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  1. argentumandcoins
    VF or thereabouts from the pics. Presentable enough coin if the price was right for you.
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    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Victoria-Farthing-1860-Mule-TB-BB-Reverse-DBL-Struck-Extremely-RARE-/332373062679?hash=item4d62fa7417:g:WKwAAOSw0h9ZsljY One for Peter and Colin. Snap it up chaps itttttt's RAAAAAARE!
  3. argentumandcoins
    It was aye. I saw plenty of rabbits in my time but none on any roof in Warrington
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    The underlying 4 is higher than the recut and higher than the other example I have.
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    I spent 15 weeks in Warrington in 1996 training to be a cop, during which time I drank in multiple bars before heading to the Shag Raft (Showboat) or Smiths. I don't remember much about the lessons in class as I slept through most of the morning ones....
  6. argentumandcoins
    I don't know about lost but I once got that hammered in Mr Smiths nightclub that I flashed the gatehouse my cashpoint card instead of my warrant card as I swayed through the centre gates
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    Yes the 0 is more elongated having checked against another. Either a sideways/inverted 6 or a trick of the eye! Re the last 2 my thought was that the chap responsible was clearly having a bad day so could well have made a hash of the 6.
  8. argentumandcoins
    It's another strange one. The original 4 was clearly very high.
  9. argentumandcoins
    Getting back on thread, most of them at some point in time. When at Police training centre Bruche (Warrington) all of the rooms were en suite (they all had a sink built into the wardrobes).
  10. argentumandcoins
    Frank, firstly you're replying to a post that was written 9 years ago (not much chance of them still wanting folders that are common) and secondly every spambot in the world will pick up your email address and flood you (suggest deleting your replies).
  11. argentumandcoins
    Another low grade coin with recuts visible on 846. The 8 and 4 as expected but the 6? Looks like it's over a 0 to me but it could just be the remnants of last nights malt causing confuddlement.......
  12. argentumandcoins
    Just goes to show that if you buy slabbed coins you should leave your eyes (and brain) at the door on the way into the shop. AU50 must mean less than VF on PCGS does it? I'm no expert on that issue but if I was grading on appearance it would come in around Fine.
  13. argentumandcoins
    Not really Mike, "a fool and their money" is a very old saying and applicable more so than ever!
  14. argentumandcoins
    The 1 looks Roman in hand but holding it on an angle you can clearly see it's an inverted Arabic 1. The inverted 1 stands proud so was presumably punched first as it is deeper in the die.
  15. argentumandcoins
    I recently found one of the above in a bulk lot from auction. It's only Fair but the first one that I have had in stock. Having had a good look under the glass I am wondering if ESC et al have (and continue to) incorrectly assumed what the coin actually is? The first bust Shilling uses an Arabic 1 so where did the Roman 1 appear from? Apologies if already established but I cannot find any reference ont tinternet to it.
  16. argentumandcoins
    Looks like a Maori warrior on acid....
  17. argentumandcoins
    I've got Farthing, Halfpenny, Penny, Shilling and Halfcrown all in A UNC or better listed on fleabay Mick. May have a Florin, Threepence and Sixpence in my stock trays (if I can find them in the war zone that is my office......)
  18. argentumandcoins
    Probably around the £100 mark. Difficult to accurately value as they are not a huge collecting area so sometimes rarity does not equate to cash worth.
  19. argentumandcoins
    The internet is not much use re Scottish coinage as there is rarely much of it available online. The Spink 2015 guide gives a higher value for the 5 points over the 6 so that would indicate that it is the least common type.
  20. argentumandcoins
    Alternatively known as Jezzavision.....
  21. argentumandcoins
    Are those 2 girls there on hand if you need service Mike?
  22. argentumandcoins
    Totally plausible. A low grade example like this one leaves all bets on the table sadly. As Stuart says, surely there must be a better specimen out there for study whether it's a damaged die or man made error.
  23. argentumandcoins
    I did wonder if it was a broken 8 as that seemed to fit better than a 6?
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    Poor quality coin with a clear date. Is it a die break or a re-cut digit after an error? The 7 is higher than the first 3 digits and there appears to be an underlying number showing at the top and bottom also on the right side of the 7. Thoughts chaps.
  25. argentumandcoins
    Perhaps the Chinese secret police just watched the videos from all of the applicants bedroom surveillance cameras......
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