It refers to the old Roman empire practice of killing one in ten of a resisting populace. These fine coins were thusly knifed before their time. The tyrant subjected them to a premature and unjust demise. Their comely shapes were struck down by an evil and inexorable system of maths, leading precipitously to the present day brexit, the reclaiming of English heritage from Johnny Foreigner (I could go on like this for hours, say when).

When the coins are minted, I'll upload some pix.

Bury'd Treasure went very well - so well they've asked us to do it again this year.  But they're out of the (sports lottery) funding they had last year, so we're having to put it together for buttons.

I glazed over some time ago.

Well, you did ask.

 %-)

The game is live this Friday and Saturday, then next week from Tuesday-Saturday.  No booking or kids necessary.  Come & hunt down a (Throb designed) Yorkshire Penny of your own! https://www.facebook.com/CreativeStreetsBd/

Smiffy:

Beautiful!

While you're at it, can you please look for this. It is more valuable (sorry, Manthorp).

More valuable *at present*...

PM me your address & I'll stick you one in the post.

Ooh!  :-O~~~

PM sent.

Thanks!

Cops reckon it's been melted down.

I saw that story last week and thought it's the ideal theft. So much easier to get rid of gold even on the proper market, than say a stolen painting which definitely needs to be sold on the black market to a limited number of interested people.

Coin sent.

Whoa.  (dance)

Brilliant - the wedding is this Saturday, but I believe we have a rare free weekend after that, so will get it pencilled in (can't commit as yet, my brother in law is up from Brighton during the week, and we may be doing something with him, I'll suggest a treasure hunt though...!)

Brill! Hope you can make it - it only lasts about 30-40 mins.  If Bro dearest has kids, they should enjoy it too.

And I just got home and there it was perched on my midden. Holy smokes! Ain't no moss growing on the Royal Mail. The coin looks even better than your photo, because the type matter is nicely shadowed (or maybe oxidized?), and it doesn't look so heavy. Nice post card too wif your autograph, which will probably be even more valuable than the coin (who are those people in the postcard? One looks like Dick Cheney). Thank you so much!