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Unbelievable. If there were two bidders at 3000 zlotys the auction house should have notified you - as the later bidder - that you had been technically outbid. Either sharp practice, or extreme inefficiency. I sympathise. -
Some people are on the pitch...
Peckris 2 posted a topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
or... Alcune persone sono in campo? -
Some people are on the pitch...
Peckris 2 replied to Peckris 2's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Heartening to see the community support around the defaced Rashford mural - and there was a piece on local TV today about primary schoolkids writing letters of support to the 3 who were abused. -
DNW Sale - Alan Palmer, Cleaning Guru?
Peckris 2 replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
A useful resource - perhaps that link should be put into a separate post and pinned as a Stickie? It does seem though - from the pictures on the LCA page - that most of those coins look clearly cleaned, especially after a moment or two of inspection. -
Some people are on the pitch...
Peckris 2 replied to Peckris 2's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Some absolutely disgusting racism against the three who missed penalties. It wasn't their colour to blame - it was their youth. I personally wouldn't have replaced Henderson with Saka, but ain't hindsight a wonderful thing? -
Stuff to Make Us Laugh
Peckris 2 replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
"Sausages with backside of mushroom, eh...? ...CYril" -
Indian head one cent USA coin
Peckris 2 replied to Dave's topic in Enquiries about Non British coins
Yeah - you don't want coal dust all over your coins -
DNW Sale - Alan Palmer, Cleaning Guru?
Peckris 2 replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Or 'sometime cleaned' may merely be arse-covering time. When in even the tiniest doubt, play it safe. -
Stuff to Make Us Laugh
Peckris 2 replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
The Gnome Service, of course? -
Proof Set Boxes
Peckris 2 replied to DaveG38's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Mine's in cardboard too. -
DNW Sale - Alan Palmer, Cleaning Guru?
Peckris 2 replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
You Scarss git -
DNW Sale - Alan Palmer, Cleaning Guru?
Peckris 2 replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
There's much controversy about cleaning. I once bid on an 1887 silver set that a dealer there said he wouldn't touch "it's been cleaned". What I'd seen was coins with a mirror finish, and some people it seems can't tell the difference and categorise any old silver coin without toning as "cleaned". They aren’t, always. -
DNW Sale - Alan Palmer, Cleaning Guru?
Peckris 2 replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
the 1925 in the DNW sale may be a better grade but it's no great shakes and is part of a 4 halfcrown lot. -
DNW Sale - Alan Palmer, Cleaning Guru?
Peckris 2 replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I picked up a 1925 halfcrown that had been seriously rubbed - GF/GVF from Warwick in the 90s. But as it only cost me £6 I didn't worry too much about it. Still is my 1925 until I get a better. -
This doesn't address Bamford's point about the low likelihood of a die lying around for six years and not reused. However, it could be explained by my pet thesis about the postponement of bronze from 1858 to 1860 being the reason why there are just so many 1858 varieties - if they'd used up older dies.
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Stuff to Make Us Laugh
Peckris 2 replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Shouldn't his name be Hancockarse ? -
Halfpenny ID check
Peckris 2 replied to mrbadexample's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
PLNNY the Elder, or Younger? -
Welcome Artisan, from yet another South Westerner! My first bit of advice is very simple. As a newcomer to collecting, don't even THINK of becoming a dealer until you have a solid foundation of knowledge in, and experience of, coins in general. I'm sure the dealers on this forum would agree? That doesn't of course prevent you from putting any spares you may have from your collection, up on eBay and you would get help doing that in this forum. Your area of interest - Roman to Victorian - is very wide, and there are many books you could invest in. The first one would be Spinks Standard Catalogue which is published annually. However, coin prices don't change dramatically these days so don't get the latest edition (rather expensive), but pick up a copy from eBay that's 2 or 3 years old and won't cost nearly so much. You can get help from members here about the coins you want to identify, but pictures are a MUST! If you need more room than the attachment maximum for each post allows, then just make more posts. Sadly there are no big coin fairs down here, which would be your best way to see and learn about the coins you're interested in, so treat this forum as your resource and we will help where we can. Good luck.
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You hear about that cricketer?
Peckris 2 replied to copper123's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I suppose it's one way of getting out -
Nearly 2 million? Not that rare!
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Stuff to Make Us Laugh
Peckris 2 replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
That would give me the pip.