copper123
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yes that was the navy only and was used in the 1790's when there was a distinct shortage of silver in circulation trouble was the navy ended up mainly staffed by tramps and drunkards
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Just as a matter of interest an ord soldiers pay was around a shilling a day which meant a days pay was four of these little coins . Few soldiers took their full pay with most signing it over to their mother to save up for them when they came home
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Many old soldiers were upset by the way medals were given out for the first world war and it was quite common for the ord pvt class soldiers to put them down a grid or throw them in the rubbish as many had seen their comrades killed heads blown off, guts all over the floor etc and many more suffered from PTSD which was often punished by putting them in front of a fireing squad thus leading to more PTSD from other ord soldiers, we behave a little better now thank god. Many wanted little to do with the armed forces again and just threw themselves into family life , many never mentioned the war and just clammed up when it was mentioned. The officer class was treated a lot better
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We had similar doubts about who fathered our charlie's sons didn't we ?
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Yes pity about the weak strike on the reverse
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Thou shall not covert thy neighbours model coins .LOL
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A recent buy at york fantastic grade and really rare , hoping to buy a "new model crown " in the near future , well it just needs a little luck
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Reverse looks great but a nice obverse is what people want , I would also say £20 tops . By the way its not a 12p coin
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1862 proof florin
copper123 replied to david.bordeaux's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
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I love the XL to the side of the bust , ironic he was a poison dwarf at about 5 foot 2
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Its quite a common thing to put a mixed lot on ebay mostly rubbish with a gothic crown fake, or Edward Viii penny in a prominent position to tempt the unwary - no surprise its happening in car boots now as well . They always state "No returns"
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yikes as scooby doo would say
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You just have to look at the coin to see it's not been hammered ,its totally centred just like hammered coins never are, the details are to sharp and there are no week spots on hammering - unlike any genuine hammered coin..
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Looks like a fake to me , sorry..
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You did not make the film "Young frankenstein" did you ? He had a massive swanstucker
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A human hand ? - bet that came in handy!
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Junk is 1960's pocket change
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I bought one of these when it came out in 2019 wish i had bought more its gone up from being sold for a fiver to now selling for £30 + Does anyone think its a good time to sell or should I wait a couple more years as it seems to just be going one way , I have dreadful timing on modern new issues so maybe i should just keep it- ahh well at least I have one
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I remember going round to his house to view his coins , prob about 1978
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Stuff to Make Us Laugh
copper123 replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
a cross between a shitzu and a jack russell is acctually called jackshit -
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL.
copper123 replied to terrysoldpennies's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
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Plus ça change.....
copper123 replied to blakeyboy's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
sounds a bit like Donald trump the squabling thing and also putting their heads in the sand -
yes thats a 1696
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Lovely coin a cocktail stick might help
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Date looks a little lightly struck otherwise AAA+
