[Numismatics.com]

The trouble is, it's too generic. It says nothing about the owner's name and/or business or what particular aspect of coins the website is about.

Yes, but isnt that true of Predecimal.com too. Who would guess that that had anything to do with lsd.

[An Interesting 1898 Penny]

I think that the 8 is different. Different pointing. Different shape.

Any chance that we can have a close up of the rest of the date?

Also, welcome back Josie.

[How Do I Edit One Of My Posts.]

I suppose it means I cant rewrite history, even if its wrong.

Its only this implementation of IP Board software that has this funny set up. On other forums of which I'm a member, that use the software, there is no problem editing a quote nor with editing earlier posts.

Any way I dont want Chris to think that I'm getting at him! I'm very grateful for this forum.

[How Do I Edit One Of My Posts.]

There you go, four minutes and its gone!

[How Do I Edit One Of My Posts.]

Hmmm, well to me editing under the new system seems no different to editing under the old system.

The edit button is obvious enough.

It is while it is there. I my case it seems to disapear after about ONE minute. On many forums the edit function is active indefinitely.

[How Do I Edit One Of My Posts.]

TomGoodheart

I agree about the abysmal quote implementation. Some topics are 95% re-quotes and means original intent of the topic is lost, especially when the facility is used indiscriminately.

[How Do I Edit One Of My Posts.]

I think the edit function stays active for about a minute. On my first attempt to edit the above post, it timed out on me while I was in the edit screen, then when I did it again it reposted the whole message. Its a bit of a crock really.

Peckris, though I always use the forums own photo hosting facility, It really bugs me that I have to log on to see the posted photos. I just wish that forum administrators understood the fact that lots of people cant log in to forums and sites when they are at work using their employers systems.

[How Do I Edit One Of My Posts.]

Thanks. I found the search hidden under a crap message about allowing cookies/spyware to be loaded onto my computer.

Okay, I found the edit button. It seems to be one of those that disappears after a few minutes. Not very helpful really.

[How Do I Edit One Of My Posts.]

Thanks. I found the search hidden under a crap message about allowing cookies/spyware being loaded onto my computer.

[How Do I Edit One Of My Posts.]

I made a slight mistake on a post I made and would like to correct it but there doesn't seem to be an edit button. Am I missing something?

Supplementary question; How do I do a forum search? I cant find a search button anywhere.

[How Do You Edit One Of Your Own Posts.]

Hold on, I've just found the help forum. It wasn't there a minute ago. Honest.

[How Do You Edit One Of Your Own Posts.]

There doesn't seem to be a help forum so I'll ask the question here.

I made a slight mistake on a post I made and would like to correct it but there doesn't seem to be an edit button. Am I missing something?

[Portcullis Varieties On Decimal Penny]

Without wishing to pollute this thread with irrelevant chit chat;

Likewise I'm tempted to start a survey myself....sad isn't it.

No its not Peter. Welcome back to the world of hobby coin collectors.

[Portcullis Varieties On Decimal Penny]

Well done Dave. Your findings mirror mine, though I am also looking for further varieties, which I will publish in a week or two.

One point worthy of note, is that there are in fact three portcullis "types" which I will refer to as;

1. Type 0 1971-81. Relief rivets and gap between portcullis and rod. (See the photo above labeled Type 1).

2. Type 1 1982-91, 93-94, 07-08. Relief rivets and no gap between portcullis and rod.

2. Type 2 1991-2008. Incuse rivets and no gap between portcullis and rod. (See the photo above labeled Type 2).

All the above refer to circulation coins. |The BU set and Proof coins differ.

[Portcullis Varieties On Decimal Penny]

[NEW Photobucket and Ebay]

Why take something that works and render it inoperative? What drives programmers to do this?

In all fairness to the "programmers", they are not the people who initiate system changes. This lies in the hands of "highly qualified" and completely inexperienced Business Analysts and their cohorts, the Project Manager, another completely useless though highly valued member of the IT management team. Both of these groups, are people who by and large, are afraid of technologists (programmers and systems analysts) and like to keep them at arms length and preferably on another subcontinent. Most of them dont believe that people other than themselves can pat their heads and rub their tummies at the same time. Such is IT today. (/rant)

[Sarawak 1941H 1 Cent]

I have finally got around to selling these. They are both in Baldwins Hong Kong Auction 54 (items 780 & 871) on the 4th April 2013. I had them PGCS graded. MS63RD Lusturous with mint bloom.

We will see how they do.

[Room 101]

People who quote other peoples posts ad nauseam and cant be bothered to edit the quote to the relevant part. There are one or two examples in this thread already!

[1936 penny short vs long denticle]

Numidan, thanks for the new pictures.

I have studied my 1936 penny collection of two dozen coins and I am convinced that all of mine have prongs two and three close up to the boarder teeth, but I also think that they have short teeth and a narrow rim!

Looking for some of these varieties is a bit like finding canals on Mars.

[1936 penny short vs long denticle]

Numidan, any chance that you could post separate images of these coins, as I find the animation makes it very difficult discerning the differences. Thanks.

[Idiots collecting Freeman numbers]

Just out of interest, which Freeman number was it?

[World Coin Pricing Guide...NGC]

If so, it's a tautology - Great Britain INCLUDES N Ireland! Without it, it's just Britain.

No no no, Great Britain is the geographical island. It's Great because it's bigger than Less Britain, which is Brittany. A bit like Great Missenden.

Pre 1921 it was the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland. After partition it became the UK of GB & NI.

No part of Ireland is in Great Britain, and that's geography, unchangeable, regardless of political boundary drawing.

I stand corrected. I must admit it's the first time I've heard of that (about Brittany).

Spoke like a gentleman, Sir!

This is all nonsense. The geographical region is Britannia (aka Britain) aka the British Isles, so that includes people living in Eire, Northern Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Wales, England, the Orkney's and the Shetlands. It does not include the Channel Islands.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain refers to the united thrones of Scotland and England. Scotland brought The Orkney's and and Shetlands along with it. England brought Wales and Ireland (and Cornwall) with it.

Over the years different parts of the British Isles have been accorded different status (dependent upon how raucous the populations were). Ireland was allowed to be come more independent by the united throne (government), though it remained an integral part of the British Empire such that Dublin was referred to as the second city of the empire.

The expression "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (latterly Northern Ireland)" is confusing, as it really means "The United thrones of Scotland and England, plus the semi independent (English) territory/province of Ireland (latterly Northern Ireland)".

Any talk about Brittany is specious. Any claim on that territory (together with Normandy and other parts of what is now France) was relinquished years before the formation of the United Kingdom, though a part of the this territory, The English Channel Islands are retained as Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom.

The Venn diagram needs to be amended to reflect the above.

And the good news is that all you Irish are really British

[World Coin Pricing Guide...NGC]

Isn't the only difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom...the addition of Northern Ireland? The way I am told it works is:

Great Britain includes: 1) England, Wales, and Scotland

United Kingdom includes: 2) England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

I'm not trying to start an argument here and should perhaps decline to answer your question as others have done, as this is a bit of a touchy subject, but the above is not correct. The United Kingdom is the combination of the two kingdoms of England and Scotland and was created in c.1707. The English portion consisted of England and its two provinces of Wales and Ireland which had been acquired by England sometime after the Norman invasion but before 1707. Both are geographical areas and were never counties as they consisted of many independent tribes, much as England had been prior to the Norman conquest. Today neither have parliaments, rather regional assemblies.

[World Coin Pricing Guide...NGC]

Looks very useful. I would suggest that Kraus are none too happy!

I think they will be as they are credited with providing, specification and price data.

[Kew Gardens 2009 50p]

Which raised the question, how to tell a aUnc circulation piece from one thats come out of a BUnc set and gone round the houses a couple of times!

In the past the Unc Mint Set issues and circulation issues for some denominations (including the fifty pence) differed with the letters being placed further or closer to the edge.