Colin G.

Ahh same mistake I made...they are in the Edward VIII section

Forgot to add...... please feel free to ask any friends or family that may be interested, all are welcome!!

Now I don't expect many of you lot are football fans, but there may be one or two. I often put together a bit of a sweep for friends and family as a football tournament approaches, and thought I would do one for the Euro 2016 finals. It is a bit of a laugh and gives you the chance to prove to your friends that you are a footie guru for just £3 !! Rules: 1. Predict results and scores for each group match...3 points for correct result only, 5 points for correct score and result. 2. Then predict which teams will reach each stage of the knockouts, 4 points for every team correctly predicted to make the last 16, 8 points for every team correctly predicted to make the Quarter Finals, 10 points for every team correctly predicted to make the Semi finals, 15 points for every team correctly predicted to make the final and 25 points for predicting the tournament winner. 3. The final pot will be split so that 1st place gets 50% of the pot, 2nd place gets 25% of the pot, 3rd place gets 15% of the pot and the person in 1st place at the end of the group stage will win 10% of the pot. All cash received goes into prizes. 4. Maximum of 100 entrants, first come first served. £3 per entry, to be paid in cash or via paypal (friends and family) to colin@aboutfarthings.co.uk A full set of completed entries will be issued to each entrant, so that all completed forms are witnessed by everyone (I will remove the e-mail addresses from the form for privacy). Updates of the score board will be issued through via e-mail at regular intervals. Blank form is attached that can be completed and returned Chris if you have any problems with this just let me know Euros-Results 3.pdf

@IanB if you are using a Mac, Filemaker Pro would also be a good option if you can gain access to that software through work. I did the move to Mac last year and use Filemaker instead of MS Access that I used to use on Windows, and I actually find Filemaker simpler and less cumbersome...although a bit more costly to purchase. My replacement system following transition is still under construction, but it is getting there.

Nice example...one of the most harshly graded series due to the artificial darkening (in my opinion). The dark lustre encourages us to perceive what may just be lustre loss as wear because it is so visually obvious. If you took a light finished full lustred coin and removed the lustre in the places that are evident on this coin, I doubt it would even be noticed!! 1903 is a tougher year than many appreciate..and is the low tide year for this series.....

Yes quite common at this time, most likely grease in the dies

I should probably use the correct Obverse and Reverse combinations, whilst I am quoting berries they are completely different bust shapes and are readily apparent even on very low grade coins. One is Reverse A (beaded border) muled with Freeman Obverse 2 whilst the other is muled with Freeman Obverse 3

Yes it is quite common, and as surprising the people who are often doing the misattributing

I agree that the 4 berry mules are not as rare as people may think, but are still a well collected variety. The 5 berry mule is extremely rare Saying that a lot of mules seem to recycle, it is surprising how the same examples appear and re-appear!!

Yup

Lot 1815 - Approx 3 known

The only time I don't check the Lockdales auction catalogue and an 1860 5 berry mule is up for grabs without attribution and goes for peanuts If anyone here bought it, happy to give you a nice bit of profit Oh well I suppose the other bidder may have been willing to go much higher....

Yes I would definitely agree, but at least they have cast some doubt over the "proof" status of this one

I think the problem is that I would not be willing to pay that much of a premium for what could have been a bad day making proofs at the mint, whilst it may also realistically just be an early strike of a currency example. If I am to convince myself I have bought a proof and the premium that they command, I expect its classification to be undeniable...like the specimen above.

I often find the same with many farthings that are described as proofs, yet I have difficulty accepting a majority as such. They may be specimens or coins struck specially for a specific reason, or even just early strikings in come cases, but I just can not accept them as proofs. When compared against known proof years (where sets were issued for example) there are very clear differences.

Also worth noting that both design types (incuse/raised curls) can be found with the incuse dot on drapery

I will get a better picture on it!

I don't see an issue with much of what you are claiming to be issues, which are views that I have heard repeatedly......but I suppose that is the joy of personal opinion. Travelling outside of Europe is not much different than travelling within it, unless you are going on an unplanned tour of the continent and hopping between countries. I could still get a job in a majority of countries outside the EU as long as I had a benefit to offer to them, and I am not sure I would want to go to those that did not want me. There are plenty of people who have moved to New Zealand, Australia and the USA and quite happily survive there, because they have something to offer to their new host nation. I recently went to the US and it was logistically no worse than travelling to Europe, I had to do some online form filling, but it was hardly an obstacle that ruined the experience. Low cost phone roaming is also a myth, I used the same arrangements I had here whilst in the US without any additional charges including unlimited data..... The employee benefits also really frustrate me when put forward as a European policy. Regardless of whether we would have been in the EU as a modern civilised society, changes in culture and moral views have inevitably changed with time, and as a result the accompanying legislation would also have changed and evolved. If the church can slowly progress against its underlying values and historical beliefs, I am sure even our governments would have established a very similar stance regarding paternity leave, working directives etc. I am a firm believer of a capitalistic society, and the principles on which it is founded, but even I have issues with the direction globalisation is currently taking us, by creating an abundance of "digital" wealth, and money is the primary focus behind a vast majority of our daily decisions....it is quite worrying!! At what point does money become more of a priority than our morals/beliefs. It is quite fascinating how strong peoples views are on this subject, and I have always been firmly in the "leave" camp, but as I do in everyday life I always try to listen to the views of those encouraging us to remain with the hope I could make a logical decision if someone did convince me...but nothing has even come close yet...... And as for the Brits in Spain and other countries (of which my parents are 2)...they chose to leave this country and as a result their concerns are not my concerns...I am concerned about the country in which I reside..they can worry about where they choose to reside.

Justifying two lots of bureaucrats by saying we will be stuck with one is hardly a strong argument

I can't add any information, but it is quite a collection

Believe it or not I am tempted...I do like trying to get a lot from such a collection

I have always liked this format, it can be a bit more drawn out, but I agree it is nice to have time to think and reflect and prioritise. It would be interesting to see which method realises the most for the vendor, but I suppose that could never be truly established.

I agree I would happily purchase some farthing varieties at CGS valuation prices all day long and then others are way OTT. It is a case of experience and research with a hint of price guide applied

I have no doubt it will all depend on the price , I don't think piedforts are necessarily any more difficult to sell than any other silver proof coins.

Just search evasion farthings or colonial farthings as well, it is a period that was rife with counterfeits, but unless the coin in question was tin or some other base metal combination it would not really make much logical sense