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1 hour ago, Peckris 2 said:

Just a bit of cud. "Nothing to see here...."

It may be just a bit of cud to you mate, but to me it's a bloody great monstrosity of metal disfiguring an otherwise beautifully formed 6......

In other news I'm seeking a psychiatric referral in the near future........:ph34r:

 

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On 1/17/2020 at 10:25 PM, Peckris 2 said:

Yes, those PFNNY and ONF varieties are extremely unexciting being die fills, not errors.

"PFNNY and ONF"  is the Moldovan  version of Tom and Jerry....

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I found a 1862 penny with a 6 over 8 in the birmingham fair recently and bought it for 20p and sold it for £320

beat that lol

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14 minutes ago, copper123 said:

I found a 1862 penny with a 6 over 8 in the birmingham fair recently and bought it for 20p and sold it for £320

beat that lol

well done - out of interest, do you have a pic? 

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I sold my 1862 'B' halfpenny for £245, after it fell out of a £1.50 pile of halfpennies.

I had to pass it, along with a loupe, to my wife, asking if she could see anything by the lighthouse.

"Oh it's a little letter 'B'- is that important?"

I really really thought that my hope had made me see things....

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15 minutes ago, blakeyboy said:

I sold my 1862 'B' halfpenny for £245, after it fell out of a £1.50 pile of halfpennies.

I had to pass it, along with a loupe, to my wife, asking if she could see anything by the lighthouse.

"Oh it's a little letter 'B'- is that important?"

I really really thought that my hope had made me see things....

I found a 1862 halfpenny A left  to for a fiver  well cleaned got £100 for it , dealer looked at me like I was mad giving him £5 for it

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On 1/19/2020 at 10:32 AM, secret santa said:

Do I detect another fan of the late, great Tony Hancock ?

"Aye. It's a braw wee moonlit nicht the noo."

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"Friends all over the world- all over the world!

 

- None in this country, but all over the world!"

 

 

 

Timeless. The genius of Galton and Simpson .

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40 minutes ago, Peckris 2 said:

"We're not all Rob Roys, you know."

"A pint - that's very nearly an armful"

I've watched a fair bit of Tony Hancock. The man was a comic genius - such immaculate timing, plus perfect combination of comedy and the drudgery of life.

Another phrase I remember "Ah, cold sheets, one of the few luxuries left in life"

 

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13 minutes ago, 1949threepence said:

"A pint - that's very nearly an armful"

I've watched a fair bit of Tony Hancock. The man was a comic genius - such immaculate timing, plus perfect combination of comedy and the drudgery of life.

Another phrase I remember "Ah, cold sheets, one of the few luxuries left in life"

 

Such a tragedy that he took his own life. 😢

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10 hours ago, Peckris 2 said:

Such a tragedy that he took his own life. 😢

Absolutely 

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I don't know if its of any interest, but i came across this pattern 1894 penny the other day , and wondered just how iv'e managed to miss it in all my years of collecting , it is after all listed in Freemans on   page 233    Plate xiv   Pic. B      terrible picture though.     It looks to be the same reverse as the 2mm 1895 but has an unusual looking boat on the right.

http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Great_Britain_1894_penny_KM-790

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52 minutes ago, terrysoldpennies said:

I don't know if its of any interest, but i came across this pattern 1894 penny the other day , and wondered just how iv'e managed to miss it in all my years of collecting , it is after all listed in Freemans on   page 233    Plate xiv   Pic. B      terrible picture though.     It looks to be the same reverse as the 2mm 1895 but has an unusual looking boat on the right.

http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Great_Britain_1894_penny_KM-790

Looks almost like 2 boats, side by side.

Anyway, thanks for the pic, Terry.  

Posted
7 minutes ago, terrysoldpennies said:

All right maybe even a ship.:P

Regardless of what it's called, it's way better than the one they went for. 

Posted
11 minutes ago, secret santa said:

It's always been pictured on my varieties website.

Victoria (1837-1901) Pattern Penny

Ref 23/238 Price £3,875.00

 

Wt. 9.45g., 1894, obv. by T. Brock, rev. by G. W. de Saulles, in bronze, veiled bust left, normal legend, rev. Britannia seated right, large sailing ship by feet, edge plain, BMC 2065; Gouby PV; F.776 [R18]; S.3955, of the highest rarity, brilliant, toned,
Exe C. W. Peck collection, sold by Spink, 1964-68 and M. J. Freeman, Christie's, 23 October 1984, (248).
practically as struck

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12 hours ago, secret santa said:

It's always been pictured on my varieties website.

So it is Richard. I get so used to just looking on your rarest pennies website, that I forget about your varieties one. 

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