Michael-Roo

Well, bits of Aftermath, more or less the whole of Beggars Banquet, most of Let It Bleed, the whole of Sticky Fingers, and bits of Exile On Main Street.. I was never a big Stones fan. Dare I ask what your list would be? (Mine would be longer but I ran out of energy ) So similar to your own as to be uncanny (apart from Yes) which is why I asked about 1963-73 Rolling Stones. For me you'd have to add 1960s Trojan and Atlantic soul, plus heaps of opera and baroque stuff….

That's quite a list! No Jones/Taylor era Stones?

Hi Chris. There are plenty of examples of this one in the archives, so not simply a 'clutter' anomaly. London Coins sold a ropey fine one some years ago. C Cooke had one. Our fellow member who has the farthing site lists it. So very much a recognised variety. It's true it may not be that the G is over an O (but it certainly looks like it is), however it certainly is over another letter. I must admit, I hadn't spotted evidence of a serif. I'll have a look and report back. On your photograph, the top right of the G curves down, like a C - however, there's another feature behind it that continues straight on; that to my eyes looks like a serif. Then if you go down from the top right, to the horizontal cross-stroke of the G, between the two there is a down stroke that exactly matches the vertical on the left, that probably has been thought of as the left inner of an O (but it may not be?). I've had a another look using my loupe. The 'blob' at the end of the G (upper right) is just the serif at the end of the letter, not something lying beneath. The downstroke of the underlying letter curves out and in again as would an O. If it were the right vertical stroke of a U it would be more upright. We may have to wait for Colin's input on this one…. No, I don't mean the blob of metal that makes people think of an O - I mean underlying that, and fractionally to the left : there's a vertical, straight, downstroke exactly matching the vertical downstroke inside the left hand curve of the G. Ah yes. I see what you mean.

A wee bit claggy, but quite a nice example for one of these…..

Hi Chris. There are plenty of examples of this one in the archives, so not simply a 'clutter' anomaly. London Coins sold a ropey fine one some years ago. C Cooke had one. Our fellow member who has the farthing site lists it. So very much a recognised variety. It's true it may not be that the G is over an O (but it certainly looks like it is), however it certainly is over another letter. I must admit, I hadn't spotted evidence of a serif. I'll have a look and report back. On your photograph, the top right of the G curves down, like a C - however, there's another feature behind it that continues straight on; that to my eyes looks like a serif. Then if you go down from the top right, to the horizontal cross-stroke of the G, between the two there is a down stroke that exactly matches the vertical on the left, that probably has been thought of as the left inner of an O (but it may not be?). I've had a another look using my loupe. The 'blob' at the end of the G (upper right) is just the serif at the end of the letter, not something lying beneath. The downstroke of the underlying letter curves out and in again as would an O. If it were the right vertical stroke of a U it would be more upright. We may have to wait for Colin's input on this one….

No. Enlighten me. April issue. Answers by March 15th…. Not a typo at all - bear in mind that November's issue of MOJO will drop onto my doormat before the end of September 'Twas always thus. If you look at any January edition of Coin Monthly, it will be full of Xmas gift ideas. As to the quiz, the only one I'm certain of is that A is Victoria Mojo. Are you a bit of a rocker then Chris? Who do you listen to?

Hi Chris. There are plenty of examples of this one in the archives, so not simply a 'clutter' anomaly. London Coins sold a ropey fine one some years ago. C Cooke had one. Our fellow member who has the farthing site lists it. So very much a recognised variety. It's true it may not be that the G is over an O (but it certainly looks like it is), however it certainly is over another letter. I must admit, I hadn't spotted evidence of a serif. I'll have a look and report back. That'd be Colin. Apologies. I wasn't being rude. Just didn't have the info to hand as I was writing….

Hi Chris. There are plenty of examples of this one in the archives, so not simply a 'clutter' anomaly. London Coins sold a ropey fine one some years ago. C Cooke had one. Our fellow member who has the farthing site lists it. So very much a recognised variety. It's true it may not be that the G is over an O (but it certainly looks like it is), however it certainly is over another letter. I must admit, I hadn't spotted evidence of a serif. I'll have a look and report back.

All this is way beyond what I'd be likely to spend on a hobby! Scott. How about your tuppence worth then eh?…..

No. Enlighten me. April issue. Answers by March 15th….

I have a full set of Esso coins featuring the 1970 England World Cup squad. All presented on a souvenir board. They were issued with every purchase of however many gallons. Each in a sealed packet. I guess the idea being people would collect and swap as was the fad with chewing gum football cards at that time. An uncle of mine worked at an Esso petrol station at the time (I was 11). He worked it so I had the entire set. I'm thinking a lot of customers received coins lacking the sealed packet…..

PS: Spot the text error?

I think it must be a gryphon? Well, except that it's a British lion conquering the German eagle, and I don't think gryphons were involved! I know. Maybe designed as a rush job after a rather long liquid lunch (laughs)

I think it must be a gryphon?

There are also identical rim nicks seven teeth before the centre of G in Gratia.

Here's one of mine which looks remarkably similar. Long, well defined, teeth on the reverse. Short, bead like, teeth on the obverse.

No one could argue it isn't as described!

I've had a fair bit of fun with them, at a time I could do little else! It's the only opportunity to 'feel' what it was like for all those 'boys' on here who collected from change ions ago! Second only to squatting in rubble and playing machine guns in the early forties. Good fun, mostly, for the kids at least!I believe Christmas was better appreciated back then too! http://www.phespirit.info/montypython/four_yorkshiremen.htm

I've had a fair bit of fun with them, at a time I could do little else! It's the only opportunity to 'feel' what it was like for all those 'boys' on here who collected from change ions ago! Second only to squatting in rubble and playing machine guns in the early forties. Good fun, mostly, for the kids at least!I believe Christmas was better appreciated back then too! I first became interested when 'check your change' was all the rage in 1969-71. As a kid of 11-12 I was fascinated to be finding coins in my pocket which were anything up to 110 years old. Worn almost flat, obviously, but, at that age, precious to me nevertheless. I still have them. Even though I now have coins in my collection worth several £100's it is those first humble kept pennies and halfpennies which I'd be most likely to hold on to.

So still quids in on his £22 punt.

Ha!

I find modern decimals so aesthetically unappealing. I'm sure many will feel differently about them in the future. Probably some, seeing the new copper of 1672, or bronze of 1860, for the first time thought those equally unattractive too!

Hi Mark. Can't read your attachment very well (too small) but, most likely, the mint hyping up on behalf of their sales department? Others will be better informed than I am…

Sticking my neck out here, but….. not that I'd want to invite flak or anything….. For hammered this looks tremendous Dave. EF obverse. GVF reverse. ?????

Very nice obverse. There is a bit of wear evident on the reverse (lions faces, crown at 12 o'clock etc.). Chris is correct. Overall GVF, or a tad better. Attractive colour too!