proposed heating payments this winter

[proposed heating payments this winter]

"never was a truer word spoken" referred to the "we'd better get used to it" rather than "What we've experienced the last week is not a freak event".

[proposed heating payments this winter]

13 hours ago, Peckris 2 said:

What we've experienced the last week is not a freak event - we'd better start getting used to it.

Never was a truer word spoken because, as sure as hell, the biggest culprits are going to do nothing about it. And, with our 1% emissions, we're just p*ssing in the wind.

[LCA catalogue now online]

Agreed (but surely you didn't go through the catalogue with a calculator ?)

[LCA catalogue now online]

They have offered no explanation. Could it be that this approach gives them the best results ???

[LCA catalogue now online]

2 hours ago, Peckris 2 said:

So basically it's the equivalent of a postal auction?

Totally.

[LCA catalogue now online]

1 hour ago, blakeyboy said:

What? Only online like Ebay?

No, at least on Ebay you can see the progressive bidding but with LCA you're completely blind, submitting commission bids and hoping that a) you'll win and b) you won't have to pay your top bid.

[Victoria Bronze Halfpennies R19 wanted]

It's possible that they really paid over the odds to get their first example and then want to wait a while for inflation to raise prices before they sell ?

[Will we ever become a cashless society?]

Hooray - that's really cheered me up.

[More Pennies]

Yes, I was surprised at that. I've never been all that fussed about the triple F, even though it's a very clear "variety". There do seem to have been plenty of examples over the years.

[The Prisoner]

A free man in Paris ? (J Mitchell classic)

[More Pennies]

11 hours ago, alfnail said:

I'm guessing that Richard would like to add to the 5 pieces he has on his rarestpennies site.

It's been up there as no.6 for a few weeks !

[The Verene collection of British proofs]

Is it the copper proof (P1502) or bronzed copper proof (P1501) ? I don't think that I have ever seen a copper proof penny with full lustre - I assume that, when newly struck, they were lustrous ?

[More Pennies]

3 hours ago, Martinminerva said:

Can you post a link to the lot ?

https://bid.roxburys.com.au/lots/view/4-6IH48M/great-britain-victoria-penny-1860-gfine

[More Pennies]

Did anyone on here buy the 3rd known 1860 I over T last week (Roxbury auction, Australia) ?

[Penny Acquisition of the week]

I'm happy that it's rev J.

 

[Temperatures somewhat above the seasonal norm......]

Yes, but that was Scotland. Nicola must have sorted it !

[1860 Penny Attribution Help - Die crack between 8 and 6 of date]

I'd agree and would also say that the presence of a die crack doesn't constitute a variety, i.e. a unique combination of obverse and reverse types, and so I wouldn't expect to see die cracks (resulting from heavy die usage) mentioned in any reference book.

[Temperatures somewhat above the seasonal norm......]

The sooner the UK gets to net zero, the sooner the worldwide problem will be fixed and we'll all get back to normal.😎

[Penny Acquisition of the week]

It doesn't show on the photo of my proof but I'll take a look in the flesh.

[Penny Acquisition of the week]

2 hours ago, oldcopper said:

there is a straight hairline from B's arm/trident join to the end of her further away knee on both proof and currency.

I can't detect that line on any of my specimens.

[Stuff to Make Us Laugh]

3 hours ago, Peckris 2 said:

Ok. Name me one benefit Brexit has delivered?

The ability to negotiate our own deals on Covid vaccines ?

[Cabinet Friction]

Absolutely - cabinet friction doesn't exist (unless you're Boris !)

[More Pennies]

The true 1858 over 3 (or 2 as is now thought) always has a die flaw through the base of the date numerals:

[Stuff to Make Us Laugh]

[Why Do I Bother With Spink? Where is the Wootton Sale?]

14 hours ago, Martinminerva said:

Erwin Schrödinger both was and wasn't a forum member...

Rather catty ............