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  1. Nick
    Seems to me that obstructing the declared will of the people is a dangerous course of action for any MP.
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    Especially when they can legally pardon themselves, although that would be an admission of guilt. Apparently Nixon considered pardoning himself, but he needn't have worried since the following President Gerald Ford did it for him.
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    uk 5 new pence

    Nick replied to ray's topic in Decimal Coins

    In perfect condition, worth about 50 pence.
  4. Nick
    Thanks. Always useful to know what other collectors find desirable.
  5. Nick
    Purely speculation on my part. Do you know it to be fact?
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    I wouldn't go as far as calling it news. I suspect the only nugget of truth in that article is "He wouldn’t give the value of the assets sold.". Remind me again what has happened to UK investments since the vote to leave...
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    If the faker was diligent though they would use contemporary raw materials to produce the copy (eg melted down low grade coins of the right era) and then the trace elements would appear to be correct.
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    Sorry, I don't really follow decimal coinage. However, I would imagine that some of the commemorative silver proof issues would have very low mintages, especially the non standard denominations (ie £10, £500).
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    You're in a perfect position to take advantage. You get more for your money and the UK benefits from the increase in trade. Fill your boots while you can...
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    I take it you haven't been in the UK recently. Every broadcast media outlet in the UK is wall-to-wall doom and gloom. Any positive news is supplied with the caveat "despite Brexit" and anything negative is lauded with a "I told you so" smug look on the presenter's face. Anybody suggesting that the BBC is pro-Brexit is as far from the truth as it is possible to be.
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    Apologies for repeating your topic Michael. 0/10 for observation on my part. Thanks for merging the topics Matt.
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    Found in a child's toy box. Makes you wonder what other "gems" are knocking about in unusual places. *Merged with existing thread*
  13. Nick
    No. The early proof sets (issued between 1826 and 1853) all have mintages less than 500, with 1853 being the rarest of the sets.
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    The year won't be known (it would have been on the reverse). If it has the current Queen's head on it, it will be between 1953 and 1967.
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    We don't want to be in the single market, we just want access to it.
  17. Nick
    And here's another to add. The 1898 sixpence with small date (1 in date points to tooth).
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    It is fairly rare, I've only seen 2 or 3. I have a picture of the overstrike.
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    What value would you expect for this variety in EF and UNC grade? The only reference that mentions it is Spink and that says "Extremely rare". I've only seen one sold at auction and that fetched £240 in nVF at LCA in Jun 2013. My best guess would place the value somewhere equivalent to an 1862 or 1863 sixpence.
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    Congratulations on the milestone of your 1000th post Jaggy. In times gone by you would have become a 'Forum God', but now you'll just have to settle for being an 'Accomplished Collector'.
  21. Nick
    Apparently Unilever want a 10% increase across the board due to the change in exchange rate. Only Tesco have objected so far. Interestingly, Marmite is wholly sourced and made in the UK - so it sounds like a good excuse for some profiteering by Unilever.
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    That is probably just a mismatch of white balance in the camera which causes a colour cast for a particular light source.
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    I thought that too, initially. But it's clear that the images on the eBay item and the TPG images are taken with different lighting.
  24. Nick
    That should be Peterus, not Paulus.
  25. Nick
    It's true that you won't ever pay more than your maximum, but it could mean you would pay much nearer to it. If I were being mean spirited, I could see your 5 bids and bid the current highest bid plus the current bid increment minus one penny and continue to do so until I've outbid your second highest bid. Granted this wouldn't be painful in the 15, 16, 17, 100 case but does anybody actually bid like that? But if it were 15, 25, 35, 45 then it becomes more costly. One early low bid followed by a last minute snipe is the safest option, as long as you have a reliable reminder mechanism.
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