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Not BU, but about uncirculated !!! Nice penny Michael, is it yours?

If we are in fantasy mode, will Father Xmas bring me one of these please? Ceonwulf penny David

My 1918KN and like Peck's 1930 halfcrown, nice but not in top grade David

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If they understood interest rates, maybe they're wouldn't be so many in debt

A few years ago I went to buy some vinyl flooring for the bathroom; the rolls were 2 metre wide, but the carpet shop sold lengths by the yard! Crazy system, our kids are taught metric at school, but the real world exists in imperial The French ditched £sd (Livres, sols, et deniers) in 1800 and introduced the standard metre and kilogram The whole world (except ouselves and the Americans) uses metric in everyday life, and all science and engineering is now in SI units (no more Horse Power or Foot Poundals) So why do we insist on buying boiled ham in ounces?

To be fair it's obviously a work in progress, which by it's nature is probably impossible to complete. He has a big "wants" list plus a request for info on coins he doesn't know about Nice site to recommend to youngsters wanting a cheap area to collect

Found this whilst surfing animals on coins post 1900 nice site

Ouch! I notice no feedback posted yet

I remember getting this penny in around 1961 Got off the conducter on the 23 bus - It was to my eyes then, uncirculated, as opposed to the flat discs that were normal bun pennies. been collecting pennies ever since I remember sums in £sd and oz, Lb, Cwt and tons. We took them in our stride, we had no concept then that we were working in base12, base14, base16, base20 etc. My teacher in my last year of primary school (1955) was dead keen on decimal currency, so he would daily fire questions at us, such as "what is 75% of a pound?" - came in handy in 1971 David

Next time you put your jeans in the washing machine, leave some 2010 2ps in the pocket - at least half should come out with rainbow toning, = slabbing ready We ought to have a little competition here to see who can come up with the most monstrous result David

Spreading confusion or a new way of marketing a crap 1936 penny

exactly!

Just for you Peck khazi and alternate terms David Most kind of you David Though I must point out that that was WIKI not WILI. OIC! didn't read your post carefully, too subtle for me! David

Just for you Peck khazi and alternate terms David

As a Liverpudlian I always thought Khazi was Scouse, but Wilipedia gives:- Lexicographer Eric Partridge derives khazi, also spelt karzy, kharsie or carzey, from a low Cockney word carsey originating in the late 19th century and meaning a privy.Carsey also referred to a den or brothel. It is presumably derived from the Italian casa for house, with the spelling influenced by its similar sound to khaki. Khazi is now most commonly used in the city of Liverpool in the UK, away from its cockney slang roots.[27] An alternative derivation is from Christopher Chippindale, who states that khazi derives from Army slang used by expatriate officers of the British Empire who took a dislike to the habits of, and steaming rain forest inhabited by, the Khasi people of the Khasia hills on the northern frontier of India. David

For bun penny fans who haven't already got a copy - link David

Just looked at all my dates for this period, and I've noticed the extra part linear circle on my 1883, in exactly the same place. Not on any of the others though. I don't think it's an error. If you switch back and forward from obverse to reverse images on that 1892 eBay example (above), it looks as if it must be ghosting of the base of Victoria's bust - which is quite a heavy raised design at that point. It is in exactly that place. It could be that ALL examples - especially if they are all in the same place - are ghosting not errors. I agree, occurs on more than one die type and spread over too many years to be a flaw Interesting though

1917 penny

This one from Tony Clayton's site , the only others I could find were Coinsgb and here Google dried up after that: I wonder how many are out there? Court didn't find any in his big penny survey David PS Azda is warned not to follow the Tony Clayton link, it may prove too much for him

$61 plus postage for my 1918KN penny Underbidder on quite few for more David

Nb the 1922 (type 1927) reverse appears to have a shorter index finger too (from the 3 coins i can find illustrated) David

1927 to 1936 reverse has the shorter thumb (as does the "1927" 1922) Long thumb, almost touching St george's cross is the norm for 1911 to 1926 David

Possibly Japanese silver, can you give me the weight, and I'll have a go Is this one coin or two? Bigger pictures would help David Can't find anything for certain in Kraus, their illustrations and yours show too little datail Could be something like these Suggest you try the British Museum or ask the folks at Oriental Coin Database

Nice bog head! Wonder whether cargo was bullion or coin