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    I'm not sure cachet applies to learned numismatic works? It's very much a minority market! Ask 100 people if they know what book Peck wrote and I'd be very surprised if even 1 got it right (it would definitely be a Pointless answer )...
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    It's often less good to have the first edition of a coin work - as a lot of work goes into updating or correcting things! I have a first edition Freeman but I wish I had the 1980s second edition...
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    Peckris 2 replied to DrLarry's topic in Free for all

    Wow - a lying eagle? "Relax little rabbit, I'm not going to hurt you..." 🐰
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    I do - cost me £105 at auction in 2002 or 2003. It's the 1964 edition and it had its dust cover which has sadly become rather torn and marmalised since I got it.
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    I remember in the late 60s I'd calculated that if I cashed in savings certificates I'd probably near enough have the £5/5s/6d the local bookshop had quoted me to order a copy. Somehow though, there were parties to go to, albums to buy, bicycles to repair .. and I never bought it then. You're right, a fiver was a small fortune back then, though still reasonable value for Peck.
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    Yes I think that's the reason. It wasn't merely "refurbishment", it was total modernisation, i.e. the replacement of the steam powered presses with electrical ones. This possibly means that the 1882 "no H" London penny was the first issue on the new presses?
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    The classic example (for me) was the 1961 halfcrown "designer initials omitted" which appeared as such in several price guides. But then some people found intermediate examples where the initials were partly or faintly there, and it was downgraded to a filled die and most people lost interest. you won't see it even mentioned now.
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    Peckris 2 replied to DrLarry's topic in Free for all

    Did you mean Samian Ware? Copper red glazed luxury pottery often with sophisticated embossed designs, and the maker's stamp?
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    do you have a link to the 3d's?
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    the copper Britannia necessitated a bold and deep cut design. it probably wouldn't have translated in shallow form to bronze? so a new flatter design was brought in. having said that, I do like the bronze reverses.
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    Peckris 2 replied to DrLarry's topic in Free for all

    the only ones I have are the 'baby head' Albert POW, "12 pence make 1 shilling"
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    Yes, we went from a large thick copper with a bold and heavy design, to smaller thinner bronze with what had to be a shallow design. Major change.
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    My own tuppence ha'penny's worth: they encountered so many problems over the first 4 years of bronze that they eventually managed to iron them out. Also, it must have involved such a gargantuan effort between 1858 and 1863 that they may have decided to cut not only their losses but reduce such enormous expenditure.
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    So true - and is undoubtedly the reason that good top-grade examples of the 19H command such high prices, as good as 18KNs at least. My own example has virtually no hair detail at all, yet the obverse legend has virtually no wear, Britannia's shield and fingers are near perfect, etc.
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    Is your VF example for sale, Mike? If so, do you have pictures? PM me if so.
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    Meanwhile I withdraw from Kherson but leave the announcement to my generals so they don't associate this colossal failure (sorry, "strategic realignment") with me.
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    No. But you'd have to ask Rob why he wants the hardback (I suspect it may be for a customer).
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    yeah, me too. didn't know there was a ppb.
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    not spare unfortunately. is it now out of print? if so Chris should really amend that ad above.
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    Yes, but you can't really class lifesize plastic 20p's as toy coins .. even if they are!!
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    I'm pretty sure I've worked out what ILTF stands for! But CD ...?
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    Looking not 100% unlike Emma Peel in that picture..
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    eh?
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    Looks like the dark haired girl is about to fire off a text on her iPhone... The guy's saying "Right, I'm going to stick his burnt sienna where the sun don't shine"
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    Pity the pictures don't expand - it will be really nice to see those bigger as it looks a real beaut.
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