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Here is my 1861 -   8 over what looks like a much smaller 8.....

 

 

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Agreed on Larson comments at beginning of this thread in 2018 - every bathroom should have a Larson book somewhere in it.

Worth looking at afresh. Still wonderful.

 

Here is a pic my mate in Nashville sent me:

 

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19 hours ago, secret santa said:

You can lead a horse to water.....................

.....but a pencil must be lead.

 

Stan Laurel

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1 hour ago, Peckris 2 said:

The problem with a maximum bid is when you later find out it went for one bid higher - being the underbidder in those circumstances can be frustrating.

Sniping with 7 seconds to go is - as Richard says - genuinely exciting! What bores me is searching minutely through 00's of listings in the hope of finding that elusive bargain.

Hmm..why would I worry if outbid?

Someone wants to pay more than me?

I let them have it.

Paying more than you wanted, often with a buyers premium, for something that everyone has seen, is how you lose when you think you are winning.

Real fun comes from finding something really cheap as a surprise in the bottom of a box etc., and you also then have a story!

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7 hours ago, secret santa said:

Blake, you're missing out on of the few moments of genuine excitement available to a poor old pensioner like myself.

No, my surveillance cameras catch pretty much everything.....:-)

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I use a refreshingly simple system- I bid what I feel is my maximum when I see the listing.

The last minute bid to be 'clever' bores me - I have a very full busy life and I don't need to turn an auction into a mind game with strangers.

 

'Snipe' - 'Stealer' - what do those names convey?

There you go.

[How long to tone? Tips?]

If you are in a city, you may find that traffic pollution, particularly nitrogen compounds,

are in fact having the biggest effect on silver....

 

 

[How long to tone? Tips?]

2 hours ago, jelida said:

Get an ice cream container, place a couple of tablespoons of flowers of sulphur in the bottom, place tissue over and the coin to be toned on top; replace the lid and place in a warm place. The coin tones very gently, more rapidly the higher the temperature. Check every day or two. Natural toning largely relates to atmospheric sulphur compounds, this just accelerates the process.

Jerry

Transfer to small dipping bowls.

Garnish with chopped parsley and dill.

Serves 4-6 people.

[How long to tone? Tips?]

I only have experience of toning bronze, but an important factor must be common to silver,

namely that of temperature. I have a lamp that's on a lot, with a compact fluorescent lamp in it, mounted base down.

If you slide a penny that someone has 'cleaned' in between the glass coils, it's supported by its edges,

and sits at a nice temperature, and re-toning is surprisingly fast, and even on both sides of the coin.

Acetone first is a good idea.

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[TOY COINS]

Met them on the Kennet and Avon years ago- charming people.

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7 hours ago, DrLarry said:

yes very true these kind of anti country hatreds last hundreds of years .  Many Afrikaners still have a dislike of the English because of the Boer War feelings run deep of the concentration Camps of families..... so a rejection of all things German  that soon after the first and second World wars is unsurprising.    

My father's side of the family are still in Kitchener, Ontario.

In 1916 they held a referendum to change the township's name to that from....Berlin.....

[Having an ebay clearout of swaps etc.]

I know- I have two very similar, and I need the cash- massive spending on our village hall is looming......

[Having an ebay clearout of swaps etc.]

More going on over next few days- some may be of interest...

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/385395223630?hash=item59bb586c4e:g:BAcAAOSwXUJj3~Lu

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1 hour ago, copper123 said:

There is an  massive gulf between gvf and AU  I wonder if these gradeing companies employ children and threaten them with a slipper if they dont do as they say

That's how I run my workshop.

My accountant has managed to arrange for me to get tax relief on the slippers!

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[Simon Cowell's new face.]

...I meant  ...that is a face, and not an arse?

[Simon Cowell's new face.]

 

Hang on...are you all saying that this is his _face_ ????

 

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13 hours ago, secret santa said:

It's a "No" from me..............

...'Comment of the Month' .....excellent!

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I think the BBC Pips should be released back into the wild....

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Just had the pips on FM, Apple laptop time, and Junghans radio controlled clock all agree.

Ebay is a 24hr clock version of pacific Time.

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I have many examples of strange things going on in this area, with the die suffering damage,

causing extra dots on the reverse, in this exact area.

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On 1/2/2023 at 9:24 PM, Sword said:

That's a thought. RM will surely make a Mickey Mouse 50p soon. Municipal refuse collections started in ca 1918 and so there could be a "110 years of refuse collection" coming up. It's a key public service that we all need!

 

Some coin collectors have been collecting rubbish for just as long.....:-)

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2 hours ago, 1949threepence said:

You were saying........😼 

Speechless...?

I am too - didn't even spot it!

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This is what I'm thinking, propagation delay plus digital latency.

Processing takes time- digital's Achilles Heel.