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Peckris 2

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  1. Peckris 2

    Rare coin lost in post

    I'm being picky here, but of course that's what a solicitor would be...: What PROOF do you have, to supply to the RM that the "lost ... parcel [ has been ] subsequently traced"? You've had absolutely no official notification of the fact, just the word of the purchaser. Yes, you could argue that there would be no reason for him to lie about it, but "I submit M'Lord, that there has been no official notification in this case".
  2. Peckris 2

    Rare coin lost in post

    On the other hand, since it was the RM who told you that the parcel had now been found, isn't it up to them to ask for repayment?
  3. "Hi Susie Worm" "Hi John Worm. What's new?" "Nothing. But something not new.. I found another Roman sestertius the other day. My collection is really coming along" "So that's 2 sestertii, 3 belt buckles, 1 Spice Girls fan club badge, 6p, 3 discarded face masks, an empty Special Brew bottle, and a used syringe, right?" "Yeah. Gonna sell the lot at Baldworms when the time's right"
  4. Peckris 2

    Freeman 14 Penny

    What I was trying to say was: 1. Person puts 2 (or more) pennies aside at the time they were issued. These would be strikes from the same die if got from a bank. 2. The pennies stay in the same family for generations. 3. In modern times the current owners decide to sell, which means two pennies struck within minutes of each other, appear on the market in a relatively short space of time, complete with identical die flaws.
  5. Peckris 2

    Freeman 14 Penny

    Or possibly both were saved by the same person from the same source at the time, and have both come on the market in modern times. Even recently sold by the same person which would explain their presence on the market?
  6. Peckris 2

    Grannie's old sayings

    The full version is How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? As much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood
  7. Peckris 2

    Grannie's old sayings

    Then there's the one you can't tell in written form. Unless you try phonetically? There were thirtysiksheep in a field. One died, how many are left? To which most people would say "35" And you would say "No, 29" As their brow furrowed deeper, you would say slowly and carefully "There were thirty sick sheep in a field..."
  8. Peckris 2

    Grannie's old sayings

    Or the version I knew: "I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's mate, and I'm only plucking pheasants coz the pheasant plucker's late".
  9. Peckris 2

    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    Obviously someone with too much time on their hands. Any normal person who finds a £1 coin would spend it!
  10. Peckris 2

    Grannie's old sayings

    A tongue twister by the sound of it! As in "The Leith police dismisseth us".
  11. Peckris 2

    Grannie's old sayings

    If I have one in an English cafe, I even now have to insist they only fry them one side. Then fold and serve - by the time it arrives, the inside has virtually cooked.
  12. Peckris 2

    Old Coin Monthly's still outstanding

    PM sent.
  13. Peckris 2

    Grannie's old sayings

    Keep out the oss road !
  14. Peckris 2

    Old Coin Monthly's still outstanding

    I'd quite like those.
  15. Peckris 2

    Grannie's old sayings

    All I know is that Pink Floyd's first album has a track called POW R TOC H
  16. Peckris 2

    1611 James I Shilling Mullet over Bell

    That's exactly what a tag is!
  17. Peckris 2

    1611 James I Shilling Mullet over Bell

    It wouldn't go to your PM inbox. As for Notifications, what Paddy said above may be the answer (something in your settings).
  18. Peckris 2

    What does this mean

    I'd not heard that theory before - that the British Museum requested a 1920 penny in 1921 and an example was struck using an Obverse 3 die which was being used at the time. It sounds perfectly feasible. The one potential flaw in it is: why wouldn't the Mint have sent a 1920 penny that they must have had knocking around? Or does the Mint dispose of every unissued strike before they start minting a new date? Also, does the BM keep an example of every date and every denomination struck? If not, I can't think of a reason for them to have a 1920 penny unless there was something special about it.
  19. Peckris 2

    1611 James I Shilling Mullet over Bell

    When someone tags you, you get a notification.
  20. Rishi Sunak looks like Ugli Patel's ventriloquist doll! But I think we all know who will last the longer...
  21. Peckris 2

    The 1847 ‘Medusa’ Copper penny

    No, definitely a lamb.
  22. Peckris 2

    Old Coin Monthly's still outstanding

    Yes, the monthly became a fortnightly for a couple of years - these were all regular issues so there was no 'monthly' for that period.
  23. Peckris 2

    Old Coin Monthly's still outstanding

    Or maybe there was an early hoarding of 1966 once everyone knew all pennies would be dated 1967 for the remaining years? I'm sure if there was, it must have ended fairly abruptly as 1966 pennies were very common subsequently.
  24. Peckris 2

    More Pennies

    Ah, so it would depend on my having the issues in question?
  25. Peckris 2

    More Pennies

    Are you offering an index to the articles, or a copy of the actual articles Mike?
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