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19 February 2006 SRW

A very fine thing...
19 February 2006 (156)

Fovant, Salisbury, UK

The 2005 version of the UK fifty pence (50p) piece:
minted to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the publication
of Samuel Johnson's 'Dictionary of the English Language'.

For more information on this wonderful, seven-sided coin,
see this Wikipedia entry.

Nikon Coolpix 8700
1/3s f/3.9 at 41.1mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time19-Feb-2006 19:00:57
MakeNikon
ModelE8700
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length41.1 mm
Exposure Time1/3 sec
Aperturef/3.9
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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comment
SimonCr 01-Mar-2006 16:39
All I can say is...Sausage!?! Nice Mr W.
James Ross25-Feb-2006 14:00
Great detail!
northstar3720-Feb-2006 20:03
collector's item!
Guest 20-Feb-2006 15:24
Beautiful details ... Excellent focus!
Guest 20-Feb-2006 14:41
Interesting script on this piece Stephen.The metallic gleam is quite attractive :)