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Posts posted by Michael-Roo
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She's sold quite a few of these in recent months. A quick search is all it takes to find them available for a few pounds each. I note the bizarre fake toning appears to have gone out of fashion...
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Marlybob1: The gift that keeps on giving…..
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Agreed.
Oh, and happy new year to you too Stu. Long time no see etc.
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On 5 January 2021 at 11:25 PM, blakeyboy said:She's not receiving message either- 'unable to respond to my question'.....yeah right...how many times has she been reported?
Last time she had one (Just last year wasn't it? What are the odds??? Er, none whatsoever.), didn't it come to her in a Whitman folder of pennies she'd bought at a jumble in the same church? So that's twice she's suggested she may have their valuable penny but still happy to offer it for sale on Ebay. Oh, and I see it appears she's now out of rare Indian silver coins. Plod should knock and have a word.
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36 minutes ago, Rob said:How about a broken E (and X) punch, with the bottom bar added later for the E of ET but not this one? To my mind it looks as if the bottom bar of that one has been added. I'm struggling with die damage as that would show as raised on the coin if a lump fell off, whereas the field is flat where the bottom arm would be, but then there's no sign of the bottom arm, which would be a remarkable coincidence if the die was filled.
Yup. Works for me.
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55 minutes ago, Peckris 2 said:Could be die damage - if you cast your gaze onwards to the bottom left of the X you will see that it's missing its serif.
Yes Chris, what I thought too.
Look at the foot of the 'F' in RFX. To the left tapered while to the right cut off short at sharp right angles. Also, the middle and upper horizontal bars match those of the E punch used elsewhere in the legends. Further, the RFX 'F' doesn't match the F in FRA.
Still, nice find all the same.
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Now £255, with eight days still to run.
People are mental.
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That certainly does look to be a likely candidate. The size would probably match too.
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I'm loving this. It's what my end of the hobby is all about.
I thought the CCF post worth sharing here and, as usual, Rob kicks off with a spot on observation.
The word 'unique' is so often used incorrectly but if a coin is an only known (or, to date, noticed) surviving example of a die does 'unique' apply?
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Yes, I've just read that over on the other forum. A most unusual little coin.
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Beautiful.
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Dear god, was that really worth the effort? I haven't a calendar in front of me but doesn't British Pedant Day fall in Julember?
Switch it off and come down now Timmy, dinner's ready.
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Or possibly thread.
Interchangeable I suppose. They're certainly the best chuckle Ebay have offered me today.
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'Gold toned.'
'Prooflike.'
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I agree. The logical explanation is 1695, short run, first issue.
Your photographic evidence nails the date.
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What's the betting it's the four legged tripod? The mint have already confirmed this isn't a mistake but the designer's personal interpretation.