Peter

I saw this magnet tester for gold and silver. The video is interesting. If you want one the 2nd link is much cheaper. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gold-Silver-Coin-Testing-Neodymium-Magnet-Eagle-Dollar-Maple-Leaf-Krugerrand-/300833385430?pt=UK_Coins_Supplies_RL&hash=item460b112bd6 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221162659737?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

I saw that over there. I read about spittal and tinfoil on hammered.(Not to rub)

Ouch. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNKNOWN-1792-I-D-DATED-YELLOW-COIN-/261136141003?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&nma=true&si=ZXtscHMgklN9SD2f3cmiCqImrsI%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

But still some interesting date combos left. Next year, for example, we've got 11/12/13 02/02/2020 is a perfect palindrome ~ the converse of 20/02/2002 ....to name but two..... Incidentally, next year is the first since 1987, not to have at least 2 digits the same. That only works if you subscribe to the appalling computer-driven modern tyranny of having to place a zero in front of a single-digit day or month. Something I resolutely refuse to do, and if I'm filling in a form with boxes for the date, I just leave the first box empty without putting their horrid horrid zero in it. Mind you, there will be some interesting genuine palindromes yet to come - 31/1/13 is the next one! Don't you mean 31/01/13

I've just peed on Mrs Peter's planted bush...It feels good. Plus I've ordered 2 sneekie coins and a book...I wear the trousers.

Bugger off the farthings...if Azda gets a sniff he will be in shooting both barrels.

Just ordered my copy. My last one was 2010. A bit of Xmas reading. They could easily sell pre milled,milled and post decimal versions.

That will be interesting for Rob (unless he is involved)

Looks too bright and appears cleaned. Nasty.

Over £12 for a EF Churchill bit of TAT...No thanks.

Talking of photography a lot can be said of Heritage auctions handiwork.

Lovely Daggenham dumpster is that the 1.3 l OR 1.4 LX....I had both.Also Sierra,s Caveliers.Xantiant's and a lada

I shall go outside for a cigar...not a Cuban but Xmas is 2 weeks away.

What a splendid cycle rack...I was trying to think of a use

Removing a hedge from my parents front garden an Edward 1 penny appeared.....beautiful Suffolk.

I do hope Mrs Peter dose not read this

peter......are you from thailand?... Love you long time...and my Adams apple is false...as well is my rampant todger.

Me too Could not resist.

what guy?.......i can only see a buxom young wench. I'm the one on the right

Aeroplane blond (she has a black box)

Each to their own.OK it is published but I get a serious slabbing from the Peter family if I get exited without a serif on my B.

Brilliant I do my Ebay searches on a regular basis for my varieties.

I was popping on and off and estimates for anything decent were wiped with the open gam.bits

Uh, more than one. It's the second this year, hence the reduced coin activity of late. I'm a bloke and thus can't multitask which is probably a good thing given the prices at Spink today. I was informed today during the course of the sale thatby working on the house I was in the right place, as attending the sale or bidding online would have been very depressing and/or impoverishing. £165K for the Mary ryal, £36K each for the R3 angel and Briot unite, £6K for the Harold 2 Chichester penny, £18K for the Alfred penny with legend around the bust. Big numbers for the special pieces, though the average bits were eminently affordable. Yikes My Spink is a couple of years old but the top price for ryal is £62.5k !!!! At those prices I would hide yourself down at Wickes.... I wonder what DNW is going to do today?