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Sirloin? Goose? Posh git! I thought you were from Liverpool? True! but it's Crimbo!

We are all thinking of Xmas dinner - our beef joint arrived today - nice chunk of Dexter sirloin , a change from our usual goose

As someone who doesn't drive, most fairs are now impossible to get to. So sadly my says of rummaging through dealers junk boxes are gone and I now rely on Ebay or a few favorite sellers such as cgb.fr

This one is brass about 30mm - probably similar intended use to yours - possibly as a badge or for application to a tourist souvenir

There are some very knowledgable folk on Islamic coins here David

Any nice bronze 5 cents in that lot?

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A Xmas present to myself arrived today I've been looking for an upgrade to this one for years Bolivia 2 Centavos 1883 A - a single year type with a mintage of just 250,000, The circulation coin is very hard to find, though the proofs are readilly available this one has a couple of dings but a good EF with lustre, I doubt another will come along for a while Still looking for a German New Guinea 10 pfennig 1894A, and a French 10 centimes 1878K if any wants to add to my stocking Merry Xmas everybody!

looks like sellotape residue to me - a dunk in acetone might shift it

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see discussion here also pcgs not just coins - sports memorabilia, banknotes, autographs & Stamps stamp on ebay There's a program on the History channel called " Pawn Stars " about a firm of dealers in the US, they don't buy any such collectibles without authentication

Fortunately my wife is a quilter - her stuff takes up more space than my coin and books

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Michael's speedy response "Thank you for your email and links to the topic of your 1875 penny, with pictures, on predecimal's coin forum. The scan of the obverse shows that it is Obverse L with Reverse ja (small date). I would say that it is the same Obverse die that has been used with the example that produced the coin that I list in my book, page 69, as BP 1875 Cd; from the position of the dot. The reverse of your coin is ja (small date) where as the coin that I list as BP 1875 Ce is with reverse k (large date). The raised dot, to the right of the ship, on your coin does look to be in a similar position to that on the coin that I list as BP 1875 Ce. On your coin there appears to be a die crack from the rim to just below the raised dot and then does a 90 degree turn upwards to the raised dot. It is understandable that this obverse die (with the raised dot) could have been used on different days with the two different reverses but I regret that I don't have an explanation as to why or how it could have happened. It was just a bit of grit that first got trapped between die and the coin blank but it's a mystery as to how it could have been on the two different reverse dies ?? Sorry I could not have given you another answer. The best Michael " So still no answer to the conundrum David

Ahem! To get back on topic, I've emailed Michael Gouby for his opinion on my 1875 penny To get back to topping, for me a classic Marguerita or the Seafood Special, definitely NOT pineapple David

Simple solution, always use sniping software. I do for all my eBay purchases, I set it at the maximum I am prepared to pay to bid at 6 seconds before close. by far the safest method

I can accept that we are talking about the same obverse die on the two dot below I coins. But how do we explain the almost identically situated cannonball flaws on two different reverses ??????????

It's confusing Bob, see my original post my penny is a BP1875B, F80 with the narrow lighthouse and small date reverse, both the raised dot and cannonball coins shown by Michael are BP1875C, F82. But the flaws look identical in both size and position!!! here is a scan of his photos An interesting conundrum

Here's my 1875 with the raised dot below the 1st I of VICTORIA - L+Ja Gouby BP1875B(d) Almost certainly caused by a bit of grit - note the die crack and the suggestion of a cannonball next to the ship on the reverse.

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Interesting the obverse suggests Venice, but the reverse looks very like a Portuguee quinas (five shields each containing five coins, with castles in each quarter here's a copper example 1438-1481 Portugal, Alfonso V Ceitil

not at that price

Hi Diggerdave If the diameter is 19mm it is a 1/4 Ackey, Can you post a picture of the Reverse please? Two different spellings PARLIMENT or PARLIAMENT, the latter was minted in 1801 but dated 1796. They are scarce with reported mintages of 2,800 and 3,200 respectively - both struck by Boulton & Watt in Birmingham. see link This is the page from Remmick (1971) Prices in $US - I can't find any recent prices - Anyone got a current 18thC Krause?

I've got boxes full of worn crap beautiful coins awaiting slabbing , I still have nearly every bun penny I pulled from circulation - want to make me an offer Rob?