copper123

Judgeing on previous booms and busts in the houseing market - it is still caveat emptor in the property market . I must admit the last really big bear market (the one that led to goverment interference in the market being withdrawn (As in MIRAS tax relief) was in 1990-1993 long time ago now.

Flash by name flash by nature - queenie liked him a lot LOL

I have never ruined a coin by cleaning with acetone , nor have ever seen a ruined cleaned in acetone coin

House prices have risen nearly 30% in my area in the last year allbeit from a low base.According to zoopla anyway. My god this thread would be at home in the daily Mail

they do call it a HARD on

I have seen that as well

Coins and coin collecting are a luxury and an indulgance , mind you a few on here certainly think it adds to their lives

Ruth shafrey looks really pleased - she looks like she's not seen one in years!

A "highly significant" and rare carved Roman phallus has been discovered by archaeologists working on finds unearthed during a major road upgrade. It was found on a broken millstone by experts along the route of the A14 in Cambridgeshire between 2017 and 2018. However, it has only just been put back together, revealing the penis. Archaeologists said it was one of only four known examples of Romano-British millstones decorated this way. During work on Highways England's £1.5bn upgrade of the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon, more than 300 querns (hand mills) and millstones were recovered by archaeologists MOLA Headland Infrastructure, working with partners Oxford Archaeology. The stone which recently revealed its genital markings had been preserved by being reversed and adapted for use as a bedstone, after being initially broken. Decorated querns and millstones of any date are extremely rare, with only four such Roman millstones discovered from around a total of 20,000 nationwide, said Steve Sherlock, Highways England's archaeology lead for the A14. He said phallic images were "seen as an important image of strength and virility in the Roman world, with it being common practice for legionaries to wear a phallus amulet, which would give them good luck before battle". image copyrightHighways England image captionDr Ruth Shaffrey with the millstone "This millstone is important as it adds to the evidence for such images from Roman Britain. "There were known associations between images of the phallus and milling, such as those found above the bakeries of Pompeii, one inscribed with 'Hic habitat felicitas' - 'You will find happiness here'," he said. Dr Ruth Shaffrey, from Oxford Archaeology, said: "As one of only four known examples of Romano-British millstones decorated this way, the A14 millstone is a highly significant find. "It offers insights into the importance of the mill to the local community and to the protective properties bestowed upon the millstone and its produce - the flour - by the depiction of a phallus on its upper surface. "In the Roman world the phallic image was found all over the place. It was associated with good luck." just like today when you might say "How they hangin'"

Esp. if you suffer from lactose intolerence , and IBS

From the finishing price I expect a few more will suddenly appear for sale

Remember a fifty pence coin in 1970 was not exactly small change, wages back then for many could be quite low , no minimum wage remember , a fifty pence back then was worth £5 or more now.

And nigel farage

I would imagine a lot of the mints silver , gold and copper would come from pulling worn older coinage from circulation , back then I think banks reluctantly did it as a service to their betters in the BOE. After all we all know there comes a time when a coin gets so worn or damaged it will not be accepted , these cruds have to be taken out of circulation some time . Remember the state of some bun pennies in the late sixties - worn smooth they were

The fact they are regular detector finds could mean they were thrown away as well but it also points to them circulating , thanks very much

I suspect these regularly circulated in certain parts of the UK , Ie London , Bristol ,portsmouth and dover and a few others , I think they were "tolerated" in these towns as the population was quite liberal because of trade and the wealth it bought .I suspect if you tried to spend one in a shop in a rural spot you would be laughed at . Shopkeepers would take coins as long as they knew the could get rid of them , a bit like a few shops now accepting bitcoin etc.

Totally agree , it might explan why 1860 bronze farthings are relatively common , they were the dies the mint had the least problem with so could release them into circulation straight away

And by the way I am pretty sure there never was a quick death to the large pennies , they remained legal tender for quite a while compared to recent recoinages. I am sure they were pulled out and melted down for their copper quite slowly, as it would have caused the mint a great expense and they did not have the capacity to mint so many bronze coins quickly

The farthings 1860 copper , less than ten are known point to a strictly limited mintage , they could have been sold as keepsakes of the old curency in 1860 , that would account for their good condition as well. It also does not make sense that so many pennies were produced compared to farthings and halfpennies , I doubt after all this time anyone really knows , unless there is something found in the royal mint archives I am pretty sure we will all never know for sure

Would grade that as attractive vf , would be higher but for the marks on the queens face , do I see a trace of lustre around the date?

I found one in a bargain bin at york for £5 in near fine a few years ago , ended up selling it for £30 no problem. 1845 penny that is

both dates are a lot scarcer than many realise

Yes I bet they fart a lot and live on council estates , LOL