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I'd also stick with Charles I (George III) does nothing for me. I'd be saving that money you're spending for the more expensive Charles coinage, its hard when you see nothing and feel the need too spend, Patience is a virtue Richard. It's all a matter of subjective taste. I love the coins of George III - probably my second favourite reign numismatically speaking. I think the cartwheels are the best design of the modern era, and if I could afford them, I'd have every pattern copper there is. You are correct Peck, but was more or less referring to the recoinage coinage, so what i did was i saved a few beans and Upped the ante a little and have Proxy bidded on this one. I feel safe too say that now as it will have been through the auction already. Whether i've won it or not remains to be seen I do think the recoinage shillings and sixpences are my least favourite George III's.

I'd also stick with Charles I (George III) does nothing for me. I'd be saving that money you're spending for the more expensive Charles coinage, its hard when you see nothing and feel the need too spend, Patience is a virtue Richard. It's all a matter of subjective taste. I love the coins of George III - probably my second favourite reign numismatically speaking. I think the cartwheels are the best design of the modern era, and if I could afford them, I'd have every pattern copper there is.

I'm no expert on the defining marks of Chinese fakes, but that looks kosher to me.

What, more than all those bankers selling sub-prime mortgages to people who were always going to be bad debts, then creating spurious financial instruments which they sold to the rest of us, that would indemnify themselves when the inevitable crash happened, so that they would be only ones who emerged smelling of roses, rather than what they really were, i.e. the stuff they put on roses .... ? OPM

1. Pistrucci - 100% 2. 2012 - 80% 3. 2005 - 55%

"NO-ONE expects -" (THE END) "Oh bugger"

Keep us posted with your fishing,footie,malt,cigars...I believe we would have two tents. Too skint to fish, watch footie, drink or smoke Peter, so I have to rely on the only pleasure in life that is free........moaning about the state of the England cricket and football teams You can't complain about the cricket too much - 2 closer finishes in consecutive Test matches you couldn't hope for!

Nor the Spanish "inquesition"

Why did you ask when the numbers changed if you already knew?? Anyway, while I still have the Seaby to hand to answer your question... in 1980 (1979 values) the Mary groats are £35 F and £120 VF, while the 1/6 tokens were £30 - £35 EF. Early 1980 would seem a fair guess then, especially as prices rocketed up just after.

That's a neat trick - click the picture and an identical size picture opens in the usual window Mind you, that's no different from the bleedin' Photofucket site, where the picture that loads is exactly the same size as the thumbnail you clicked on to take you there. So you click on the magnifying glass to zoom it (moaning all the while at why all these unnecessary steps compared to staying in predecimal). Then after you click the magnifying glass on the picture, a SAME SIZE picture opens in Photofucket's separate window. So you've gone through all that hassle to see 3 pictures, all exactly the same size.

As well as can be expected, I suppose. You?

Thank you Spock.....apologies for the maths...but you get the point I'm sure........

Iain Duncan Scrote has been unworkable from Day 1

My 1976 Seaby lists a Scarborough Siege crown for 2492, so it must have been after that. It's not so easy for me to check my 1980 and 1985 Seaby's right now, but if the answer doesn't arise I'll have a look tomorrow. (In 1976, Mary groats were S1884 and £30 in Fine. 18 pence tokens were £15 - £18 in EF.)

Welcome back John! That's as clear an overdate as you're going to get,I reckon. Yours?

Quinquember? Or maybe a god got the push - maybe it was Apolly? (I just Googled, and wasn't so far off! The fifth month was Quintilis before Julius, and the sixth month was Sextilis before Augustus. In fact, the Julian calendar - in force for a very long time - came into existence around the time of Julius Caesar. Before then it was really chaotic apparently - the senate could lengthen or shorten years to either prolong or truncate popular/unpopular consuls.) Neat. The ancient equivalent of changing the constitution to solve otherwise intractable impositions on those in power. No - more like a Coalition Government changing the rules to say there can't be an election until the full 5 years is up

If you think that's amazing (which it is) what about these on a tiny Ephesos bronze? Sorry they are so small (not much bigger than lifesize, scans) but the engraving of a bee on one side, and a stag on the other, are exquisite.

Quinquember? Or maybe a god got the push - maybe it was Apolly? (I just Googled, and wasn't so far off! The fifth month was Quintilis before Julius, and the sixth month was Sextilis before Augustus. In fact, the Julian calendar - in force for a very long time - came into existence around the time of Julius Caesar. Before then it was really chaotic apparently - the senate could lengthen or shorten years to either prolong or truncate popular/unpopular consuls.)

A romantic idea. The word severe comes from the Latin 'severus' which means strict or stern and pre-dates the Emperor's name. Makes sense. Oh well it did sound like a nice tale. Thanks Clive You can console yourself with the fact that July is named after Julius Caesar, August after Augustus, and September, October, November and December, after the Latin for 7, 8, 9, and 10 No, I'm not THAT bad at maths - their first month was March (named after the god Mars )

Spink have had 408 years to work it out ....should be any day now then... OMG! Tim Berners-Lee is over 408 years old??? Wonder if his wife knows...

Turkey & Georgia? Wikipedia says Georgia, also Cappadocia and Libya too.

Except that George and the Dragon is not British in origin - is it Maltese or something like that?

Interesting one, this. It's as near as you can get to a direct copy without actually being one. I assume the Royal Mint held/holds the copyright to Pistrucci's original, so it's interesting to know what the reaction to this would have been?

Bit of a dickhead, was he?

That looks like it! In fact, North Africa was going to be my second guess (no honest, it was!)