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The cabinet was once housed the Deane collection of Eighteenth Century Conder tokens. There is a good story on the Baldwin website. https://www.baldwin.co.uk/the-deane-collection-part-ii/
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Did they actually take over Peter Nichol's business or just the name? If the later, I don't feel that strongly about it. It's a bit sad less and less people train to be craftsmen these days and opt for more lucrative jobs. Certain crafts will unfortunately die out with time. But I think the demand for coin cabinets will enable at least one or two to make a decent living? Surely there must still be quite a few cabinet makers around?
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I wonder how many were actually made. If they discovered the error after a test, then surely only a few examples would exist and I find it hard to believe that any would have escaped. Maybe the RM should be sporting and allow unintentional errors to be released to generate a bit of excitement?
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I honestly think it looks rather nice. The face details are clear and the shield is well struck. Interesting N over I which you pointed out. It certainly wouldn't have been a freebie if it wasn't for the gash at the reverse! I wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.
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Will we ever become a cashless society?
Sword replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
The Independent, Guardian, local papers, BBC news etc. are free. That's enough for me. -
Will we ever become a cashless society?
Sword replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I think they will ask you to subscribe if you have read a free article previously. -
Will we ever become a cashless society?
Sword replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
A good thing that Covid has done for me was to to stop me from eating breakfast and dinner out so often. I have saved a fortune eating at home now and have managed to lose a significant amount of weight. -
Will we ever become a cashless society?
Sword replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
On a different note, I hope that independent retailers will grow in any High Street revival. The give so much more character and soul to a town. I was sad to see Hanningtons, a very large independent departmental store in my home town of Brighton closed in 2001 after nearly 200 years of trading. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanningtons. Boswells of Oxford (first traded in 1738) sadly closed during the COVID pandemic. -
His majesty might have a "spare". 😄 Great items to collect!
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Will we ever become a cashless society?
Sword replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Quite. Technology is almost second nature to the young. I have thought about putting cards on my phone so that I don't need to worry about carrying a wallet when exercising but just don't feel comfortable enough to do that in the end. A relative has suggested that I get a smart watch which can do a great number of things like paying and health management but I don't want trade my (vintage look) classic watch (which I am proud of) for a bit of plastic. I imagine that cash transactions might not last beyond two more generations. -
Will we ever become a cashless society?
Sword replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I visited a noodle house recently and they were cash only. Haven't had that experience for as long as I can remember. I am old fashioned and always carry some notes with me and so it wasn't a problem. It's unlikely that we will become completely cashless during our lifetimes. But I do think there are financial benefits to larger shops and supermarkets when people pay contactless. You need just one staff to look after a dozen self-checkouts (which are much more reliable with cards). People pay much faster and so queues are shorter. They don't need to count money at the end of the day and take cash to banks etc. True, banks do charge a fee and are making a lot of money that way. However, they can find other ways to keep up their profit margins if necessary like giving lower interest rates for savings, account fees etc. For departmental stores, the fees are priced in already and you don't get a discount if you pay cash. So people pay by the most convenient way. I reckon I now pay for more than 80% of the things I buy online as I have supermarket deliveries. Even if I buy a piece of electric in a shop (if I don't want to wait for delivery), paying by credit card gives extra protection, extended warranty, etc. Evolution will happen naturally in its own timescale and cash will hopefully still be around for a long time. According to the Bank of England, there is over £70 billion in notes in circulation. They are claiming that it is only relatively recently (2017) that "debit cards overtook cash as the most frequently used payment method in the UK." I think that includes credit cards as well. (Most frequently used payment method is also not the same as the actual amount spent). But buying on Ebay or Amazon when the seller is selling cheaper on their own site is a bit silly. It's a bit like paying an extra 3% commission to placing an absentee bid with a platform when you can do that directly without fee directly with the auctioneer. -
When I was in holiday in Prague last year, I really liked the 50 Korun coin which is bimetallic (Copper and brass) with attractive obverse and reverse. The photos below are from Numista. Which designs of foreign coins do you like best?
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Love this pic totally english
Sword replied to copper123's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Taken last winter along a canal. -
1952 Half Crown Revisited, Or Facebook Madness
Sword replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
How much did it sell in 1997? The prices for the proof or currency must be astronomical today I imagine. -
Question About Copper Proof Coin Storgae
Sword replied to Patrick2023's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I think it depends on how careful you are. People have been using cabinets for a long time before slabs, quadrums, capsules were available and so I assume they must be fine if you are not careless. Like Non, I use quadrums. There is the quadrum intercept claims to protect coins from tarnishing for up to 15 years. -
Welcome back Paddy! Great to have you back.
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What happened to the shield and trident? The little dolphin looks a bit strange too.
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According to an NGC article "Though dated 1981, they were reportedly struck in the 1990s, as the United Kingdom considered whether to replace the pound with the euro." https://www.ngccoin.uk/news/article/9755/
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Presumably by provenance and written record.
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There are discounts available. E.g. https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/English-Silver-Coinage-Original-Hardback/p/23844 But it's a bit of a rip off to me. The ESC (Maurice Bull) has already got to 7th edition. Is that really necessary to have new editions so frequently? Then this is the smarten up version of the 1992 "original" Rayner's fourth edition. It has been extended to include coins from 1992 to 2022, like if anyone cares. Then it still uses the Seaby's original numbering but we have moved on to the new Bull's numbering.
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Iconic shape. Britannia doing manual labour? Rather apt as times were hard in the early eighties.
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"could be worth £1800". I "could" win the lottery next week but it will never happen.
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Will we ever become a cashless society?
Sword replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I imagine they only need to manually write down your card details and you will still be charged later. -
Will we ever become a cashless society?
Sword replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I prefer paying takeaway deliveries with cash as I don't like small businesses using my card retails remotely. -
Will we ever become a cashless society?
Sword replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I unexpectedly went to B&Q today and realised I didn't have my wallet. I had a £20 note and thankfully there was still a till that accepts cash. Might be I use cash once a week these days.