Colin G.

There are certainly some examples where a different letter seems to have been used to strengthen a weakened letter if the shape fitted, however it is very difficult to be certain. There are a couple in that series where an I appears to have been used to recut the upright of a D. The D appears to just be the remnants of the underlying D, that seems to resemble part of a letter T. The R does just appear to be a flaw, but better photos may help to clarify

Most things are priced and don't be afraid to haggle!!

What I find surprising is that my teenage daughter really likes Windows 8, she finds it much easier to use than any previous versions. Perhaps they have just targeted the next generation and us oldies have to adapt

Or it could be over a 3 or 5, I suppose 3 may be the sensible option, need to see what the other digits on those looked like

I was really chuckling at that one!!

When I first had windows 8 I thought "what have I done"....it does take some getting used to compared to previous versions, but it does have some good features...however, recently undertook Windows 8.1 and that was a disaster..no option to uninstall and it was just not compatible with a lot of my software and my scanner. I managed to find a way of uninstalling it, but it was a pain in the arris!! I do like windows 8 but as usual with Microsoft there are a couple of annoying imperfections.

Tin watch it is then....

Congratulations ,,,you deserve a gold watch for putting up with this lot and those spammers that occasionally drop in....excellent job keep up the good work

They really do get obsessed with detail to stop faking, but many people just do not even look at a pound coin, as long as it feels right it will get spent. I don't think I have EVER had anyone reject a pound coin as fake when trying to spend it. I agree that it is more likely to be a move to try and generate some business...vending machines, shopping trolleys. I always liked the thrupenny bit, it had some weight to it, but you can guarantee this new coin will certainly feel a lot lighter.

Might be worth getting some shares in PCGS and NGC, I assume many will end up in slabs

This is one of the great things with collecting, you get to decide what sort of things interest you and appeal to you. Depending on where you live I would suggest a trip to a local coin fair. It gives you the opportunity to view a large selection of coins without having to own any Some of us choose to focus our collections on specific denominations, whilst others focus on a specific set of a goals, others just collect whatever appeals, etc.

Fascinating stuff, that is quite a story being told there

I am not fussy, either will do

For me this is what is great about this forum, it is only by multiple trains of thought being proposed that some logical explanation can be put to individual issues and topics. The same as we are doing with the 1839 proofs. Many of us specialise in a single denomination and may have exhausted our search for information in relation to a specific issue, and then discussion from other members on other denominations can trigger off a new path of information. Long may the debating continue

Certainly for the farthings I would agree that whilst some may be struck on standard planchets from standard dies, I am not convinced they were actually circulating as currency, mainly due to the lack of circulated pieces and the number of pieces. I agree that some May have been produced as a back up due to the early issues with the bronze series, but perhaps only a handful of examples survived.

Oh bugger that was showing on my PC earlier

Cracked it!! - choose to share the image then with the image on screen, right click and choose show original and then copy that link out of the address bar into the thread...we got there in the end!!

Ahh okay, instead of adding it as an attachment, you should be able to use the little image icon, looks like a polaroid pic and then insert the hyperlink in there. It will embed the picture in the post.

It works fine for me, have you put the photo in your one drive?

If you choose the photo, select share, then an option is get link, this will give you a link that can be inserted into a thread

There is a public folder in one drive, so I assume you would put it in there and link to the file...I will have a look

I bet Cuba Gooding Junior has a nightmare trying to use paypal

I thought you were Americanising the phrase "Cheese me off"

Ooh very nice, Withers 1a(iv), and this reverse can also be found with a different Obverse die - Withers 4(i). Was it a detecting find? and may I be cheeky and ask are you intending to sell it or is it for your own collection?

Nice acquisition Bob, I believe that is the one from the Canterbury Auction recently discussed. Definitely a rare variety with few known, and of extreme difficulty to obtain, but I don't know whether I would call it the rarest variety. I was also pondering the purchase, well done !