No great dramas at James and Sons today, but I did get to send out an email about 17th century tokens (see attached media at end), and did a large amount of imaging, mainly with the camera this time as I was handling large lots which were not suitable for being scanned. Irritatingly some of them had lot numbers attached in such a way that I could not keep them out of shot, which given the rudimentary nature of the imaging software available at James and Sons means using paint to place a white rectangle over the offending item, which lengthens the editing process.
Something I intended to mention in yesterday’s post but did not have time for due to computer problems was the latest on Scottish independence. George Osborne’s attempt at intimidation by saying that an independent Scotland could not retain the pound appears to have been a spectacular own goal even by his standards. Certainly, if I was a Scot and had not already decided to vote yes, this little display would have provided all the convincing I required.
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17th CENTURY TOKENS AT UPCOMING AUCTION
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