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Could happen anywhere. It's selfishness and stupidity, which isn't necessarily related to shopping habits.

I have, and trust me, although it may be on the pricey side, it's well worth it. I consider it to be as much of a "bible" as Freeman's book. One of those I look at most days. Although some of his rarity estimates are now out of date, as well as prices. I've also got "The British Bronze coinage 1860 to 1869" by him. Another great source of info. Haven't got Dave Groom's 20th century bronze book yet. Have you found that useful?

Can't believe what I saw this morning. Drove down to ASDA to pick up some food, cat food and cat litter. Pulled out a trolley from the load, and guess what? - there was a used disposable face mask and a pair of those lightweight plastic gloves in there. Not only incredibly selfish, but whoever it was, unbelievably thick as well. Couldn't see a staff member , so shoved it right out on one side, and used another. Just glad I had one of those small bottles of Purell with me. On the plus side, there was no queue, shop was virtually empty and the shelves were fully stocked.

Thanks Wayne. Michael is a great guy who always answers questions comprehensively and quickly. Invariably pleasant as well.

Indeed, I'd definitely keep it. I'll be very interested to see Michael Gouby's additions and amendments to "The British Bronze Penny", which was issued in 2009, and there have obviously been many new discoveries since then, such as the 1895 wider date. I understand he hopes to issue something very soon.

Does your coin show as having been sent (shipped) yet? ETA: Just managed to get through to them. There's just one guy on his own in the office at the moment, to deal with all the consignments from Wednesday's auction, with a packer coming in later. He's in all weekend as well and hoping to get most of them sent from Monday onwards next week. He did say there was a small chance that a very few might go today. Nobody has collected in person at all on this occasion - obviously because of Covid 19 worries.

Plenty of furloughed locals have applied. In fact many farmers haven't needed to officially advertise at all. Also, apparently, plane loads of Romanians are being flown in......... Yes, it is surprising about electricity.

I know. Irritating though it is, it was the best I could find on casual search.

Real terms UK house price inflation since 1975:-

Whatever happens to prices in the immediate future, it won't affect the overall shortage of accommodation and the fact that there will always be too many buyers chasing too few properties, and too many renters chasing too few private houses for rental. That's a physical reality which isn't going to change, irrespective of Covid. The 3 bed semi in Chelmsford, which my parents bought in 1974 for about £10k, recently changed hands for £475k. Unreal. Inflation would have taken it to £105k.

Their facebook page gives more info. They are aware of a major website problem - link to coin community facebook page

Sorry, yes, £1400. As you say >£1800 with buyer's fee added.

Pretty much as good (if not better) than any you're likely to see. Once or two very light marks and some minor scratches on the Queen's neck, barely noticeable even under magnification, and in no way detract from what is a choice specimen. My current F114 is only about GF, so this was a very obvious target for me. They actually don't come up that often. Yes the F33 was also very nice. I might have gone for it, but although mine isn't as good, it's not so far below as to have made the lot especially viable to bid for. The N over sideways N (Z) types remain very popular, and the £1200 hammer for that quality piece, is no surprise whatever.

Won it earlier today at £180 hammer - very nice. Thank you.

I don't use it, but tried it anyway and just get the message "this site cannot be reached". Looks as though it's down.

Yes, ideally he would. But I think some dealers, especially on e bay, prefer not to grade, lest they get panned by those who disagree. We've all seen it on here, and some of it assumes deliberate over grading by the dealer. I can understand why he might want to avoid that. This is what he says:- The ball is therefore wholly in the buyer's court.

I think that's about what I paid for mine. Incidentally, The Coin KIng (real name Nathan Smith) is a good trustworthy dealer. I've had some nice 20th century pennies off him.

Yes about 63, +/- 1. There or thereabouts.

Very reasonable indeed.

Same here - the grease from hands can cause damage. On a worn coin it's not an issue, but on a superb UNC specimen like the one shown, it's sacrilege IMO. Should hold the edges, preferably wearing a cotton glove in case the coin slips into the hand.

I don't know. I'd imagine so, in case of disputes. Whether a legal requirement or not, it would certainly be best practice to do so. The last 2 successful bids I made, with DNW, were absolutely above board. I'd advance bid £1000 on the F25, and you can tell the bid is still yours, when bidding is still under your limit, as the auctioneer will say things like "bid is still with me" "my bidder" or "still against you on line". The as soon as your limit is passed he will say "now on the internet/on line". The bids passed £1000 so I had to make an on line bid to finally secure the coin. With the F46, I'd advance bid £3000, and this limit was never reached before the bidding stopped. I'd say it's far more likely that any shenanigans are going to be at auctions held offline.

Yes, I think I got shafted like that on one occasion. Unfortunately, can't prove anything. With the live streaming auctions, if there's one I've bid on/or will live bid. I video it on my phone so if there's any argument, I have back up evidence.

The problem is that we always were, and still remain, totally clueless as to what the actual reasons were, and will continue as such until, and if (seems highly improbable), some document is discovered which throws light on the matter. Clearly the issue is not one of any great importance, was no doubt very quickly forgotten by all involved, and the reasons never passed on to succeeding generations of mint workers - or anybody else for that matter. As for mintage possibly around 10k of each reached circulation, given the tiny numbers now extant. Can't see there being many more for the simple reason that none were collected in the early days, and if the mintage had been higher, they would have reached a wider cohort of the public, and been noticed by collectors of the time. We know that because none are in especially high grade. It was obviously much later when the first specimens were identified and put aside. Not sure when that was either - pre Peck, but no clear indication of roughly when.

You mean in a sort of "Try them out in a limited dummy run on the bronze first" type of way?

Obviously we have no real idea at this stage whether (and indeed to what extent) the lockdown will have been eased by early June. I suspect probably not sufficiently to allow crowded public rooms. So unless they do it all via prior e mail bids and post, they'll have to arrange live bidding, probably via a third party.