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I have never tried anything apart from acetone with a cotton bud. (And I will probably not try anything else). For me it is very good in dissolving a range of things such as grease. It is more volatile than the various alcohols (due to lower boiling point) and so will quickly evaporate. But I would only consider using it if there is a reason to.

It's a bit more than that. Even the previous listing of the same item has also been removed. True, it might be back with a new seller's ID though.

The listing has been removed (rather than ended)! Looks like it might be the action of Ebay.

Notice only the date 1933 has been cleaned... Also I think people selling for a charity on eBay has the charity ribbon icon on their listings ...

Croydon Coins used to be the only cheap auction charging just 5% buyer's premium. But they didn't have photos for most of their coins then and so it wasn't great for postal bidders. It has since changed hands but the name is still retained. Now it is "21% plus VAT". They even added "Unlike some other auction houses which state 28.8%." on their website.

I have never experienced that. I try to submit my bid in the last few seconds and the auctions ended on the time expected.

That's rather worrying...

A common coin but the toning is nice and much more intense than that shown in photos.

You can access the catalogue via Saleroom: https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/search-filter?clientID=Lockdales

That's a thought. RM will surely make a Mickey Mouse 50p soon. Municipal refuse collections started in ca 1918 and so there could be a "110 years of refuse collection" coming up. It's a key public service that we all need!

I like the JRRT monogram which was designed by Tolkien himself.

I hope the portrait details are better with the coin in hand.

Love it! The individual coins are no longer collector's items but the dish on the whole is an item of beauty and rarity.

What about them? They have obviously taken some serious abuse ...

The joke is on you if a kid takes off the door handle instead of a bag of sweets...

Rees-Mogg handed in a hand written resignation letter dated ‘St Crispin’s Day’ and requested that the new PM to "convey my resignation as secretary for business, energy and industrial strategy to the King". Isn't it rather poor that his handwriting is barely legible and that it wasn't sealed and written on a parchment. https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/25/jacob-rees-moggs-hand-written-resignation-letter-is-slathered-with-pretention-17633956/

From memory, I think the time allowed for editing depends on your "rank" which is in turn dependent on the number of posts you have made.

Does anyone else think it is a shame that Charles III is used in the inscription instead of Carolus III? Now the inscription is a mixture of English and Latin. Elizabeth doesn't translate to Latin and so there wasn't a choice with the late queen.

I do wonder if coin cabinet makers should consider using felts made from materials that are likely to result in good (and relatively speedy).

Very nice indeed. The flattening of the ear is undoubtedly due to weak striking.

The RM might have asked for his permission to send out a number for testing. However, he had other things on his mind then and probably would have just said yes without a second thought even if he was asked.

We are all in agreement that the bottom coin is better struck. For me, I often prefer a well struck George V with a trace of wear over a less well struck UNC example. However, I find the earlier portraits of George V notoriously difficult to grade from photos. For the coins in questions, I am not a fan of the strike or tone of the first coin and prefer the second.

Have you got this the wrong way round? I think the bottom coin is better struck esp. for the reverse.

Edward VIII didn't exactly follow tradition. His portrait on coins points the wrong way and his marriage was just a tad controversial by the standard of those days.

According to BBC news, the new coins will be in circulation before the end of the year. I think from a financial view point, there is more money to be made if the RM delays commemorative coins until after the coronation. Coins commemorating QEII will sell very well as they will be the last coins of the queen. People wanting to buy Charles III commemoratives now are even more likely to do so if they have to wait after the coronation next year. The RM didn't have any issues with continuing to mint coins with the portrait of a late monarch in the past as far as I am aware.