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    LCA December

    Peckris 2 replied to PWA 1967's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

    Exact Chinese copy, taken from a good coin which is why the fakes are all absolutely identical. The same problem occurs with some Northumberland shillings - the only way to tell a fake was side by side with another, but by now we should know what to look out for.
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    slim pickings

    Peckris 2 replied to craigy's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

    And some of them owed their lives to a strategically placed penny...
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    Nice... but it's slightly weird (to me anyway) that you've posted them all the same size. Any chance of a picture of the set as it really is?
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    Acetone & Verdi-care

    Peckris 2 replied to Peter's topic in Free for all

    Just one Cornetto, give it to me, delicious ice-cream, of Italyyyyyyyy
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    1829_Maundy_set.jpg

    Peckris 2 commented on Nonmortuus's gallery image in Member Albums

    1829_Maundy_set.jpg
    The portrait on the penny appears to be bigger than on the 2d!
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    I told the auction house that I was a bona fide coin dealer, but they wanted to see proof.
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    *I* wish I'd worked in a dairy, but there's no use crying over... [hah, you saw that one coming a mile off]
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    Interesting selection Mick. 1. Isleys weren't really the Isleys until Ronald picked up his guitar! Good bit of pop though. 2. I do love a bit of dub. 3. No great fan of the blues here, especially the Howlin' Lee Waters variety.. 4. You culture vulture you! But who can argue with Mozart? Lovely.
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    I will try a bottle from the USA then Jerry - thanks for the offer, but sending things by post is a real difficulty these days!
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    Where do you get Verdi-care? I've looked online and it seems to be only American, with shipping costs greater than the product price! (And some sources say it's not easy to get since 2016).
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    It's not very big, but here goes: You can see it most on the teeth and rim next to the second N of PENNY.
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    Only a very very minor one, who had a postal list and a display cabinet in the local antiques centre. Yes, I've seen badly cleaned coins which is why I turned to olive oil and surgical spirit as I believed both were neutral. This thread has made me think again.
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    How would you do that?
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    I've used olive oil before! It's just that the comments here have given me the heebie jeebies.
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    I have the original backing track (no vocals) to God Only Knows, and it demonstrates what a genius Brian Wilson is; it's almost classical. Not sure what he'd make of the nose flute version!
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    Hmm. I was going to soak a high grade 1868 penny with a small bit of 'green', but now I'm wondering if there is an alternative to olive oil? I was going to use medicinal olive oil (BP) but I don't know if that makes a difference?
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    Yes, I agree. The 1919H is by far the commonest of the 1918 and 1919 H and KN pennies in lower grades, but it's even harder than 1918KN in top grade. My own is EF+ without lustre for circulation wear, but there is practically no hair detail as the die used must have worn considerably, and the hair is the highest point. It's possible the Mint supplied some obverse dies to Heatons in 1918 and few or none in 1919, so there was considerable re-use.
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    Intriguing! I promise I won't be bored! However I don't doubt it's the same guy.
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    1895 silver or bronze?

    Peckris 2 replied to Doug's topic in Beginners area

    By the sound of the size (if that makes sense!), it could be a Maundy coin. Or a toy.
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    Interesting. It's exactly the same "Best Wishes" handwriting as on the letter he wrote to me in 2000, in which he signs himself "John".
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    Very worrying. However, I guess there's no oxidation if the coin is kept fully submerged in the oil, then gently wiped free of all traces on removal?
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    That's about the same grade as the one I bought from Richard. Very nice. I suppose if it was 1919KN we'd have to treble or quadruple the price, but those are very much rarer.
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    Roman silver id

    Peckris 2 replied to craigy's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

    Ah, I get it now. It nevertheless looks very much bigger than the one depicted. Maybe it's a variant, I'm sure I can make out the FON part of the legend, and possibly the M in front?
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    Roman silver id

    Peckris 2 replied to craigy's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

    A double horned horse? As to the find, the 'horse' (if such it be) looks very much bigger than the goat shown on the Sears Fonteia piece. But it does look a promising possibility.
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    Roman silver id

    Peckris 2 replied to craigy's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

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