RMweb Gold Hroth Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 Just now, TheQ said: Did I mention it was cold this morning? South Waltham broad. Didn't want to say "like", too ruddy cold for me! 2 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, jamie92208 said: Is there any value in UK pre decimal coins. There's my mum's 1917(?) half sovereign which I found last year - £350 was the valuation. 9 3 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted January 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19 Before 1947 silver coins contained err silver and are worth more than their face value Pre 1992 copper coins were solid copper i they to are worth more than their face value 9 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 (edited) 9 minutes ago, TheQ said: Before 1947 silver coins contained err silver and are worth more than their face value Pre 1992 copper coins were solid copper i they to are worth more than their face value Its always worth running over your post-decimalisation "coppers" with a SeaSearcher, when you have jars of "saved" coins! Silver coins: 1920 - 1946 50% silver, pre-1920, 100% silver! 1920: to help pay for WW1 1946: to help pay for WW2 Edited January 19 by Hroth 8 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 14 minutes ago, TheQ said: Did I mention it was cold this morning? South Waltham broad. Isn't Waltham in London, didn't know they had Broads there.......................................................or maybe...................................... 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 8 minutes ago, TheQ said: Before 1947 silver coins contained err silver and are worth more than their face value Pre 1992 copper coins were solid copper i they to are worth more than their face value I have some pre decimal pennies that are magnetic, either forgeries or some were made of something other than copper. 3 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted January 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19 2 minutes ago, tigerburnie said: Isn't Waltham in London, didn't know they had Broads there.......................................................or maybe...................................... Xxxxxxxx! Spell chequers it's South Walsham 1 13 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2 minutes ago, TheQ said: Xxxxxxxx! Spell chequers it's South Walsham I know it well, first right after the Ant near St Bennetts Abbey ruins, hope to visit again with a fishing rod. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19 7 minutes ago, tigerburnie said: I have some pre decimal pennies that are magnetic, either forgeries or some were made of something other than copper. They must be forgeries, British coinage before decimalisation contained no ferrous metal. 5 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 (edited) 15 minutes ago, tigerburnie said: I have some pre decimal pennies that are magnetic, either forgeries or some were made of something other than copper. Definitely dodgy! What we know as pennies were originally copper, but were later minted using a more bronzelike alloy to reduce wear. I've a very worn and virtually worthless late 18th century "cartwheel" copper penny. According to wikipedia, bronze pennies were minted from 1860. Edited January 19 by Hroth update and spelin 8 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted January 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19 12 minutes ago, tigerburnie said: Isn't Waltham in London, didn't know they had Broads there.......................................................or maybe...................................... Neither Waltham Cross nor Waltham Abbey are in London although both lie only a short distance beyond in Hertfordshire. Walthamstow, on the other hand, is very firmly within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. That region takes its name from the eponymous Royal hunting forest of the 13th Century now long gone but whose extant remnants include Hainault Forest and Epping Forest. 10 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19 37 minutes ago, tigerburnie said: Isn't Waltham in London, didn't know they had Broads there.......................................................or maybe...................................... I think there are a different kind of broads in Waltham. Thanks for the info re the coins. Jamie 15 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post PhilJ W Posted January 19 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted January 19 Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. Had a few problems with the phone for the last few days, anyone calling just got a reply saying 'Number not available', apparently a glitch in the system. I phoned Virgin Media and they investigated it and now the calls are coming through, only problem is I might have missed an important call. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium The White Rabbit Posted January 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19 2 hours ago, jamie92208 said: .... Is there any value in UK pre decimal coins. ... As already indicated, the honest answer is, 'it depends'. I'll not repeat others' comments but would suggest a well-organised and presented collection may be worth more than the sum of its parts. These sites may be of use: https://www.allcoinvalues.com/united-kingdom/uk-coin-values---1801-to-1967.html https://www.warwickandwarwick.com/news/guides/how-much-are-my-coins-worth I had a collection (unorganised) from one of the estates I had to deal with in the last few years. IIRC, three coins were worth dealing with collectors/dealers and the rest (maybe c200?) got £15 - I sold a bundle to some bloke in the next village who wanted some cheap 'pirate treasure' for his children to accompany the moneybox I also sold him and most of the rest went to a WW2 re-enactment group as 'props'. 17 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Barry O Posted January 19 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted January 19 Doesn't a new set of lenses make life so much easier?? Bas 11 6 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post DaveF Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 19 (edited) I don't know anything about coins but I have a set of the coins issued when Queen Elizabeth 2 had her coronation which are still in their plastic packing I think farthing up to a half crown, looking on the web they seem to sell for around £15+. I've just remembered that when I went on the bus to school in the early 60s we always looked out for Victorian 1d coins in the change given us by bus conductors - not for their value but because we were fasinated by how old they were. This morning I drove down to the Quayside for a breath of air, it wasn't freezing but the wind was cold and raw so I was only out of the car long enough to photograph a loco at the alumina terminal. Then I came home and made some hot coffee to warm me up. I spent the rest of the morning and most of the afternoon sorting out photos and checking captions. A couple of friends rang for a chat and I also rearranged appointments with the dentist and podiatrist as they were both just after the revised surgery date which wouldn't have worked. The receptionists I spoke to were very helpful. It doesn't sound much for a day but I've actually got a lot of photos sorted out - and three back up hard drives tidied up with old things deleted - and I enjoyed doing it. Next is tea, a bit of TV and a book until bedtime. David Edited January 19 by DaveF 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ian Abel Posted January 19 Popular Post Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, TheQ said: Did I mention it was cold this morning? South Walsham broad. This is how you know it's "cold" on a body of water... Northern Minnesota lake, luxury ice fishing... POETS... Another week bites the dust, yay! Work posing some challenges as we attempt to provide what the auditors want THIS YEAR! Yesterday a relaxing and fairly quick choir rehearsal, given we know ALL the music for the lenten season, it's hardly surprising. Some of us have visited the same scores for 20+ years 🤪 Not much planned for the weekend, we were going to get together with neighbors for a happy hour but one of the teens has tested positive for the lurgy, it's apparently ramping up in the local schools. Brendan expected imminently to pick up Whitney, he's back from a wee training in Atlanta, conversion to the A330. Jemma currently in London, heading back tomorrow. -18c first thing, overcast but no forecast precipitation. High -14c later - whoopeee! Carry on. 21 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Yesterday's slush did refreeze overnight. I got a short walk in this morning (with traction devices on my boots). The last 200 yards or so of my street would be reckless to attempt in my vehicle. I could very likely get out (downhill) but it might be challenging getting home. Temperatures are just above freezing (~1°C), but not nearly enough to shift the thermal mass of the ice at least for now. Perhaps later today. In my 26 years here I've seen far worse storms with lots more snow and/or ice. Despite substantially less total precipitation, this one is one of the most persistent - usually temperatures bounce back above 5°C with rain. That hasn't happened yet. 12 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) 12 hours ago, monkeysarefun said: And they are the people who will find electric cars practical and a good solution. Its the rest of us who do 20,000km or more a year that dont' want to get shoe-horned into one until the issues are sorted. Doubtless there were many for whom the horse remained a superior alternative to the internal-combustion engine for many years after the turn of the 20th century. When was the last horse-dray retired in the UK, I wonder? Professionally my career has been about selling technical software. There are two highly regarded schools of thought: Clayton Christensen: The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail Geoffrey Moore: Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers Both of them use jargon to explain their models (which many here would call BS bingo) but their models (which are different) hold up exceptionally well. One of Christensen's insights is that disruptive technology, at the outset, it is usually inferior to the technology it replaces - which is what leads to the failure of companies that don't innovate. His modelling was based on computer memory. Anyone still using 8" floppy discs? But this aspect is equally true of EVs. Moore's research was based on, of all things, (if I remember correctly), commercial crop seeds. Ignoring all the 'prescriptive' "chasm" stuff, his model of the technology adoption lifecycle holds up very well pertaining to how people respond to technical innovations and all the rationalizing that goes on. I'd add a bit of junk-neuroscience, that all of our decisions are emotional decisions - our good old amygdala - fear: fight or flight etc. We reason (rationalize) our emotional decisions. Sometimes accurately, sometimes less so. (A great example is "Rule 1 - It's my trainset.") 😉 Edited January 19 by Ozexpatriate 11 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) No one is in sales long before they see some version of "The pesky salesperson" cartoon: Everyone in sales goes "ha ha" because it can be hard to meet with potential customers. My experience sees something else. The pesky salesperson gets their meeting with the king and thoroughly demonstrates the effectiveness of their disruptive technology. The King's response is along the lines of: Quote But this is much more expensive than spears. But how much do the bullets cost? How do I know how many bullets to purchase? Will there be any supply chain issues with the bullets when I need them? Swords are more reliable, they don't need bullets and they don't jam. What happens when someone sneaks up behind you? This is the reality of disruptive technology. Edited January 19 by Ozexpatriate 10 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ozexpatriate said: When was the last horse-dray retired in the UK, I wonder? Young's Brewery who used to be in Wandsworth retired their horses in 1997: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/brewer-s-dray-horses-fall-victim-to-road-rage-1256697.html However it seems that Wadworth's Brewery in Devizes are still using them: https://www.wadworth.co.uk/about/the-wadworth-shires Also the Hook Norton Brewery in Banbury: https://www.hooky.co.uk/hooky-shire-horses/https://samuelsmithsbrewery.co.uk/shire-horses/ And Samuel Smith's in Tadcaster: https://samuelsmithsbrewery.co.uk/shire-horses/ Edited January 19 by grandadbob 11 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 Evenin' each, Steady sort of day here and it stayed chilly with the temperature not getting above 4°C. A walk was undertaken and just over a mile completed with no ill effects. Domestic tasks done by The Boss with me just keeping out of the way. Next door neighbour Ali popped in for a cuppa and a chinwag with us. After lunch I listened to some music for a couple of hours and somehow also managed to doze off in the armchair for an hour. Tonight there is rugby to watch as usual and a plethora of matches available over the weekend. I predict that "somebody" in GDB Towers will not be overly excited about that. 8 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 ... What is it that people won’t take the sensible course for vaccinations? Is it because they know better? ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/01/19/covid-enquiry-scotland-on-whatsapp-measles-a-national-health-incident/ 8 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, Ozexpatriate said: When was the last horse-dray retired in the UK, I wonder? I remember coal being delivered to my grandparents house in Plymouth by horse and cart in 1955. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Brewery deliveries by horse are more advertising than practicality. Commercial use of horses and carts for just delivery? Don't know 8 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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