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It's expensive to ship in- you pay exide duty on it. See what I did there?

It certainly IS (both) !

I see a similar example on Secret Santa's website where the 5 looks to be doubled. Seems like there are infinite variations.

To me this looks like a short tailed 9 over a long tailed 9......in addition to a doubled 4 and a doubled 5. Groom's book mentions the 9 & 4 variations but I see nothing about a doubled 5.

So the A4 blue binder first edition (1860-1970) is not scarce or collectable?

Wow, I never knew Ever Ready made whisky! Alkaline alcohol?

🤔 yeah I get it..I have a 1930's Nickle 5 Cents the native (Liberty) Indian, it was in a poor way, I polished down the other side until blank, I'm having "Non Mortuus Tamen" added. its going to be a zip pull tag inside my Bike Jacket.🤘🏻 👊🏻

I suppose because you could and had nothing better to do? Similar to altering 1938 to resemble 1933, etc.

As do mine! Hopefully the cognac my father gave me the other day will be more ... resistant 😉

I am impressed that so many of your Whisky bottles still have contents! Mine always seem to spring a leak...

Ah! Sailor R105 made in Denmark. Nice set. 👍 And is that an Eddystone I spy! EC10 or some such.

All beer is like that Rob. I personally prefer "afters":

for me...Begs the question....Why would you attempt this?

No he didn’t Specialist edition is just 1860-1901. The Binder for sale The British Bronze Penny, you can ask what you want but £40-£50 ish and Richard Bee wanted one recently I think in here.

I wasn't aware that Gouby had produced specialised editions for monarchs following Victoria.

Infantino will be the next president with Trump as his VP.😱 I'm pretty sure the bookies will give you 5-1 on that too; they like nothing more than taking money off mugs.

The odds are five to one that Donald Trump will reshape the US constitution and win the presidency for a third time, according to William Hill. The high street bookie has begun taking bets that Mr Trump will once again take the White House in 2028, an outcome that would require a fundamental overhaul of the modern US political system. Presidents have been bound to serving no more than two four-year terms under the Twenty-Second Amendment of the Constitution, which was brought into force in 1951. However, Mr Trump has repeatedly joked about running a third time, telling his supporters last November: “I suspect I won’t be running again unless you say ‘He’s so good, we have to figure it out’.”

I am sure he's looking to issue a trump coin for his third term.

If he manufactures another world war, then he would try to retain the position, just like Roosevelt was retained in power as an emergency measure. However, someone, somewhere will take him out before that happens. 99.9% certain of that because the queue of people chomping at the bit would go round the White House many times over. Sanity will be restored once the Senate and Congress regain their moral compass, and the Supreme Court grow a pair of balls rather than kow-towing to his ego.

Whatever the kit used, it should be possible to ascertain the weight loss. Given the tolerances in flan weight, the important number is the approximate weight loss of the removed material

I wasn't aware of a specialized version so Googled the difference......so for anyone else who may not know; The First Edition (1986): Published as a loose-leaf catalog in an A4 binder, the 1986 edition covers the entire British bronze penny series from 1860 to 1970. It introduced a unique cataloging method using obverse and reverse illustration combinations (e.g., Gouby BP 1860G) along with rarity ratings. [1, 2, 3] The "Specialized" Editions: In contrast, Gouby later broke the comprehensive 1860–1970 range down into expanded, multi-volume "Specialized" editions (such as the specialized catalog covering just the years 1860 to 1901). These specialized A5 binder editions provide significantly deeper die-variety analysis, highly detailed enlargement photos, and die-pairing values across four distinct grades. Because the original 1986 book was an exhaustive overview covering a 110-year period, it provides the macro-view of the entire series. The specialized editions zoom in on specific eras to help advanced collectors identify rare die varieties, striking errors, and distinct obverse/reverse collar types.

Would be tricky using a lathe a precision milling machine would be more suitable, I have one but dont have accurate scales to weigh a coin afterwards. Using a lathe to remove the legends you would also remove Britannias foot for example and part of the exergue.

Allowing himself to stand again would need an amendment to the constitution, and he won't be able to get that done. But I find it hard to believe he has any intention of leaving the White House, and I expect him to stop at nothing to try to stay there. His death would simplify matters, but part of me hopes that doesn't happen. I'll be watching from a distance of course.