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Michael-Roo

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  1. 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?

    :o

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unauthenticated-1933-george-v-bronze-type-penny-gap-filler-dirty-bent-read-all/124513709632?hash=item1cfd986e40:g:I4cAAOSwYBRf8Z6b

    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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  2. 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.


  3. 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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  4. 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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    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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