Peckris

I'm guessing you'd lose a lot of the resolution though, wouldn't you?Yes, but it's better than nothing. Really? That's strange. On Macs you can capture an on-screen image and you lose none of the resolution. (None of the DISPLAYED resolution that is - if the displayed image is 300ppi then yes, you'd lose that, but since the images on eBay are for records only, you wouldn't them any higher than your monitor can display anyway. In other words, 72 or 90 ppi will remain 72 or 90 ppi forever, however many times you capture it with a screenprint.)

I'm guessing you'd lose a lot of the resolution though, wouldn't you?If it's an image that's on your computer display and not intended for anything else (i.e. not for printing or anything), you'd lose no resolution at all. It remains at 72ppi however many times you screen-print it. (Assuming that Windows PrtScn doesn't inherently lose quality - the Mac equivalent doesn't). Well I'd normally use Chrome's 'View Source' tool but there is an extension you can install with Chrome (the internet browser) called 'Allow Right-Click'. However, on this occasion, I did not need to do either on Chrome or, I checked, Internet Explorer. I use Chrome also, but in this case I could right click on the images and save to file without any trickery. Worked in IE and Firefox too. Auctiva images are a little more tricky, but you can use "View Page Source" or "Inspect Element" in Chrome to get at the images. In Safari's 'Show Web Inspector' command, and clicking on 'Resources', I found this : $(KGrHqF,!ncFI+EeibZWBSSqBzGbq!~~60_12.JPG and when I clicked on it (it was in blue) it brought up the image which I was then able to drag to my desktop.

Brilliant!

A scrap metal Victorian florin!! (Pure silver, by the way).

ahh, dear! Bring back the 'misheard lyrics' segment of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, I say. (Their treatment of Wuthering Heights is on YouTube..)

Ah, a man after my own art... or a blustery Wuthering Heights night! ...sweet Roland rolled in Brie he had distemper like my jealous eel.... ♫ ♫ ♫

Peck, freeman, groom, are a good starting point, covering the period 1558-to modern decimal! And don't forget our Colin's website! (It will probably be in his signature?)

When standing in a hole it's best to stop digging.

1. EF 2. GEF 3. probably GEF or even AU (wouldn't be so high if a penny) 4. GF / NVF 5. VF/GVF (or NEF) 6. reject due to scratches below chins (EF/?? weak reverse, worn or weak strike?)

Ah, a man after my own art...

Traditionally there was a huge gap between VF and F. The top three grades - based on their descriptions - were quite close together, but F lagged some way behind them, often referred to as "the minimum state acceptable to collectors". Now there seems a more even spacing, which in practice means that the standards for EF and VF have dropped. (and even for F, some would say).

My thoughts too!

For that price you did EXTREMELY well! You could pay twice that for a coin like it.

I'd say the obverse was VF if you're being strict, but the reverse is clearly better. GVF at least. Do bear in mind that 1758 is by far the commonest date for shillings and good ones come up quite regularly. But that one would fit nicely in my own collection if the price was right.

It is while it is there. I my case it seems to disapear after about ONE minute. On many forums the edit function is active indefinitely. Actually, it's dependent on the forum software. There are several systems I've come across : no editing allowed at all editing allowed for a brief period to correct mistakes (as here) editing allowed any time up until someone else posts beneath yours you can edit topics you start, but not your posts in topics started by others editing allowed anytimeOf course, the snag with editing - e.g. deleting - your posts, is that someone can quote your post which means your pre-edited post is still visible, even if you later delete it.

I don't understand that? You'd have to login to the forum to see ANY pictures here, whether they're hosted in the abysmal Photobucket or directly here.

I'm not sure you're both talking about the same thing? I get the impression that Aardhawk is talking about making an Edit AFTER the post has been made. In the old system we only had something like 15 or 20 minutes to do that before the Edit button (bottom right of the post) disappeared. Now I think we get a bit more time, but I'm not 100% sure about that. As for pictures, I'm getting quite depressed trying to convince everyone that they can be posted directly to this forum, provided they are reduced in file size - see the Sticky in the Beginners forum.

No its not Peter. Welcome back to the world of hobby coin collectors. We don't ALL have Aspergers Syndrome

After you have replied to a post, an edit button appears at the bottom right of your post, but only for a certain period of time (not sure how long). It used to be about 15 or 20 minutes, but with the latest software it may be a bit longer? Certainly less than an hour anyway.

Some of those gaming tokens replaced the 'normal' legend with 'IN MEMORY OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS' which is rather fun.

You're the man, Dave! Whilst I'll never be collecting in this field, or will ever check my change (even though I do occasionally look at my 20p's), I totally respect the methodology and dedication!Great stats...and just when Declan thought he was free! Coinery, I've no intention of continuing this kind of study again - it was extremely tedious - so I'm not likely to be reporting on the twopence etc. However, I am overawed by those earlier numismatists in the dying days of £SD, who studied all the pre-decimal material before it disappeared. One individual examined around 250,000 specimens. The name V R Court springs to mind, but there were many others, plus Ron Stafford who examined much post decimal 'silver'. Dave G Ron Stafford's dedication to duty on the humble 10p defies ... description, belief, everything! The nearest thing I did was being able to tell the 'finish' apart - that rather attractive satin finish of 1968-69, to the plug-ugly 'mirrors' of the mid-70s.

I can actually 'see' Catwoman and Albert Einstein in the original features - but Bowie? No way!!!!

Most likely to prove it's not a forgery of a currency piece. The mistake is so obvious that it would probably constitute a defence even in the law of that time.

I click on the first unread forum (dark blue folder, & usually 'Discussions...') and it takes me straight to the most recent unread post in whichever topic that is. So far, so like the old software. BUT ... a great improvement on the last software, is that when you get to the end of the unread posts in that topic, it says "Next unread topic" at the bottom, which takes you to the first unread post in the next most recent topic. When there's no more unread posts, it will just say "Back to {forum name}". Then you just go up one level to the list of forums, scroll down to the next one with a dark folder, and repeat as above. Simples!