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Diaconis
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1 hour ago, Nick said:But if the weight and dimensions are correct, it must be made from the correct metal composition. It does look cast though.
If it was a polished disk then I agree, but the overall dimensions do not take into account any variances in reeding/relief/embossing. The volume of displaced water accounts for this.
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I find it hilarious that the 'k' in 'Manc-Wan*s' is replaced by an asterisk however the word at the end of the sentence is totally devoid of censure.
I always thought that the latter was higher regarding its order of precedence on the Offence table.
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Specific gravity test - there are enough demos on YouTube
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Never mind, it seems that they crop up often so just a matter of keeping your eyes peeled. Good luck with the search.
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7 hours ago, blakeyboy said:I've a strange feeling that we've mentioned 'deja vu' before.....
How weird, I’ve got that ‘vu jàDé’ feeling that I’ve never seen it mentioned before.
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Apparently there’s a plastic mancus but that’s from London.
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Wasn't sure where to ask this question but as it is related to provenance research this is as good a place as any I suppose. It's a long shot, but does anyone currently have access to the Gale Cengage Eighteenth Century Collections Online database? And if so would you be willing to access/download a document for me?
thx
Paul
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There's a copy on eBay now. Not sure if priced
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looks like it was made yesterday👍🏽
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Trump’s still got the edge
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Blakeyboy drew my attention to the fact that the recent topic concerning the Wyon Cambridge medal is no more, ceased to be, as it were. 🤔
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14 hours ago, Rob said:The collotype images used up to the mid 1920s were much higher quality than the subsequent images. It is quite possible to see minute specks of wax on images which helps to confirm or disprove a provenance. The problem was the cost of a catalogue. The Bruun catalogue for the sale in 1925 (142 pages and 24 plates) cost a guinea! That's a huge cost when put into context - e.g. lot 128 sold for £1 and comprised 4 Aethelred short cross pennies in VF (2 Norwich and 2 Salisbury). The price had escalated from 2s6d pre-WW1 for a similar size volume.
Re: catalogue cost
This handwritten calculation was entered in the sale catalogue along with names of buyers.
Cost of printing was not insignificant
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I'm trawling through American auction catalogues to find the provenance of a Cromwell coin I own and came across, "Ralph Barker's Collection dd 1904". I was stunned to see full-colour plates in such an early catalogue, beautiful quality. The Newark siege half-crown looks particularly identifiable with the red wax identifiers, unless NGC have 'conserved' it that is.😂
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56 minutes ago, 1949threepence said:I agree. Unless you can find some way of keeping the camera motionless in the ideal position, then there isn't really a massive gain from it. To be honest I was thinking that as I watched it for the first time. I suppose it might prove useful if you did need to demonstrate a specific point. But other than that, it's probably more heat than light.
Nonetheless, at least it can be done via you tube, and it's also possible to upload a much longer video, if needs be. Although I won't be doing so as there's nothing to show.
Mike, you could mount your phone on a stand and use a remote control to avoid motion. This one mentions control of the camera for photographs but I would think that video control should be possible.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Satechi-Bluetooth-Multi-Media-compatible-Microsoft/dp/B00824948U
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2 hours ago, Weaver said:Well done my friend😎
Flipping 'eck I hope they're good after all this.😁
All the best,
Weaver(wayne)
If they’re not up to scratch we know where to find you Wayne 🥾
😂😂😂😂 i’m sure they’ll be great and if not you’ve still pointed us in the right direction 😉.
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1 hour ago, 1949threepence said:Neat idea - just bought one as well, as they're so cheap.
Me too, good idea, thanks Wayne👍🏽
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3 hours ago, jelida said:I see that Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, is now questioning whether Jesus, the son of God, should no longer be viewed as White.
From the figures above, one can only conclude that if there was a God, he is both White and vindictive.
And hypocritical, in begetting a son of colour, if Justin were right.
Surely we should be told the truth?
Like many species, humans are territorial and aggressively defend their Tribe and their patch. There is no God.
But Covid 19 is made in his image.
Welby is gullible enough to believe in the immaculate conception (by accepting that Jesus is the son of God) so why does his naive credulity not extend to the more plausible notion of Jesus being born white? Surely, to an intelligent mind, a genetic malfunction is more plausible than believing that Mary was impregnated by an intangible entity.
Of course, Jesus, being a Nazarene, is more likely to have had a dark skin, that is obvious, but then one would think that Welby would do better not to pander to the lowest common denominator but address the more important question of how did he get here in the first place.
To quote Mr. Hitchens “What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence”
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I was contemplating bidding on this on Ebay as an F/E but then decided it was a filled die, what do you think? It went for £50 with 23 bids so I suppose others might have thought likewise.
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Free postage though