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  1. Peckris
    And if you're not like Trump (which applies to all of us? ) , i.e. you have at least minimum concern about the environment, check that your cabinet uses either recycled or sustainably sourced mahogany.
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    Wrong. They failed but not "as" they always do. They normally fail without playing creative enterprising skillful football. They made a lot of friends this time round, and got further than they usually do. They simply didn't look like any England side of recent years, not even Glenn Hoddle's 1998 side. Aren't you just being a bit cynical?
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    Define 'quality'? I believe Sweden may be ranked higher than England. And Colombia aren't pushovers either. I actually thought England played very well - a lot of one-touch play which found the man, creativity and pace going forward, a good goalie, and a very reasonable defence. The biggest drawback was their inability to convert chances into goals. As for Croatia, they put out Argentina - Aguero, Messi, di Maria, Higuain, Mascherano, and all - so can't be considered lightly. As it is, England could have beaten them - indeed were looking likely to in the first half - if they'd put away a couple of chances; Croatia snaffled theirs and in the end 2-1 was fair enough, though it could easily have been 2-1 the other way, such is football. We would most likely have lost to France had we made it to the Final.
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    Yes - the one single criticism I have of this England team is that they create lots of chances but put too few of them away.
  5. Peckris
    Unfortunately one thing you've omitted - and this is important - is how poorly the 'big' teams did: Germany, Spain, and Argentina especially, and even Brazil. So before saying how easy it was for England (and yes, comparatively it was), there were so-called 'better' teams that did far worse.
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    The 1926ME (standard issue) penny is the only Modified Effigy mule. The 1925ME halfpenny came with a modified reverse, as did the 1926 farthing. The 1926ME silver is always paired with the older pre-ME reverse, but they are not considered mules as there was a whole new set of reverses in the pipeline, which were issued (mostly just as proofs) in 1927. The questions that have to be asked about the 1926 penny issue are: 1. Why was it such a small issue - 4m - after 3 years with no pennies at all, and a big issue planned with redesigned obverse and reverse for 1927? 2. Why are most 1926 pennies of the older type, with the ME mule appearing at the end of its run? My theory accounts for both questions, but will have to remain theoretical in the absence of Mint documentation.
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    Oh yes. There are several variants of 1922, at least one is probably unique, and a few extremely rare 1926MEs. The beginning point is to ask yourself : "Why was the 1926ME penny a mule?" No-one has ever come up with a definitive answer but I have a theory...
  8. Peckris
    Haha. You've barely dipped your toe in the water. There's a whole book waiting to be written...
  9. Peckris
    He's very lovable, but turn your back on him for a few hours and there will be millions of him.
  10. Peckris
    It's well known fact that Americans (apaart from members of this forum ) have more money than sense.
  11. Peckris
    In that case, stay well away from 1922 and 1926 pennies.
  12. Peckris
    Phew. For a moment there I thought you said Tribbles...
  13. Peckris
    Il vient chez-ils, vient chez-ils, enfin football vient chez-ils
  14. Peckris
    It's allright - they're only Cleggs so they don't count.
  15. Peckris
    A high five delivered by Anne Boleyn
  16. Peckris
    Whether or not I agree with the thesis, I can only admire the research and investigation that's gone into it.
  17. Peckris
    Possibly not English?
  18. Peckris
    Kane and Maguire Jumping ever higher In Russia you know where it's at And no-one's getting fat except Mama Cass
  19. Peckris
    I'm more drawn to the sticky-fingered child theory. I find it harder to envisage a collector buying a proof set (which had to be applied for, by the way) then spending it especially when you consider that coin collecting was not an arena for the working classes of that time.
  20. Peckris
    Why??
  21. Peckris
    Not nearly as rare as they were considered to be in the 60s. And they probably all got saved and escaped the Great Silver 3d Meltdown.
  22. Peckris
    OMG - how old are you now???
  23. Peckris
    I'm not sure how the values of precious metals were established, but I would guess by market forces. Certain Roman emperors and Tudor monarchs - with varying degrees of slyness - reduced the silver content of coins, to reduce mintage costs or clear debts. If they had simply been able to declare that silver was worth more than it had been, and reduce the content in the coinage openly, I'm sure they would have done so.
  24. Peckris
    That would be impossible considering the enormous force with which the die hits the blank. The only way IMO is to repunch the erroneous letter, which would certainly leave some trace of the underlying letter. That is obviously not the case with the ONF penny for example, where it's a case of die fill through gradual process, not a stray piece of metal. Where a piece of metal does stick to the die - a brockage for example - it survives only for a single subsequent strike, which is why brockages are unique.
  25. Peckris
    I think perhaps we should leave Larry alone. He didn't start the offending topic about Water Aid, and the person who did has now apologised for certain statements made attacking other members. To that extent we should draw a line under all this, as it's not serving any purpose. I doubt that the politics of the majority of members here strike much if any sympathy with me, but this is a coins forum, and we'd be better off banning politics and religion outright. Even in the 'Nothing whatever to do with coins' forum. Here we can meet on a numismatic footing and let's keep it that way.
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