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  1. secret santa
    I remember that well - "Lay down girl, let me push it up, push it up". Subtle it wasn't.
  2. secret santa
    I think the original was "What's the difference between a magician's wand and a policemen's truncheon ? Answer - one's used for cunning stunts and the other..........."
  3. secret santa
    "Cupid Stunt" - the most risque spoonerism on TV.
  4. secret santa
    I messaged him and said that it was "naughty" as such copies sell for a few pounds - must have tweaked his conscience.
  5. secret santa
    It downloads rather than displays.
  6. secret santa
    I attended that Gregory sale and examined all the pennies. I put a tick and the word "nice" in the catalogue next to that 1859 proof (lot 416) meaning that I'd bid for it which suggests that I thought it was genuine but also put an exclamation mark against the hammer price (£1100) which meant that I was very surprised at the price. All of which tells you (and me) nothing ! As you say, too much of a gamble to bid remotely.
  7. secret santa
    Oops
  8. secret santa
    I last emailed Iain Draycott about 3 years ago when I was putting together my halfpenny site. I have his email address from then if anyone would like it.
  9. secret santa
    Do you have good pictures of obverses 11 and 12 illustrating the differences ?
  10. secret santa
    Kid Galahad ? (one for us oldies)
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    Yes, my own spare version has all these features:
  13. secret santa
    The 1841 "proof" could start an interesting discussion between the buyer and Noonan's. I'm pretty sure from the photos that it's not a proof but where does a buyer stand when it's been graded by a reputable TPG as a Proof ?
  14. secret santa
    I've just checked my own 1861 over 1 and, surprise surprise, it also has an open P, although I can't make my mind up whether it's exactly the same font as seen on my F20 and the F36 and 37 proofs. F33 1 over 1, F36, F37, F20 - it's the foot of the P that is clearly indented on the right hand 3 coins but I'm not sure about the F33. Interestingly, the F36 also has a 1 over 1 although the date is wider:
  15. secret santa
    I had a half litre of acetone delivered successfully a year or two ago from Ebay.
  16. secret santa
    You can lead a horse to water.....................
  17. secret santa
    There are rare occasions when you have no idea what a particular rare coin will go for and you have to be prepared to make last minute decisions on how much you want it and how much you'll pay for it. Be still, my beating heart.
  18. secret santa
    Blake, you're missing out on of the few moments of genuine excitement available to a poor old pensioner like myself.
  19. secret santa
    As an auction nears completion, the time remaining shows in seconds and counts down before your eyes. If you've input your bid but not confirmed it, you are able to time confirmation for a few seconds before closure. But I have done this only to find that the remaining time changes and sometimes to over a minute remaining.
  20. secret santa
    If they were using up old 1853 dies, it's reasonable to assume that there was more than die that got altered, and the state of the queen's hair could differ between the dies. The above coin and one that I have certainly appear to be 4 over 3 types, with stronger hair. I have now added Jerry's coin and my own coin to the rare penny site together with an updated description of the variety to include these "stronger hair" types.
  21. secret santa
    I'm relieved that other people have seen this issue, so it's not just me.
  22. secret santa
    My money's on reverse D - from the rocks either side of the lighthouse. And the remains of the W of LCW.
  23. secret santa
    Nothing wrong with that - all I ask is that these individuals state that it is their opinion, and not issue proclamations as if they're proven undeniable facts.
  24. secret santa
    Like London buses, you wait ages for one and then two come along at once.
  25. secret santa
    Guilty !
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