Hi everyone, I'm new to the Forums and I wasn't 100 percent sure where to post this, but i need some help identifying a coin. It was passed down to me by my grandmother, and no matter where i look i cant find a thing about it.
What you have there is not exactly a coin. Rather it is a token or medallion of some kind depicting both the young head and the young head of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. Based on the look of it I can only assume it is made of brass most likely and of little to no value monetarily. Its value is to you is sentimental, because of who owned it.
That helped! Thank you very much. Once you said it was queen Victoria I went out and did some more rooting around and i found this. http://www.rarecoincollector.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=37&products_id=2212 Unfortunately I'm still unsure of a value. If anyone out there knows how much one of these goes for I would be greatly appreciative.
if that is indeed the correct coin (the one you linked) its probably worth about $500-$600 (melt value). I don't think there would be much numismatic value if any, on that worn a coin.
The medal was struck in gold, silver and bronze One strike was designed by J.E.BOEHM & LORD LEIGHTON, the gold one measured 58mm, the silver & bronze measured 78mm. Another strike was designed by T.BROCK, they had all three metals measuring 56mm and they also did two 25mm medals in gold & silver but no bronze. They were usually issued in velvet lined boxes without any chain attachments.
It's a cool piece with family history. The street value is going to be based on what it's made of. The images show pitting and color that make me think it's made of brass. I would take it to a jewelry store you trust. They can tell you if it's actually gold. Thanks for showing it to the forum.
Thanks for the help everyone. I know that the coin is gold, and the chain was attached by a jeweler i believe when she went to have it checked out, the one thing that i did know about the coin was that it was gold, but this information is great to know, thanks everyone.
