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Merry sailings and happy voyaging through life to all.

Time to wheel out my favourite, I feel:

Merry Christmas and to all! Hope you will have a fantastic time with family and friends.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

We were having this summer/winter conversation the other night…it was my initial view that, if you grew up in Australia, you’d know no different, Christmas would always have been in the middle of summer, which I can’t get my head around at all. The reciprocal view was that the massive movie influence always has Christmas alongside snow and, I guess, Father Christmas comes from Lapland, so is mostly featured in scenes of wintery weather. So, where does that leave the experience of an Australian? Are they as weirded out by the idea of Christmas being a winter celebration, as we are by you all having a bbq in your shorts on the same day? Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, whichever continent you happen to be having it on 🎄🎄

Xmas day forecast for Brisbane, 30 deg. C and sunny.

Merry Christmas, and many thanks to everyone who has supplied pictures for my websites. Richard

And may you all have a healthy and prosperous new year . Terry

It could be either, depending on whether they inserted the wrong letter initially, or reinforced just a small section of a blocked letter using a punch big enough to cover the defective area. You also have to consider the ability to sink a correction deep enough on the die if it had been hardened previously and the degree to which it had been softened in order to sink the new punch. The truth is, we don't know the circumstances and can only speculate. There is however, strong circumstantial evidence on occasion to suggest insufficient depth of strike for the correction or change of date. The above may well be a case of this, but equally could be a repair to the upright of the B, as in this instance the use of E, F, I or L would all broadly follow the shape of the B.

Merry Christmas all. May your collections grow, your lives prosper and your 2025s be uneventful but pleasant. 🌲

Poetically put. Exactly what I wanted to say but I struggled with the correct wording. Hence the short post. Christmas Day off and back to work Boxing Day. Suits me fine. I echo Paddy's sentiments.

Bah humbug! Just give me the prezzies and some beer. At least I can start commenting ‘evenings getting later’ from tomorrow. I try to be the first. And I do like New Year. But I gladly send my Best Wishes to you all. Jerry

I can't say I really have much time for Christmas anymore, but I am happy to wish you all the very best for the season and a prosperous and successful New Year!

Merry Christmas to one and all from Australia. May your collections grow in 2025.

Yes. Best Seasonal wishes to all.

Hope you all have a brilliant Christmas .... and once again many thanks to everyone for their help and support Best Regards

Ditto to you all. My 2024 wasn't good, and this Forum helped a lot!

Yuletide felicitations to everyone. I hope 2025 is a happier and healthier year for all, and that we all manage to find a little unnoticed gem tucked away in an auction catalogue somewhere.

Merry Christmas to you all, and wish you all have a happy and healthy new year!

And to you, Terry, and all forum members!

I have this 1873 penny in my collection. It has some unusual elements: Raised marks/lines either side of Victoria's neck on the obverse a raised line between the shield and lighthouse on the reverse Does anyone know what may cause these markings? I suspect it is possibly double struck or made from old dies but I am by no means certain. Would appreciate any input or opinions Thanks in advance

This is found on many dates in the 1870s for some reason, caused by a clash of obverse/reverse dies.