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Question by JonathanN: What is the value of this coin?
I have a 1936 large "One Penny" coin with King George V. Its in circulated condition. Its not perfect, it shows sign of the 73 years its been in use. I live in the US and I guess its from England? Please help. Here is what the front looks like, but I can't find a picture of the back:http://www.britishsovereigncoins.co.uk/coins/george-v-gold-sovereign.jpg

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Answer by My Opinion
1 cent

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Question by sugarykissesx: Is this coin/sovereign worth anything?
Details-

The box: on the front of the box it says "crown of crowns", inside the box in gold writting it says -
"coin struck by the royal mint, 22ct gold plated by craftsmen of england"
then there is a small leaflet thing with a picture of the coin on it saying, "coin pendants of quality from coin products of london" inside it shows the prices of different sovereigns and krugerrand.

The actual coin -
the coin is gold coloured with a bird and a crown on it on one side, with a swirly leaf thing, and on the otherside a picture of someone riding a horse, with "Elizabeth 2 dg.regfd, 1977 " enscripted on it, also the coing has a chain that you can have attached to it.

By the way im 16 sorry if the discription is a bit wierd... lol, anyway what is the coin for and can anyone value it?

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Answer by Eric H
It will be a commemorative coin issued for the silver anniversay (25th) of Queen Elizabeth ascending to the throne.

You might search ebay or google for a value - try "Queen Elizabeth II commemorative coins silver anniversary" and see if you get any hits.

It'll be worth something, especially if it's solid gold, but it may just be gold plate.

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Originally posted 2010-09-20 22:29:26. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Question by LovinEcon: All you smart folks... try this!!?
A king demands a tax of 1,000 gold sovereigns from each of 10 regions of his nation. The tax collectors for each region bring him the requested bag of gold coins at year end. An informant tells the king that one tax collector is cheating and giving coins that are consistently 10% lighter than they should be, but he does not know which collector is cheating. The king knows that each coin should weigh exactly one ounce. How can the king identify the cheat by using a weighing device exactly once?

(I will post the answer in 3 hours!!)

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Answer by Steg
The king wraps the weighing device around the neck of the nearest tax collector and says, "Tell me who is cheating me!"

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Originally posted 2011-11-20 10:24:28. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Question by Heidi 4: How's this for Obama speaking to school children?
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization received it's official blessing in 1947.

In regards to young school children, UNESCO'S Director General appointed Julian Huxley, an atheistic philosopher & member of the British Fabian Society stated "....those qualities of citizenship which provide the foundation upon which international government must be based if it is to succeed said in Volume V. In the classroom with children 13 years of age the following:
(read carefully - it is quoted verbatim:

Before the child enters school his mind has already been profoundly marked and often injuriously by influencess ...first gained, however dimly, in the home. On page 9 the teacher is told:

The kindergarten or infant school has a significant part to pay in the child's education. Not only can it correct many of the errors of home training but it can also prepare the child for membership, at about age seven, in a group of his own age and habits - the first of many such social identifications that must be achieved on his way to membership in the world society.

It is frequently the family that infects the child with extreme nationalism. The school should therefore use the means described earlier to combat family attitudes".

Obama is simply a pawn in following the agenda toward the one-world government by destroying family values in a most subtle way".

The U.S. as a soverign Country is gravely at stake. We must wake up and wise up!

Source: NONE DARE CALL IT TREASON by John Stormer

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Answer by Jay
That's kinda like Glenn Beck reading tea leaves.

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Originally posted 2010-11-13 14:50:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Question by Emirates-Genius~: America are you ready for this change?
To the citizens of the United States of America:

In light of your failure to nominate competent candidates for President

of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the

revocation of your independence, effective immediately.

Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties

over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except Kansas , which

she does not fancy).

Your new prime minister, Gordon Brown, will appoint a governor for

America without the need for further elections.

Congress and the Senate will be disbanded.

A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of

you noticed.

To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following

rules are introduced with immediate effect:

You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary.

1. Then look up aluminium, and check the pronunciation guide. You will

be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it.

2. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'favour' and

'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without

skipping half the letters, and the suffix -ize will be replaced by the

suffix -ise.

Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable

levels. (look up 'vocabulary').

3. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises

such as 'like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of

communication.

There is no such thing as US English. We will let Microsoft know on

your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take

account of the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination of -ize. You

will relearn your original national anthem, God Save The Queen.

4. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.

5. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns,

lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and

therapists shows that you're not adult enough to be independent.

Guns should only be handled by adults. If you're not adult enough to

sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist then

you're not grown up enough to handle a gun.

6. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything

more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. A permit will be required if you

wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.

7. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and this is for

your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we

mean.

8. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will

start driving on the left with immediate effect. At the same time, you

will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of

conversion tables.

Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British

sense of humour.

9. The Former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been

calling gasoline)-roughly /US gallon. Get used to it.

10. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French

fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato

chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in

animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar.

11. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually

beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to

as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be

referred to as Lager.

Australian beer is also acceptable as they are pound for pound the

greatest sporting Nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer.

They are also part of British Commonwealth - see what it did for them.

12. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as

good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to

play English characters.

Watching Andie McDowell attempt English dialogue in Four Weddings and a

Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a

cheese grater.

13. You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of

proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in

time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American

football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds

or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies). Don't try

Rugby - the Australians and Kiwis will thrash you, like they regularly

thrash us.

14. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to

host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played

outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware that there is a

world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn

cricket, a

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Answer by Evil Angel
wow...

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Originally posted 2010-12-23 21:05:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Question by sportzdudelmh: What type of coin is this? Pics Included?
I've looked all over the internet. The front sides says Victoria Dei Gratia and shows a picture of her with a crown on. I cannot find any coins with her and a crown that says victoria dei gratia, I can usually find one or the other on a coin. And on the backside it shows a man on horseback slaying a dragon with the year 1897. I believe its a British sovereign or jubilee. The coin is in such great condition I think it may be fake. Can someone tell me the name and pricing , and give me a link.

Here's some pics:

http://img10.imageshack.us/i/vdgfront.jpg/

http://img198.imageshack.us/i/vdgback.jpg/

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Answer by Stir
i think it might be british maybe a past queen

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Originally posted 2010-12-25 18:35:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Question by BallbaggDeSakker: Does anyone have a better joke than this!?
To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
>
> In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately.
>
> (You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary.)
>
> Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except Kansas, which she does not fancy).
>
> Your new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections.
>
> Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.
>
> To aid in the transition to a British Crown dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:
>
>
>
>
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>
> 1. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour,' 'favour,' 'labour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix '-ize' will be replaced by the suffix '-ise.' Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up 'vocabulary').
>
> ------------------------
>
> 2. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as ''like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as U.S. English. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter 'u'' and the elimination o f '-ize.'
>
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> 3. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.
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> 4. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist,then you're not ready to shoot grouse.
>
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>
> 5. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.
>
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>
> 6. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.
>
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> 7. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly /US gallon. Get used to it.
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> 8. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar.
>
> -------------------
>
> 9. The cold, tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. South African beer is also acceptable, as they are pound for pound the greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of the British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.
>
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> 10. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie Macdowell attempt English dialogue in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater.
>
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>
> 11. You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies).
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> 12. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since
12. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the South Africans first to take the sting out of their deliveries.
> 13. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad. 14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776).
> 15. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 p.m. with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season.
>God Save the Queen!

> PS: Only share this with friends who have a good sense of humour (NOT humor)!

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Answer by Pamela F
blond goes to doctor and says she hurts all over,doctor says can you show me where about it hurts.The blond then touches her knee and screams in pain,and where else says the doctor so she touches her head and lets out another scream,oh said the doctor anywhere else to witch she says yes I told you everywhere,doctor says show me one more place then and she touches her thigh and screams again.Got it says the doctor........you've got a broken finger

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Question by Daniel: I have a half sovereign coin and the shield is the wrong way round to the head.Does this mean its worth more?
I have a half sovereign coin and the shield is the wrong way round to the head.Does this mean its worth more? I was told something about medal and coin alignments?

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Answer by liberty911
Just so you know British coins and US coins are aligned differently. All circulating British (and Canadian, for that matter) coins are aligned so you can hold a coin by the top and bottom, turn it around and the other side is the correct way up. All circulating US coins are aligned so you can hold a coin by the top and bottom, turn it around and the other side is upside down. During ancient times coins often had random die rotation depending on how the dies were placed before striking. I can find very little information on British error coin values, so I would recommend you take it to a local coin expert for an evaluation. I hope that helps.

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Question by Englishman in Kentucky: Has anyone seen this doing the rounds?
As most of you know I am neutral regarding America and the UK but this has come to my attention and it's quite amusing....What are your views?

To the citizens of the United States of America, in the light of your failure to elect a competent President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today.

Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new prime minister (The Right Honourable Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:

1. You should look up revocation in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up aluminium. Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'favour' and 'neighbour', skipping the letter 'U' is nothing more than laziness on your part. Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters. You will end your love affair with the letter 'Z' (pronounced 'zed' not 'zee') and the suffix ize will be replaced by the suffix ise. You will learn that the suffix 'burgh' is pronounced 'burra' e.g. Edinburgh. You are welcome to respell Pittsburgh as 'Pittsberg' if you can't cope with correct pronunciation.

Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look up vocabulary. Using the same twenty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. Look up interspersed. There will be no more 'bleeps' in the Jerry Springer show. If you're not old enough to cope with bad language then you shouldn't have chat shows. When you learn to develop your vocabulary then you won't have to use bad language as often.

2. There is no such thing as "US English". We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination of -ize.

3. You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It really isn't that hard. English accents are not limited to cockney,upper-class twit or Mancunian (Daphne in Frasier). You will also have to learn how to understand regional accents - Scottish dramas such as Taggart will no longer be broadcast with subtitles. While we're talking about regions, you must learn that there is no such place as Devonshire in England. The name of the county is Devon. If you persist in calling it Devonshire, all American States will become shires e.g. Texasshire, Floridashire, Louisianashire.

4. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the good guys. Hollywood will be required to cast English actors to play English characters. British sit-coms such as Men Behaving Badly or Red Dwarf will not be re-cast and watered down for a wishy-washy American audience who can't cope with the humour of occasional political incorrectness.

5. You should relearn your original national anthem, God Save The Queen but only after fully carrying out task 1. We would not want you to get confused and give up half way through.

6. You should stop playing American football. There is only one kind of football. What you refer to as American football is not a very good game. The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed that no one else plays American football. You will no longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls. It is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which is similar to American "football", but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like nancies). We are hoping to get together at least a US Rugby sevens side by 2005. You should stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the 'World Series' for a game which is not played outside of America.* Since only 2.15% of you are aware that there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. Instead of baseball, you will be allowed to play a girls' game called rounders, which is baseball without the fancy team strip, oversized gloves, collector cards or hotdogs.

*QUICK NOTE: Baseball is, in fact, a popular sport in Japan and its surrounding countries. However, as their teams are never invited to partake in the 'World Series', your point still stands.*

7. You will no longe
Just me - It's called freedom of expression
Part 2 coming soon at a local forum near you.
The only logical solution, thanks for seeing the humour in it, part 2 has posted.

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Answer by Your Assistant
longe.........

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Question by samantha a: i have a george v sovereign coin from 1912 it is 19mm i was just wondering if this is a full sovereign?

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Answer by Fulke Hunke.
George v was a full sovereign,but not a full shilling..

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