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Peckris 2

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  1. Peckris 2
    You could argue it's just an indicator between the start and end of the legend.
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    The rare or more common one?
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    Tell me about it. I once worked for a company that issued a sheet saying - I kid you not - "We intend to cascade information throughout the enterprise going forward". Meaning that from the next month they were going to publish a company newsletter.
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    I became a grave digger but my boss told me to lighten up.
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    That's a good point, but I have an instinct that the masters are still in China. (Just a hunch).
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    I was caught out when the Tories combined the Job Seeker’s Allowance with the New Seekers Allowance - I ended up having to beg, steal and borrow...
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    I used to be a werewolf but I'm alright nooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww
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    It's why Format Coins in Birmingham stopped dealing British coins - they got fed up telling people their coins were fakes.
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    Exact Chinese copy, taken from a good coin which is why the fakes are all absolutely identical. The same problem occurs with some Northumberland shillings - the only way to tell a fake was side by side with another, but by now we should know what to look out for.
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    And some of them owed their lives to a strategically placed penny...
  11. Peckris 2
    Nice... but it's slightly weird (to me anyway) that you've posted them all the same size. Any chance of a picture of the set as it really is?
  12. Peckris 2
    Just one Cornetto, give it to me, delicious ice-cream, of Italyyyyyyyy
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    Peckris 2 commented on Nonmortuus's gallery image in Member Albums

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    The portrait on the penny appears to be bigger than on the 2d!
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    I told the auction house that I was a bona fide coin dealer, but they wanted to see proof.
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    *I* wish I'd worked in a dairy, but there's no use crying over... [hah, you saw that one coming a mile off]
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    Interesting selection Mick. 1. Isleys weren't really the Isleys until Ronald picked up his guitar! Good bit of pop though. 2. I do love a bit of dub. 3. No great fan of the blues here, especially the Howlin' Lee Waters variety.. 4. You culture vulture you! But who can argue with Mozart? Lovely.
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    I will try a bottle from the USA then Jerry - thanks for the offer, but sending things by post is a real difficulty these days!
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    Where do you get Verdi-care? I've looked online and it seems to be only American, with shipping costs greater than the product price! (And some sources say it's not easy to get since 2016).
  19. Peckris 2
    It's not very big, but here goes: You can see it most on the teeth and rim next to the second N of PENNY.
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    Only a very very minor one, who had a postal list and a display cabinet in the local antiques centre. Yes, I've seen badly cleaned coins which is why I turned to olive oil and surgical spirit as I believed both were neutral. This thread has made me think again.
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    How would you do that?
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    I've used olive oil before! It's just that the comments here have given me the heebie jeebies.
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    I have the original backing track (no vocals) to God Only Knows, and it demonstrates what a genius Brian Wilson is; it's almost classical. Not sure what he'd make of the nose flute version!
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    Hmm. I was going to soak a high grade 1868 penny with a small bit of 'green', but now I'm wondering if there is an alternative to olive oil? I was going to use medicinal olive oil (BP) but I don't know if that makes a difference?
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    Yes, I agree. The 1919H is by far the commonest of the 1918 and 1919 H and KN pennies in lower grades, but it's even harder than 1918KN in top grade. My own is EF+ without lustre for circulation wear, but there is practically no hair detail as the die used must have worn considerably, and the hair is the highest point. It's possible the Mint supplied some obverse dies to Heatons in 1918 and few or none in 1919, so there was considerable re-use.
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