Peckris 2

It wasn't Apple - You Tube obviously changed something in their browser operation that forced an app download instead.

I couldn't search for anything in You Tube on my iPad. I had to download their wretched app before it would work.

Pictures upload as they are on your computer. Yes, it does look like an overdate though hard to see upside down. "I'm calling it 6 over 8 because it looks to me like the 8 is struck over the 6." Illogical, Jim.

On a good day. The only thing in its favour is that the obverse looks as if it's been Mint toned?

Remember the Guardian Royal Exchange company? Their logo was an owl and their phone number ended 282820. Damn clever!

Ah. That's a unique type using advanced minting techniques for its time. I'd say neither early milled nor machine age, but a one-off somewhere between the two.

The best for many miles. A worthy rival to York and London.

And the Word is "See YOU, Jimmy!"

Mine is a fabulous limited edition, personally designed by Fred Pistrucci, direct descendant of legendary Bernie Pistrucci - supplied in a platinum case for the first 5 orders received. Down payment of only £999 followed by 11 monthly payments of £799 and the deeds to your property.

England? They use a different system in Scotland, Wales and N Ireland?

Isn't 40% Fine on the Sheldon scale?

Anyone for a bit of fun with Victoria? (She ain't amused...) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1893-QUEEN-VICTORIA-HOBO-SKULL-HEAD-CROWN-COIN-FULL-SIZE-VF/264169228365?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3Df695b7ff9af04e3cb3797180cec49ec7%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D302832800331%26itm%3D264169228365&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

You may well have been the guy who cleaned MY records then! It was definitely the early 90s IIRC.

Wow - coincidence! That's where I bought mine from, as it was probably the highest rated hifi shop in the West Mids (travelling to Worcester from Birmingham was easy enough; they also had an absolutely superb cleaner for vinyl records in their basement, which made the excursion worthwhile). The only thing was, they talked me into replacing my Shure M75ED cartridge with a Linn K5, which I ended up thinking was actually worse, and got myself the Denon.

And if anyone dared forget and referred to her as the "Empress of Blandings" it was "Orf with his head!" or else "I'll have two eggs with that".

I can't use it anymore (disability) but I do have the Ion Obelisk amp - it's solid state but has a built-in quality that gives it a quasi-valve sound. Paired with a Denon moving magnet cartridge it's not half bad.

My thoughts exactly. Melted by the Mint due to lack of demand seems the most likely explanation, especially as no more large 10p coins were issued outside sets after 1981. When you think that 1952 sixpences, 1959S shillings, even 1946 3d bits in average grade, are relatively plentiful (and they are all mintages of only 1m or even less), you'd expect a coin of 3m specimens to be even more common and they just aren’t.

That's a sound theory Rob, though it doesn't account for where all those 3m 1981s went?

I had a spare (high grade) which I was in the midst of selling to Brian but he's disappeared off the radar. He had health issues, I hope he's ok. I very much doubt the rumour about some being 1980. I read that from 1953 all mintage figures relate to the number actually dated the year in question. What seems more likely is that as 1981 was the last currency strike of the large 10p (all subsequent issues were 'sets only') maybe many of them were never issued but were later melted down? That might account for them being so scarce now.

I used to have a Sassanid silver coin - 100 times better engraved than that horror!

Yes, I've seen that several times before. What's particularly disturbing is the weight of Tory members that know he's a complete dick, but just don't care.

Ditto. Hadn't realised about the charity. Hat off.

I think you should have xxxxxxxx'd out the email address in your quoted post, as per the above!

Dave Gilmour needs the money, of course. (Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash New car, caviar, four star daydream Think I'll buy me a football team)

Yes, it was probably egotistical Emperors who collected the artwork of their own visages on coins, and of the 'deities' their ancestors had become.