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Emperor Oli

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  1. Emperor Oli
    If you can be bothered to rotate all £1 minted to exactly the same orientation so the inscriptions all line up, then I will take my hat off to you. It is a waste of time and resources to have all the inscriptions the same way around. It's not idleness, it simply cannot be done on the scale of the production.
  2. Emperor Oli
    ^^ It looks as-struck!
  3. Emperor Oli
    I was wondering if that was how you spelt it! If I had bought it, I suppose that I could have sold it again cause they're quite sought after, aren't they?
  4. Emperor Oli
    Not really much use to me now, although I would have bought it had I not got verdi gris. If have a nice medal (coronations, jubilees etc) book, I'll take that off your hands!
  5. Emperor Oli
    I was thinking Helvetica but then it occurred to me that I may be getting mixed up with the font! Ah yes "Switzerland is also known as Confoederatio Helvetica"
  6. Emperor Oli
    The "woman holding a spear" is, as I think was remarked a while ago, their Britannia. Like we used Britannia to symbolise Britain on circulation coins, they use her - Helvetia I think is her name or that might be Switzerland.
  7. Emperor Oli
    I got confused by the "hoveres" bit and I've never heard of ultrasound cleaners. Edit: Ultrasound hoovers I meant to say
  8. Emperor Oli
    ^^ Can you explain that - I'm probably being dense but I don't understand it
  9. Emperor Oli
    Hardly surprising, is it? He's just not Wimbledon-winning calibre, compared to some others like Federer or Mauresmo. Bookies are even taking bets on Henman's daughter winning it before him, with better odds!
  10. Emperor Oli
    I know watch makers, especially those of pocket watches, use ultrasound to clean and dislodge dirt caught in flywheels etc. but I've never thought of using it for coins.
  11. Emperor Oli
    It is a gaming token and worth very little. There are hundreds on Ebay....
  12. Emperor Oli
    There is hardly any British coin news so the forum would be dead. As for the point about the morale (sic.) up, I never noticed it was low!
  13. Emperor Oli
    I'm 15 and my birthday is on the Ides of March.
  14. Emperor Oli
    Congrats, Chris. I look forward with anticipation to hearing the broadcast, if you get it. Also, well done on the BNS - do you get that gorgeous centenary medal as a membership perk?
  15. Emperor Oli
    Subtlety, but I'm making three pop-up models for my Graphics project so I'm not that bothered at the minute!
  16. Emperor Oli
    Open their properties and paste the link into your browser.
  17. Emperor Oli
    Isn't a VIP proof what it implies - a coin specially struck to present to important people, like the Royal family or dignitaries?
  18. Emperor Oli
    Oh. That's the problem with the internet compared to normal speech.
  19. Emperor Oli
    Err what? Compared to the value of a normal QV sovereign it's damn expensive!
  20. Emperor Oli
    It's doubtful that Chris would have pressed shift and the slash button at the same time.
  21. Emperor Oli
    The "?" is most probably because nobody knows the exact mintage, pretty straightforward
  22. Emperor Oli
    Unless you could get a vacuum pump to somehow suck the air out or find a chemical to turn oxygen into something relatively inert like xenon, then no.
  23. Emperor Oli
    I think it's nigh-on impossible to remove verdi gris from coins but if anyone knows, please share! i've tried soaking one of mine (19sixtysomething 3d) in nail polish remover (acetone) but it doesn't seem to lift it.
  24. Emperor Oli
    Oh no, I didn't interpret it like that at all. If people can spot verdi gris early, that's good. I reckon that it's starting on the right wing of the eagle and above it in the dip created by the wing.
  25. Emperor Oli
    Thanks for the tip about the half sovereigns! £35-£60 is what I was expecting to pay really, plus gold holds its value so i suppose it's a good investment as well as an enjoyable hobby! Gold just has an aura around it that's quite indescribable doesn't it. I'm getting quite giddy now just thinking about starting but I'm going to finish my meagre date run first!
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