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  1. Paddy
    Your pictures are tiny and blurred, but I think I see the remains of a Druid's head token there. If so will date around 1788 to 1792 and often listed under Anglesey or North Wales.
  2. Paddy
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49331042 Featuring Tower of London and St Paul's Cathedral in the background this time. If they really are "in circulation" I will get them. If they are another RM packet only then forget it.
  3. Paddy
    In Ebay if you click on any seller ID, it brings up a summary page for that trader. Then click on "Items for Sale", which will bring up all his or her current items. Then scroll down the left side to "Sold listing" and click that. Bingo! Here is the result for our counter-marked Thaler man - one look at that list and you know he is selling fakes. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/sattar-uk/m.html?_nkw&_armrs=1&_ipg&_from&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2046732.m1684
  4. Paddy
    Yes - it is the privacy issue I really don't like about going cashless. The banks, and by extension the government and probably most of the big internet companies, would know where we are and what we are spending all the time.
  5. Paddy
    This on the BBC website today - apparently no 1p or 2p coins produced for circulation in 2018, but this is not an indication (yet) of the demise of the coppers: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49275300
  6. Paddy
    Here is a video on Youtube teaching our snake oil brethren how to fake up toning on silver coins:
  7. Paddy
    As you know, varieties are not my speciality, but I would say P is to a tooth - just to the left of centre on it, which seems to match with the example on the headsntails14 website. First one of date is also directly over a tooth, so I think this makes it Freeman Reverse A?
  8. Paddy
    Or just more gew-gaws, as they have been for the last few years.
  9. Paddy
    I have no time for him or his illegal practices. (Shill bidding is actually a criminal offence.) But to point out - the reason virtually no one uses reserves on Ebay any more is because they charge a substantial percentage of the reserve in fees, even if your item does not sell.
  10. Paddy
    Picked up this amongst a bag of otherwise junk and modern stuff yesterday. Slight upgrade for me and always nice to get one of the scarcer ones: 1875 H Penny, Dies 8 + J, F85 I believe:
  11. Paddy
    I would say fake - this has some of the characteristics of the fakes discussed on this forum about a year ago. The dents in the second one of the date and in the neck above look very familiar. Is the orientation right? These should be medal alignment, but the fakes were coin aligned.
  12. Paddy
    Has been ended by the seller - hopefully because they learnt from their mistake.
  13. Paddy
    Thanks very much for that @JLS - that suits me fine. Apart from the damage to part of the portrait, quite a decent coin I thought.
  14. Paddy
    I had this brought to me in the market today. I think I have it right as Henry III voided Long Cross of Class 5 and by Ion of Canterbury, but I am not sure which sub-class. Can someone please help me?
  15. Paddy
    This topic is supposed to be "Stuff to make us laugh" but seems to have veered once more into the very unfunny political arena.
  16. Paddy
    Seems to be back now - must have been a temporary glitch.
  17. Paddy
    I've just been trying to get back into the auction to see how it is progressing - every link I can find, including starting from scratch via Google times out without getting to any part of their website. If I wrote it down correctly the coin lots finish tomorrow? There were a couple I might have bid on if they had stayed cheap enough, but looks like that is out now.
  18. Paddy
    Been sorting through some of my old photos from the Falklands and scanning some of them in. I rather liked this one - an old wreck hull being used partially as a storage warehouse by the locals:
  19. Paddy
    I can't help you much with Wales but I am sure you will find some. If you ever do the South West of England I can help you with lots of suggestions.
  20. Paddy
    I believe it is illegal for an auctioneer to negotiate a reduced buyer's commission as that creates an uneven playing field. Maybe they were prepared to discuss a reduced reserve with the vendor? Seller's commission rates are negotiable - worth bearing in mind if you are selling good items that the auctioneer would be glad to have in their catalogue.
  21. Paddy
    My confidence falls further - lot 179 described as 1772 Halfpenny, picture of two 1799 halfpennies...
  22. Paddy
    Interesting story on this old Roman coin from Carausius - now coming up for auction: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-48583329
  23. Paddy
    I think it must be, although his Wikipedia entry makes no mention of that book, when you search on Amazon the title comes up with both Terry Pratchett and Gray Jolliffe on the cover. GJ is best known (apparently) for his Wicked Willie series...
  24. Paddy
    I think 7% is likely to be right. A lot of what we think of as imported cheeses are actually now made in the UK. Certainly much supermarket Brie and Camembert is made in Somerset. I suspect most Feta and Halloumi is also now UK made.
  25. Paddy
    Another from Gray Joliffe - he certainly seems to have the knack for the double take joke!
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