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Offline Bimat

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'Latest' Lundy 'Coins'
« on: September 25, 2011, 09:33:18 AM »
What's this? :o :o

Images from Joel Anderson's website.





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Re: 'Latest' Lundy 'Coins'
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2011, 10:26:59 AM »
A silly fantasy. Anderson seems to love them. Long ago, it has been decided that Lundy is UK territory that can only use UK coins.

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Re: 'Latest' Lundy 'Coins'
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2011, 11:25:00 AM »
You are behind the times, Aditya. I already posted them here on 20th August.  :P

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,6848.msg75367.html#msg75367

It's part of my topic:

Pseudo Sets, Pseudo Countries?
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« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2011, 11:34:28 AM »
The issuer of the original Lundy coins was convicted for violating the Coinage Act of 1870,
the coins/tokens were declared illegal.

Why are these pieces not illegal? - Maybe since they are issued in Nowhereland, while Coles
Harman intended to use them for payments on "his" island.

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Re: 'Latest' Lundy 'Coins'
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2011, 02:10:47 PM »
Here's the reply I got from the official Lundy web site:

Dear Philip,
 
The "Lundy Coins" you mention are unauthorised & totally spurious - that's the first we've seen of them, but maybe others will enquire as well.
 
Regards,
 
Reg Tuffin
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« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2011, 10:10:52 PM »
Mr. Tuffin from the island of the Puffin? :)

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Re: 'Latest' Lundy 'Coins'
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2011, 10:28:15 PM »
If moderators thinks it is appropriate to change the subject as :

Unauthorised & spurious  coin of Lundy.


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Re: 'Latest' Lundy 'Coins'
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2011, 10:29:19 PM »
Quote from: Figleaf on September 25, 2011, 10:10:52 PM
Mr. Tuffin from the island of the Puffin? :)

 ;D  Here we have him, in a BBC article from last year ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/devon/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8679000/8679985.stm

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« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2011, 10:59:57 PM »
Quote from: chrisild on September 25, 2011, 10:29:19 PM
;D  Here we have him, in a BBC article from last year ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/devon/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8679000/8679985.stm

Christian

Never thought to look him up. Nice to see who was emailing me. He does look like a Reg.

Must visit Lundy some time. I love little islands. Herm (a dependency of Guernsey) was my favourite.
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