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Emperor Oli

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  1. Emperor Oli
    Possible, but highly unlikely.
  2. Emperor Oli
    eBay seems to be getting quicker at removing them, which can only be good news.
  3. Emperor Oli
    I PMed him yesterday but didn't get a reply - I imagine he's somewhat busy!
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    Holy cow, have you ever driven in Russia? What with dodging potholes, other drivers, lorries all over etc, that is too risky a venture for me. Our road was potholed to hell until this morning when it was resurfaced. Sorry, "redressed", that is they pour a thin layer of bitumen over the top and roll in stone chippings. Cheaper way of doing it I suppose!
  5. Emperor Oli
    I don't think the counterfeits you hypothesise about have been manufacatured. The listings from Taiwan rip the information and images from other legitimate sellers. However, if they were to exist I imagine they would be fairly easy to spot compared to the real deal. I think they would probably be cast rather than struck, making the details less defined. Some Chinese counterfeits also make terrible slip-ups, such as the Silver Jubilee Crowns struck with the date 1877.
  6. Emperor Oli
    I've seen the term "condition rarity" bandied about by Americans, instead of just the usual sort of rarity where there are few pieces.
  7. Emperor Oli
    I concur. Has the second been polished with something as well, or is that just the natural colour? It looks a bit off, but it could be the angle.
  8. Emperor Oli
    Looks EF to me, I think the wear on Britannia's shield, bust, and lower leg prevent it from going higher.
  9. Emperor Oli
    If you think this is bad, the Americans have a TV channel called "Shop at Home TV" which is a home shopping channel that devotes a portion of its schedule to selling coins. If you click coins at the bottom of this page you'll see what I'm talking about if you have even the slightest knowledge of US coins.
  10. Emperor Oli
    I haven't got the book but thought about ordering the newer version. The price seems a bit steep, but I suppose when one compares it with Peck it's a bargain.
  11. Emperor Oli
    Welcome!
  12. Emperor Oli
    I don't really know, as I don't collect sovereigns! Why would they want to distinguish the sovereigns, couldn't they just use normal ones?
  13. Emperor Oli
    While the cat's away, the mice will...remain utterly obedient!
  14. Emperor Oli
    I've no idea. Perhaps someone who collects gold will be able to enlighten you! The Chard site doesn't seem to have anything on it, nor does any other gold dealer.
  15. Emperor Oli
    I've got the Bill of Rights, Bank of England, and the Victoria 2001 £5. The thing is, they are all in the Mint packaging so photography might be a tad difficult.
  16. Emperor Oli
    I totally agree with Rob's post. Also if you decided against slabbing, you could use the fees that you would have paid to buy a good digital camera.
  17. Emperor Oli
    I use Photoshop CS2 which has a nifty canvas resize feature, to resize the background layer of a picture without distorting its contents. CS2 is pricey, but you can buy Photoshop Elements which has many of the features of the full CS2 version.
  18. Emperor Oli
    I had two maths papers and the general studies this afternoon. General Studies was sooo easy I don't know how people can fail it; multiple choice on maths and science, how easy can it get?
  19. Emperor Oli
    ..wherever he is!
  20. Emperor Oli
    I always click "Today's Active Topic" at the bottom. Perhaps not as direct, but it saves delving into the individual forums.
  21. Emperor Oli
    When I logged on yesterday I was taken aback, but nobody else posted anything so I thought I was the only one!
  22. Emperor Oli
    It's a guy on the CU Forums . It was a 10 cents listing day, so whatever price it starts at he only paid 10 cents instead of the usual percentage.
  23. Emperor Oli
    I thought it might be something like that and the seller was being a bit sneaky.
  24. Emperor Oli
    Ex-Colin Cooke on eBay?
  25. Emperor Oli
    eBay
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