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Title: 58 Years Old Post by: Val Beechey on July 04, 2012, 07:00:46 PM Can you believe this Half Crown. I found it on the beach today and I can't believe the condition. 58 years old and still looks almost new.
One thing is for sure, none of todays coins will look like this in 2070. (Unless they've been kept in a cupboard. ;D) Val Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: avalon on July 04, 2012, 07:17:12 PM I once lay on a beach for a day, and came off all red and crinkly, so 58 years beats me. ;D
Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: Jassy on July 04, 2012, 07:48:39 PM Lovely find Val,I love coins,, so so much!!!!
Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: dragonsbreath(Paul) on July 04, 2012, 08:54:01 PM great condition Val well found....PaulB. 8)
Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: gijan on July 04, 2012, 09:14:24 PM cracking find val....very nice.... ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: DEADLOCK on July 05, 2012, 05:39:25 AM Lovely find love the half crowns
Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: peanut on July 05, 2012, 12:05:22 PM nice find Val well done.
Is very peculiar to look at those coins and see them as old . I used to spend those all the time. Lovely coin really weighty and a good size, you really felt you had some real money as a kid when you had a few of them in your money box. When I left school aged 16 Iwas a Mod and had an LI150 lambretta scooter ,Half a Crown used to buy me a gallon of petrol with enough left over for for some 2xstroke oil ;D Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: Val Beechey on July 05, 2012, 08:43:03 PM Ah, those were the days, Peanut. I thought to myself 'if I'd had Half a Crown in 1954, I'd have thought it was Xmas'
I remember having Half a Crowns worth of petrol in my Mini. Strange to think it's decimal equivelent is 12 1/2 pence. It just doesn't seem to equate. I was just amazed that it still looked so good after kicking aroung the beach for so long. Thanks, everyone else, for your kind comments. Not the greatest find in the world but very nice all the same. Val Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: peanut on July 05, 2012, 11:27:31 PM could have filled your tank for £2 quid Val and they say that things wern't better in the old days lol. ;)
Mind you on my first job in the summer hols I only earn't £5.00 a week ;D I'm definitely getting withdrawal symptoms, might have to detect the garden again if things don't improve soon :'( Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: JBM on July 06, 2012, 07:06:46 AM Interesting to see the comments on Half-crowns.
My first job was paid 6 of those for a 48 hours 5.5day. How times have changed.. ;) :D Jerry. Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: Val Beechey on July 06, 2012, 11:05:06 AM I was just going to ask, When did you start work then JBM. ;D
For the uninitiated that was £1.10.0d or £1.50p. First wages kinda give away your age. Peanut is younger and I'm in the middle. My first wage was £3.11.4d. But, I didn't have a car till I was 18. That was my little blue Mini and it cost £20.00. Back in the days before M.O.T's. Good job because the floor had holes in it that you could see through and one of the front wings was smashed, including the head light. I drove it like that for ages. Great little car exept when it rained but it loved the snow. Val Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: dances with badgers on July 06, 2012, 06:59:18 PM nice val.i love finding them ;)
your mini would be worth a mint now if you had put it in storage. i used to collect old cortina's and escorts.should have stored them somewhere dry until now Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: Val Beechey on July 06, 2012, 07:09:15 PM If, the biggest word in the dictionary.
My eldest has the same idea about old bikes. He's just rebuilding the 3rd one a Kawasaki KH500. Would you believe he's got them in his front room. NO HE'S NOT MARRIED. And thank G. he doesn't live with me. Val Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: dances with badgers on July 08, 2012, 04:36:43 AM o used to have a susuki next to my bed and a scrambler in pieces getting re built in the front room,mother was not impressed lol,women huh lol.the oil stains on carpet did'nt help :)
kh is a classic now they were a bit wild Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: Val Beechey on July 19, 2012, 07:40:43 PM Here you are Mike. One of the finished bikes. Does it look good or what.
Val Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: handyman [Alan} on July 19, 2012, 09:16:49 PM lovely find Val, now go find the other half! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: WeCan-Octavian on July 20, 2012, 06:39:33 AM If anyone had an old Yammy FS1E (FIZZY 50) gathering dust, get it refurbed they are making a mint at the moment. That was my first bike on the road bless it, 60 kit on it downhill back wind would get to 50mph now and again lol, when i wasnt pushing it in the rain lol ;D
Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: peanut on July 20, 2012, 10:05:33 AM Here you are Mike. One of the finished bikes. Does it look good or what. Val gorgeous bike ! I am currently looking to buy another bike myself. i'm after a Yamaha XS650 from the late 70's Your Son is a bloke after my own heart Val.. I once built a 6x cylinder Datsun 240Z engine on the kitchen table ::) Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: Val Beechey on July 21, 2012, 08:27:43 AM Hi Peanut
Yes he did a good job there. The next one in the pipe line is the KH500. Must admit I don't miss the smell of oil and bike and car bits all over the house. Now I have fossils and bits of iron and brass. Still one of these days I might have bits of silver and gold. :o ::) ;D Val Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: DEADLOCK on July 21, 2012, 08:34:26 AM I love the big silver coins give such good signal
Title: Re: 58 Years Old Post by: dances with badgers on July 22, 2012, 07:49:09 AM your sons sure knows his stuff val that bike was a classic animal in its day,he has done an awsome re build on it wow,yes i am dribbling,dribble dribble lol :) very nice job
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