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 Posted 05/07/2009  9:34 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add warjag to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...260402812399

He says he is seating right? Is it a 1926 or a 1921?
I have sent him a question on this. I have several of both of these but none seating right. Am I missing something? I am new to this.
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 Posted 05/07/2009  9:39 pm  Show Profile   Check GO's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add GO to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Well the 1926 pictured matches the subject line of the auction. He must have got a few mix ups with http://cgi.ebay.com/1921-GREAT-BRIT...RB_W0QQitemZ260402812070QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ca13794a6&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:13|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50
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 Posted 05/07/2009  9:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add warjag to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Is he taking about the head or back. The back is sitting looking left and sitting. I hope you are right I just counted the 1921 and I have 24.

Hey thanks for the reply.
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 Posted 05/08/2009  04:48 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
"Britannia seated right" is the description of the reverse - Britannia is seated, and facing towards the right side of the coin. She's "seated right" on all of your British coppers from the 1920's; it's somewhat of a redundant description, since there isn't really a "seated left" version of this coin. On British coins featuring her since 1821, Britannia has always faced right; before this time, she normally did face left.

On the obverse, The king isn't described as "sitting" - it's just his portrait, and heads don't "sit". Rather, this is described as "king bare-headed facing left".

And, personally, the more exclamation marks someone uses in their item descriptions, the less I'm inclined to bid. Reading an auction like that reminds me way too much of a superhero comic book.
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 Posted 05/08/2009  07:10 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add warjag to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Sap.
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