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Sounds incredibly useful, Declan. Thanks.

Absolutely, and arguably the best for the price, although there are some other excellent cabinet makers around.

Those plastic wallets are known to cause coin damage and are therefore unsuitable for storage. It's amazing how frequently they are still used though. Most commonly for transit of coins from seller to buyer.

Southgate tube station has been temporarily renamed "Gareth Southgate" tube station - link to story

I've copied and pasted this for you, Pete:- From Coin Year Book 2017. Apparently walnut is OK though, according to that.

She uses that word "feck" all the time. You're spot on though Peter. Mahogany is the only usable wood.

They came up short on this occasion, but we have to stick with this manager and the nucleus of the team he has created. He's going places. Watch out for the Euros in 2020.

At last what looks from the rainfall radar like a significant downpour over the affected area late afternoon/early evening.

With the Croatia game, it was obvious we needed a second goal. If we'd got that in the first half when we were on top, game over. But it wasn't to be.

At last, some rain in that area. Although the heaviest rain appears to be over Greater Manchester, with the fire area seemingly on the fringe of it. More scattered heavy showers forecast for tomorrow.

Hear hear, Pete. They gave everything they'd got, and that's all you can expect from any person or collective group.

oh dear.......

England have Pickford to thank for keeping us in it. Croatia have been all over England since the start if the second half. We just can't seem to get a clear cut chance.

It's extra time !!!

Well since the Croatia equaliser, the England goal has led a charmed life.

What about the Compos and Foggys?

Had a few insect bites this Summer, but no major league bites as from horse flies. Just a bit red and itchy.

Thanks a lot, Ian. Much appreciated

Evening chaps - can someone kindly confirm for me that this is reverse N. I have an opportunity to buy a F114, and I want to be absolutely sure that this is a F115 before I splash out. I'm 99% certain it's the much commoner reverse N, but there is just that niggling doubt, as it was bought in more unsophisticated days simply as 1882H, and no type. I find the two reverses difficult to tell apart as the differences are (or appear to me to be) quite subtle. Thanks in advance.

Norfolk and Chance

Thank you Richard

Beautiful coins above. I'd love to see a pic of the unique Freemans 2 & 34 (1860 and 1861) Victorian penny gold proofs.

What's the latest with regard to the fire itself? Not been much about it on the news recently.

Agree with you Peter. We need a picture. If the date hasn't got an H underneath the date, then the minimum rarity is R12, which is rare. In fact the commonest 1874 halfpenny, with an H, is R8, so not common even then.

That's the problem with buying a slightly sub standard coin. You always want an upgrade, and when you get one, the first coin becomes a redundant spare. Unless the coin is of exceptional rarity and unlikely to be offered again in a hurry, at any grade, don't settle for second best.