http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3033537227&category=39398 I know we've seen lots of photos like this one, but I reckon this is the silliest by far. Beat that!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3901462721 Mmmpphhhhh LOL! .. .. .. .. (phew)

Way off-topic, but: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2391549012 Note the location of the seller... ;-) -- Jeff

In a recent thread (or two) the interesting notion was rehashed, that "whizzing" involves moving metal around the surface of a coin with the aid of a wire brush. Fascinated at this seemingly absurd proposition, I asked a few questions. A little light was shed on the notion, and some good points...

(This post relevant to Aussie Optusnet users) Whoohoo! After a few unsuccessful attempts in the past, I asked Optus again to include alt.binaries.pictures.numismatic in their list of newsgroups carried. Success! A very nice chap just rang me to let me know they had done so, and sure enough (a

In message Subject: The Object and Real Effect of Reid Bashing (was Awe/cost challenge) Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 14:14:28 -0400 Reid Goldsborough whined on as follows: ********** For the convenience and information of...

Never mind your "should be abolish the cent" debate. Never mind your "should we kill off the rag dollar" debate. Never mind your "who should be on the dollar/50c/25c/1c coin" debates. Here in Australia, we ex-convicts don't mess around with endless rounds of consultation and debate. Like Nike -...

This one, sadly, based in my own home country (although the seller seems to have more "homes" than I've had hot dinners. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3920146367 Only one bidder silly enough to bite (so far). Its probably *just* accurate enough to not get pulled (if eBay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3921290466 Hehehe from the spiel: "THE PICTURE DOES NOT DO THE COIN JUSTICE." No kiddin'!

...where the page is just a marker to other auctions? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3902872684 Not that it matters, but is this a kosher use of an auction? What'd happen if you bid on and won it? (mischievous grin)

A little while ago I bought a lovely modern repro of a brass skeleton clock. Shipping rates being what they are, (USA to the Antipodes) I opted to leave the brass weight behind in the US - as including it would've quintupled the postage. Here is the weight I made:...

"~AZ Rider~" wrote in message ... I don't know if this is a topic that has come up here before. It probably is. Probably_everything_has come up here before. but.. Do you have plans for where your...

"Paul" wrote in message news:IgV2b.5233 "Die dulci freure." ....and you have a nice dya too! ;-)

I'm guessing the US trade dollars (1873-1885) are (were?) pretty ripe targets for forgery, considering where they circulated. Is anyone aware of any reasonably comprehensive online guides to common fakes and forgeries? I've tried Googling with uncharacteristically poor results. TIA

Hey! Isn't this neat! I just discovered that Google concatenates posts with the same subject line, even if they are new threads (Yeah yeah, I hear you saying "well duhhh"). As a consequence, the recent "new" thread on PVC damage is registering as 37 posts long, started by Bill K. on 15 Sept....

Coins are about government as much as they are money. And many find the study of government more appealing then the finance and the economics. But the further back you go, the more interesting it gets. And go all the way back to the first types of government, and you reach, among other things,...

Its closing soon (2hrs) so I've left this too late. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2197139915 This item is clearly a modern restrike. It (and its identical brothers) are sold as such on eBay UK frequently. They struggle to realise 20 quid. This chap is flogging it as genuine...

What follows is a distillation of many grains and malts, including my own. Additions, corrections welcomed. ------------------------------ Periodic Posting of some Aussiecentric (and not) web pages of possible interest. ------------------------------

from: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2212382326 "...AUSTRALIA 1934 SHILLING A/UNC 8 PEARLS VERY SCARES IN THIS CONDITION. " Hell - I'm shaking!

"Mame" wrote in message ... I have an Oz question too....Will we ever get rid of John Howard?? :-) Mame I'm just busting for the time that our deputy PM/PM are Abbott and Costello. Not because I like their politics(!), but for the...