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The medal is a much darker brown that the seller's images. At 264 grams and 9mm thick, it must have required a great deal of pressure and/or...
This medal was engraved by A. Wyon for Victoria's 50th anniversary as queen in 1887. BHM 3291, 38mm. [IMG]
Private token of Sir Henry Englefield, Berkshire, c1820. According to R.C.Bell, this thick farthing size token (20mm) was struck from a pellet...
BHM #1709, Enlargement of Birmingham Grammar School, 1836. [IMG]
The teenage king, Edward VI. Copper medal, 1852, 58mm by P. Hollins. The obverse of this prize medal is from BHM #2502, Tercentenary of the...
Re:Conder tokens from County Durham Other than DH 4,5,6 and 7, tokens from Durham are pretty hard to come by. Middlesex 123 is a scarce penny...
Visit to Worsley Hall, 1851, 52mm by Allen and Moore. [IMG]
I found the inscription under the hospital interesting. [IMG]
Out of curiosity I dug out images of several examples of this medal to see if they exhibited die cracks (I couldn't see any but cracks can start...
The large papal medals have always impressed me with their depth and detail. Giuseppe Bianchi produced an engraving of the Basilica at San...
Pius IX medal - How big is it? 82mm, 270gms
After being outbid at auction (twice!) for one of these large Pius IX medals, I finally bit the bullet and bought this example from a UK dealer....
The depiction of an antiquary chest on John Henry's private token was not unprecedented. Notice the similarity to this Benjamin Nightingale token...
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1891 700th anniversary of Bern. [IMG]
Coronation by Halliday-BHM 1823 [IMG] [IMG]
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