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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1999675, member: 5682&quot;]Geez. Fair enough. In strict numismatic terms, the word “unique” means &quot;one of a kind.&quot; In that case, it is an uncomparable adjective.&nbsp; Phrases like “quite unique,” or “very unique” would be illogical.</p><p><br /></p><p>But alas, I wrote the phrase “somewhat unique.” Well, what could that mean? Another accepted meaning in common speech for “unique” would be “interesting, curious, or unusual.” In this case, the word &quot;unique&quot; with the qualifying modifier “somewhat” would connote the latter and not the strict numismatic meaning of &quot;one of a kind.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>But I&#039;ll let the grammar police explain:</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li><i> The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage is quite plain in its disagreement with the critics: </i></li> </ul><p><i>Those who insist that unique cannot be modified by such adverbs as more, most, and very are clearly wrong: our evidence shows that it can be and frequently is modified by such adverbs.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I’m sure you knew that already, however.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do apologize for my sloppy speech.&nbsp; That said, the above halfpenny is certainly not expensive nor rare, and may not be “somewhat unique.” But it is interesting, nevertheless.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the 2010 Spink&#039;s “Coins of England and the United Kingdom” the 1695 BRITΛNNIΛ coin is only listed in fine condition. NGC has only one of this type graded (the one shown above in VF 20).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s another halfpenny of mine for comparison:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]358275[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]358276[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next week, in honor of Davey, I’ll post my favorite Jacobite medals. [ATTACH=full]358277[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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