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6 hours ago, 1949threepence said:

That's how it was printed. It does end abruptly though, and looking again at the article in the magazine itself, there is no full stop after the word "specimen". So I do think something has been inadvertently omitted from Freeman's article, even if just, perhaps, the word "nonetheless".    

In geek-like fashion I had recreated the article in Word, even including the 2 photos and decided to insert the word "nevertheless" after "specimen" - so we're on the same wavelength (is that a good thing ???)

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The sentence below the photograph seems to end abruptly after the words "but a specimen"..... Is that how it was printed or is it a fold in the paper ?

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1 hour ago, 1949threepence said:

they will develop the polish that is needed to succeed

Do you mean suck seed ?

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1903 penny

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Any pictures of a 1903 florin anyone ?

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Presumably they will ban you if use the phrase "frog in my throat" ?

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What on earth is this world coming to..................

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Not convinced !

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A decent 1893/2 sold recently on Ebay for £175 - see https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144097308499?ul_noapp=true

Strangely, it's now for sale at £500 from the same vendor...............

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144118332001?hash=item218e1f3a61:g:GFQAAOSwM-xg3fL6

[NEW UNLISTED VARIETY of 1873 HALF-PENNY]

and Obv *8 Rev C#

[NEW UNLISTED VARIETY of 1873 HALF-PENNY]

I'm posting the following images for Gary:

Obv 7 Rev C#

 

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I can't get at those scans......

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12 minutes ago, jelida said:

As an aside, while there I bought a reasonable F9 penny, the ex LCA and CCA Elstree specimen, number 10 on Richards site. I paid £750.

A bargain !

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I still maintain that one can't tell whether a coin has been "cleaned" or not from a photograph. Photos can differ dramatically according to the technology and lighting that are used to take them.

None of the coins pictured above look particularly different from many other of the London Coins photos.

There will never be a substitute for examining the coin in hand. If in doubt before buying or bidding, check that you can return the coin if not satisfied.

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I bought the F79 in this week's DNW sale. It's virtually BU.

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Que ?

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The 1869 penny was described as "wiped" in the catalogue. What exactly does this mean ????

I can "wipe" my brow or I can "wipe" all trace of something. Another ambiguous term.

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yes, that was a nice overdate - I had it down as a possibility but drew the line at the F6A and the F79.

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6 minutes ago, alfnail said:

The F7 today was advertised as cleaned, guessing explained the low hammer. 

It certainly looks very nice in the DNW photo.

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They all have denominations:

https://www.westminstercollection.com/p-403M/50th-Anniversary-of-the-50p-Military-BU-Set.aspx

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38 minutes ago, 1949threepence said:

Interestingly, the F82 (lot 556) went for £480

Lot 556 was a F79.

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1 hour ago, 1949threepence said:

including a superb Freeman 7

Mike - the Freeman 7 went for £500 hammer - it was the nice F1 that didn't sell, surprisingly. I expect your 7 was a typo.

The 1864 was a good buy - nearly went for it.

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When I saw there'd been another response, I thought that maybe I'd got a sensible reply...........................Silly me !!!!

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"cleaning" is a dangerous word - does it mean the careful removal of lumps of dirt or grease or is it the artificial enhancement of lustre ? A more descriptive word would be more useful.