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Oh look, it's all new and has all new bells and whistles. It was a bit fiddly but I got there in the end. Hope there are no issues now.

Euripides trousers, Eumenides trousers….. Boom, boom. Thank you, thank you. I'm here all week, matinees Tuesday and Thursday, tell your friends.

Genoa, Grosso da 6 denari ( 1215 - 1230 ca. ) , 1.67 gr. Ob: + • IA • NV • A • Re: • CVNRADI REX Ref: CNI 101. Lunardi 4. MIR 12.

Better than a bell end.

Looks good Chris. I thought at first the new black and white emoticons had replaced the originals, but scrolling down, I note they are still there, so won't take the hump lol 🐫

I think it is a bit of a shame that Peck had to start a new account just to avoid getting the "Forum Legend" title. Perhaps the administrators can allow someone to choose his own title after reaching 10,000 posts? I really appreciate reading Peck's posts over the years. Always well-informed and helpful.

I couldn't say (apart from agreeing with the grade). When I was dealing, these could be picked up for £50 or even less. Probably much more now, but I personally wouldn't pay £100 even for an EF example. But that's a personal judgement.

Pete said I should.

As per thread title, I'm interested to find out a little more about everyone here including your day jobs. If you're retired, what was your primary occupation when you still had one? I'm not working at the moment, but have a Bachelor of Music degree. Worked as a high school music teacher for about four years and a full-time private instrumental music teacher for about two. Also toiled in a very unglamorous administrative role in the insurance industry for seven years (loss adjusting firm). At the moment I do house chores and run around after my primary-school aged children while my wife works as a records officer at the local council.

λυω λυεις λυει λυειμος λυειτε λυειν (I'm not guaranteeing that - it was a long long time ago!)

My wife is a professional (Dr) classicist so a thumbs up from here Larry.

I love this place. A depth of experience from those who are generous with their advice. Helpful without being patronising. Thank you gents.

An expensive mistake to learn from. We will always give you advice on coins for sale, as you're doing with 1787 silver.

My longest career was in computing .. but we're talking IBM mainframes here, not the kind of device everyone carries around now.

I program the business systems for a well known yogurt manufacturer who has "cornered" the market.

My playlist for a Sunday Morning. Entree, main course and desert:

No one is "entitled to an opinion". They are however allowed an informed opinion. By which I mean that they know what they are talking about and not just spouting the last thing they heard /read.

There is the oft repeated anecdote from the Bodyline series: Douglas Jardine had appeared at the door of the Australian dressing room, objecting that he had heard himself described as a "bastard" on the field. Vic Richardson, the vice-captain, turned to his team. "All right, which one of you bastards called this bastard a bastard?"