Geordie582

As requested in other forum, here is a link to some of my paintings. I don't have many left as I used to sell them in local exhibitions - so the best have gone -(so he says with tongue in cheek!) The large one on the wall of my daughters' livingroom was a commission for Christmas 2004 and done with the paints left over from her re-decoration of the room ( you can't see it, but one wall is the same as the main colour in the painting!) Apart from that one, I haven't painted for 2 years, but now go back to life drawing classes to see if I can "find the inspiration" again! Hope you like them! http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/geordie582/ Select 'Painting' and click the word in blue ( for those unused to Photobucket)

Hooray for traditional styles. I want one! ( wonder if my wife reads my on-line stuff??!!)

No! Sunderlanders are Southerners. And I live in Cumbria and we are planning to cecede from the UK! Ever thought it was an 'accidental' way to prevent being sent to Iraq/Afghanistan

I'm a traditional painter, landscapes harbour scenes cute animals etc. But to be fair I think this should be under a suitable other forum. Any novice reading these posts will be very confused! How about using "Nothing whatever to do with coins" forum? I'll see what pictures I have left and post a couple.

Perhaps they rightly belong in coin collections. After all, coins are just a different method of achieving the same object!

Nice work! It's good to see craftsmanship is not dead. I won't call it art - that has become a dirty word for me with all the rubbish touted these days. I always say I'm a painter never an artist - they make unmade beds and dead half animals!! I've always wondered just what "wampam" was. Could the exchange beads be included in the definition of the word?

Despite the reason behind the conversation, do not forget the need to tell newbies the truth about condition, value etc. How else do they learn how NOT to be ripped off?

And a "Power Seller" too!

I agree. We may have a good laugh from ebay, (and I get the odd bargain!) BUT the people who get fleeced will be starter or junior collectors and this does no good to the hobby.

I don't know about anything else, but he/she desperately needs to see an optician!

We've had a discussion about this sort of thing, somewhere on the forum, about this - Could be another over-enthusiastic Victorian collector. I doubt it would be the replica company WRL, as there would be little call for them

Seems someone doesn't agree with you! £430 - I hope it is genuine!

I am always puzzled by these ridiculous adverts. What do they get out of it? (Unless it's some 5 year old on dads computer)

Seems an awful lot of trouble to go to just for 'toy money'?

I can't answer that! but I do know that hammered pennies that have holes in them(for suspension not the deface kind) are usually for wearing as touch pieces against the malady of Scrofula (the King's disease) Defacing was common to readily identify esterlings that may be of inferior metal (Below:- the first as touch peice, the second defaced.)

The first is an obvious break, but the second doesnt fit any of the criterion. Break or cut?

Hm! Another coin or another scale.................No contest. I'll stick with this one!

I think the poll result says it all! This is one Americanism we can do without!

My digital scale is only accurate to 0.1 grams so is no great shakes to detect that small a discrepency.

I don't think it's a case of breaking, as the repeat of the same amount removed, but in different places around the coins, would seem to show deliberate intention. Different areas show different shapes to the cut, semi-circles, 'V' cuts, square cuts, etc. There are notes of testing coins in a number of publications and I have no problem with the need to prove a coin is not a base metal 'silvered' forgery, but it's the acceptance of the coin in later transactions that bothers me!

It has puzzled me for some time that while you find many hammered pennies with 'proof' or 'test' cuts made during their circulation, it appears that the mutilated penny was, seemingly, still acceptable even though the coin was worth less than its face value! Anyone any thoughts?

I'm with you, but the keeness to aquire is not backed by the necessary modern coinage!

Cosidering the quantity of facts in the content, a few "escapees" are inevitable!

First. The book is a cracker and just what we need, especially to point out to beginners. But--- I don't suppose you want to hear this! Here are a couple of errors for any reprint! P46 6 lines from the bottom. I don't think Richard II was brother of John! P90 bottom picture is a repeat of the left Durham coin above. P105 I'm sure the first pictured Sovereign Penny is Henry VII ( especially according to the statement of legend above it!) Tell me off if this has all been pointed out before!!! Yes! You can tell I've read it already!