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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.

Contemplating what? The thought of how your guts are going to feel like drinking all that ingredient filled fizzy pop. Or more hopefully, thinking you could move upmarket in your taste. Get some proper beer in!!!

I think he has already explored that option, but if he tried to enact it, all hell would let loose and would result in massive internal upheaval of the violent kind. As ever, he says something and waits for the reaction before pursuing whatever he is trying to implement. The military swears an oath of allegiance to the Constitution, not Trump, so you have an instant division of the armed forces, and as much as he thinks he is popular, that would be a step too far in the view of most Americans, whatever side they are on. Only him and his buddies would benefit in the short term at the expense of the rest of the population who will of necessity have a hard time. But in time he will turn on his friends too, as all dictators end up doing this eventually when someone disagrees with them. IMO It won't fly - thankfully.

In the overall scheme of things, the legend doesn't actually weigh that much. I doubt it would be more than 0.2-0.3g, if that. Whilst the relief appears quite prominent, it doesn't actually cover that much surface area given both limb thickness and height is less than a mm for just about any letter, and there is plenty of space in the holes. I guess if you have access to a lathe and are practical, you could try removing them off a good penny and measure the actual weight loss.

Il buy it please Chris. Edit; oh no its not the specialized version,

A "must have" publication for penny collectors.

I'm selling my copy of Michael's The British Bronze Penny. First edition 1986. I don't know what they go for these days. This is a photo off the web, same one.

That presumably couldn't be enacted via Executive Order ... for obvious reasons!

Ah, you're cultivating the orchid Fostersii Forexiae?

...and as you can see, this part of the garden is a place of quiet contemplation.....

Puzzling me but then I'm easily confused......this example must have been messed with but it weighs the same as a normal penny at 9.4g. Wouldn't one expect it to be at least a little lighter if it's had the letters and numbers physically removed in someones shed?

I would be very surprised if he does not have his eye on repealing the law that says you cannot be presedent more than twice

I’ve had a 1597 sixpence saved in my watch list for a couple months, now, but thought I’d do a little check to see whether there are any others out there. I used the term ‘Elizabeth I 1597 sixpence,’ and then simply ‘1597 Sixpence,’ unable to find the sixpence I know is listed on eBay. Why is this? And why, when I search for, say, ‘Elizabeth I shilling anchor,’ would it give me William III coins, Elizabeth sixpences, tun shillings, etc., and then, if I can be bothered to keep scrolling through, find an Elizabeth I anchor shilling about 15 coins down the list? It baffles me!

Call it the Trump effect. Very few people in this world can move markets like a US president, and very few US presidents have had ambitions to tank their own economy like Trump, due to his Stable coin collateral, which will inflate the debt away. The pound isn't stronger because of the left wing government in this country, rather because the tea leaf readings of the wannabe dictator across the pond aren't good for the US economy. Trump is of course happy with events because his personal wealth is keeping up with the collapse in the dollar, and he is always right. Methinks American Revolution 2.0 might be closer than you might imagine.

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So six years ago the pound was near parity with the dollar an extreme right wing conservative government had taken over and the queen had just died Now we have a much more left leaning government the pound is getting on for $1.50 to the dollar and everyone is predicting doom and disaster prob because america is the only country that can guarantee its oil supply. A strange world we live in indeed