Why is he silent about Russian sanctions? What is he afraid of? He is behaving like somebody who is under Putin's thumb. Time will tell.
Posts by cofty
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Dirt Fishing - Latest Coin Finds
by cofty init's that time of year again when i can get back on the fields with the metal detector looking for ancient stuff.
the first field to be harvested was full of peas - ideal as it leaves no stubble and it's a two minute walk from my house.
it has given up two coins in two visits this week.. the first one is a cut-half silver penny from the reign of henry ii.
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cofty
Here is tonight's find. It was in the same field as the other two in the OP.
It is a silver penny of James I dating from around 1620. James was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley. The room in Edinburgh Castle where he was born is visited by thousands of tourists every year. He succeeded to the Scottish throne as James VI of Scotland in 1567 aged 13 months. His mother - a Roman Catholic - was forced to abdicate and flee into England where she hoped to find refuge with her cousin Queen Elizabeth I. Instead she spent 20 years in custody before being beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle. James, who had been raised to believe the propoganda about his absent mother did nothing to assist her.
When Elizabeth died childless in 1603 James, the great-grandson of Margaret Tudor, inherited the English throne resulting in the Union of Crowns. He was crowned James I of England.
The coin has an English Rose on one side and a Scottish thistle on the other.
The inscriptions read ...
I D G ROSA SINE SPINA = 'James by the Grace of God a rose without a thorn'
TUETUR UNITA DEUS = 'May God guard these United Kingdoms'
I haven't posted a pic of the other side as it is in very poor condition.
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My father has cancer??
by blisterfeet ini am semi estranged from my jw family.
i am interested in a relationship but it never works.. they aren’t interested at all so we just leave it like that.. i received a text from my half-sister yesterday saying “your dad has cancer, it’s bad, i don’t know anything” i figured there was more to the story and if my dad needed me to know anything he would tell me.
or not.. i spoke with my mom this morning.
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cofty
I'm sorry to hear your worrying news. My advice would be to get in touch and express your concern. If it is rejected you have still done the right thing.
Also don't panic. Unless it has spread already there is a very good chance it can be fixed. I went through it the same thing 5 years ago and it later spread to my lung. I'm still standing and symptom-free.
Edited to add - Don't worry about how you are 'supposed' to feel. You feelings have a life of their own. It's what you do that counts.
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Dirt Fishing - Latest Coin Finds
by cofty init's that time of year again when i can get back on the fields with the metal detector looking for ancient stuff.
the first field to be harvested was full of peas - ideal as it leaves no stubble and it's a two minute walk from my house.
it has given up two coins in two visits this week.. the first one is a cut-half silver penny from the reign of henry ii.
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cofty
smiddy3 - I think a couple of the ancient coins I have found might have some value. Condition is everything. As you can see from the pics these two coins only have historical value. I have a threepence of Charles I that is in outstanding condition that I think may be worth a couple of hundred pounds.
Legally finds belong to the landowner but the finder has a 50% claim if anything gets sold. Everything I find is on this estate so we are not planning to sell anything unless I find treasure.
Here is a pic of the coin that might have some value. It was minted in York (EBOR) during the English Civil War by a famous French moneyer called Briot.
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Dirt Fishing - Latest Coin Finds
by cofty init's that time of year again when i can get back on the fields with the metal detector looking for ancient stuff.
the first field to be harvested was full of peas - ideal as it leaves no stubble and it's a two minute walk from my house.
it has given up two coins in two visits this week.. the first one is a cut-half silver penny from the reign of henry ii.
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cofty
It's a big thrill to pick something out of the dirt that was lost by somebody 800 years ago. Somebody who lived and worked right here yards from where I live now. It motivates me to read history to get to know their lives.
I am writing a history of the estate where I live. The names of the families who lived here can still be discovered right back to the Norman Conquest.
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Dirt Fishing - Latest Coin Finds
by cofty init's that time of year again when i can get back on the fields with the metal detector looking for ancient stuff.
the first field to be harvested was full of peas - ideal as it leaves no stubble and it's a two minute walk from my house.
it has given up two coins in two visits this week.. the first one is a cut-half silver penny from the reign of henry ii.
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cofty
sparrowdown - In the UK you can detect on most beaches (not all) with a free permit that you can apply for online from the Crown estates. I have one somewhere but I have never done any beach detecting.
The Detectorists was a well written series. It conveyed the many hours of finding nothing and the hope of the big discovery. Good gentle British humour.
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Sex before marriage
by Jules Saturn infor ex jws, pimos, pomos, faders, born again christians, agnostics, atheists, etc.
what is your opinion regarding sex before marriage, has your view been influenced since you left?
in western society, you’ll probably find yourself ridiculed to be an 18 year old virgin so i am curious to hear opinions from here.
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cofty
Vander - Biblical moral standards are based on the premise that women are possessions of fathers and husbands.
That is not a morality to be admired or emulated. Sex before marriage is eminently sensible.
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1 Timothy 2:11-15...Woman and silence in the congreagation
by RULES & REGULATIONS in1 timothy 2:11-15let a woman learn in silence with full submissiveness.
i do not permit a woman to teach, or to exercise authority over a man, but to be in silence.
for adam was formed first, then eve.
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cofty
Paul is contradictory on the subject
Part of that might be because not all the letters ascribed to Paul were written by him.
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Dirt Fishing - Latest Coin Finds
by cofty init's that time of year again when i can get back on the fields with the metal detector looking for ancient stuff.
the first field to be harvested was full of peas - ideal as it leaves no stubble and it's a two minute walk from my house.
it has given up two coins in two visits this week.. the first one is a cut-half silver penny from the reign of henry ii.
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cofty
The rules are a bit different in Scotland. Everything has to be sent in to the Museum. I'm in England where old silver coins can be kept by the finder unless you find two or more in the same spot.
All silver or gold objects more than 300 years old must also be surrendered under the Treasure Act.
Before you buy a detector make sure you have permissions to work on. Remember it is 'going equipped to steal' if you go on land with a detector without the owner's permission. It's not always easy to get landowner's consent. I'm lucky to live in a rural estate that has been inhabited since Adam where I can detect about 1400 acres.
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Dirt Fishing - Latest Coin Finds
by cofty init's that time of year again when i can get back on the fields with the metal detector looking for ancient stuff.
the first field to be harvested was full of peas - ideal as it leaves no stubble and it's a two minute walk from my house.
it has given up two coins in two visits this week.. the first one is a cut-half silver penny from the reign of henry ii.
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cofty
It's that time of year again when I can get back on the fields with the metal detector looking for ancient stuff. The first field to be harvested was full of peas - ideal as it leaves no stubble and it's a two minute walk from my house.
It has given up two coins in two visits this week.
The first one is a cut-half silver penny from the reign of Henry II. The style of the coin dates it to before 1180 which means somebody dropped this over 800 years ago. Henry was responsible for the death of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury - 'Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?' He reportedly wore a hair shirt for the rest of his life in penitence.
Very few people used money at this time, most trade was done by barter. In order to spend half a penny you literally cut the coin in half. The picture is a composite showing both sides.
The second is a groat (great penny worth fourpence) of Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Their divorce led to the establishment of the Church of England. Mary tried to reverse the break with Rome and became known as Bloody Mary for her persecution of Protestants. This coin dates to 1554/5 the same year that she burned hundreds of Protestants at the stake. In common with most coins of her reign her portrait has been rubbed out by disaffected subjects.
Good start to the season!