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Bought another ten from Guy .....The coinery........ However some like this 1873 doubt i will upgrade although not the best pictures Pete.

Happy Birthday Davidrj! Many Happy Returns of the Day!

I still get a buzz out of an auction. Also a last second sniper for two very good reasons: 1. It doesn't give people time to react to my bid, and go higher 2. It doesn't give me time to react to an overbid, and up mine beyond what I am prepared to pay just because I'm a little belligerent. Number 2 is the most important. I got outbid yesterday on an 1802 Austrian 7 Kreuzer (I just wanted it for the unusual denomination). Just one bid on it until the last couple of seconds and I was pretty convinced my snipe would win. I was out-sniped and gutted, but if I'd had time to react it could have ended up very expensive.

Windy greetings from silly Suffolk.

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Happy birthday from the same frigid northern wastes.

Thanks everyone for birthday good wishes "Oh to be in England now that April's there" conjures thoughts of Spring, the last two days we've had gales, sleet,hale,interspersed with sunshine. Most places in the world have a climate, we have weather. David

Yes happy birthday. Would probably be a nice time of year over there. Starting to warm up, days getting longer, and the cricket starting to fire up. Have a good day !

Absolutely - Happy Birthday, David.

No upgrading required.

Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday David, have a great day!

3 x 1916 and 2 x 1918. I am constantly looking at upgrades and as I am still relatively new to this I am finding it extremely helpful to have them in my collection to compare. What I would have considered EF 8 months ago has most certainly dropped to at least aEF based on the comparisons between what I own. I will eventually move them 'spares' on but for now I like having them in my collection, especially if I snag a bargin or two along the way

Thank you so much everyone! I have decided to send the coin to CGS. Let's hope it is going to be good news in the future. One more thing I'd want to say is that I really really appreciate all your help. As a Chinese boy, it really feels very heartwarming to be welcomed by you guys in a coin community that's so far away from home. From now on, I will definitely try to contribute my bit to the forum to make it better. Once again, thank you guys. You guys are awesome!

Bought a few off Guy last week.....The coinery on here. Happy with them all and thank you including this 1867 Pete.

An interesting and very informative overview. Your final remark reminds me of the regret voiced by Martin Folkes concerning the lack of records of this coinage in his time. He wrote: “It were to be wished that some account of it had been published whilst the memory of the transactions was yet fresh…..As it is only from very imperfect tradition that any knowledge has been handed down to us. ….Concerning all this money I should be very glad to be better informed.” The lack of data doesn’t seem to hinder the compilers of the GB 200 Coin Index - “Tracking performance of the top 200 English coins”. With regards to the “Scarborough Broken Castle” Group, (the only siege issue covered). Of the dozen denominations listed, six are believed unique and mostly reside in museums, of four others only two examples each are thought extant, which leave half a dozen sixpences and a few shilling. I thought I would add this photograph of a Newark halfcrown 1646.