it maybe a long shot but i need some info please

[Guest andy1]

I have an coronation 1902 edward v11 coin badge thing, I have looked on google for some info because my local antique can't find it anywere. I can find some alike but they one I have queen alexandra is with him, there are some around but the one I have he is not crowned. all i can find that is alike he is crowned, it is attach to a bit of paper stuff that says registered design. can anyone help please?

[Guest andy1]

I have an coronation 1902 edward v11 coin badge thing, I have looked on google for some info because my local antique can't find it anywere. I can find some alike but they one I have queen alexandra is with him, there are some around but the one I have he is not crowned. all i can find that is alike he is crowned, it is attach to a bit of paper stuff that says registered design. can anyone help please?

here is a picture

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Not an expert, but medallions were a big deal back in those days and companies, towns and even individuals often issued them. Yours is similar to the Blackpool issue to celebrate the coronation, but the king and queen are facing the other way.

http://www.medallions.co.uk/1902coronationmedallionblackpool.html

What does it say on the other side/rim ?

[Guest andy1]

yes i have noticed its the other way round, my local antique thinks it may have been a missed print thing of some sort, but i have no idea, here is a back image

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Contact these people - they have heads the size of crisp boxes and they know everything.

http://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/departments/coins_and_medals.aspx

http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/contact.aspx

If you address it FAO Coins and medals and explain what you have found out so far, enclose two good, clear pictures, I've found them to be extremely helpful every time.

[Guest andy1]

Contact these people - they have heads the size of crisp boxes and they know everything.

http://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/departments/coins_and_medals.aspx

http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/contact.aspx

If you address it FAO Coins and medals and explain what you have found out so far, enclose two good, clear pictures, I've found them to be extremely helpful every time.

thanks mate

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Remember to come back and let us know how you got on.

[Guest andy1]

Remember to come back and let us know how you got on.

haha ye will do

[Guest andy1]

just a little update, no answer yet but i guess there going to be busy

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They are probably not there at the weekends.

I'd give them a week or two.

[andy36 0]

hi its andy here, i lost my login info and couldn't retrieve it,

just had a reply from them, and this is what they say

Dear

Thank you for your enquiry.

The object in question appears from the images supplied to be a commercially produced British medal commemorating the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in June 1902. The registered design number on the medal is consistent with this date. The medal seems to be that recorded in Laurence Brown's British historical medals 1760-1960, vol. 3, no. 3849, but no manufacturer is given. Many such medals were manufactured for sale to the public.

Yours sincerely

Philip Attwood

Keeper of Coins and Medals

The British Museum

London WC1B 3DG

UK

[Peter 615]

What a job Mr Attwood has.

Good info though.

I have picked up a few early 20C medals....nice area to collect.

Edited January 20, 2011 by Peter

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The registered design number on the medal is consistent with this date. The medal seems to be that recorded in Laurence Brown's British historical medals 1760-1960, vol. 3, no. 3849, but no manufacturer is given.

Registered design number ?

Laurence Brown no 3849 ?

no manufacturer ?

So - what you gonna do ?

Give up and go down the pub or get involved ......

[Chris Perkins 228]

Andy, sorry. It was me that zapped your account!

I was trying to get rid of a flurry of spammers and I seem to have wiped out a real person by mistake.

But you got back in, so that's good.

[andy36 0]

The registered design number on the medal is consistent with this date. The medal seems to be that recorded in Laurence Brown's British historical medals 1760-1960, vol. 3, no. 3849, but no manufacturer is given.

Registered design number ?

Laurence Brown no 3849 ?

no manufacturer ?

So - what you gonna do ?

Give up and go down the pub or get involved ......

to be honest it doesn't interest me at all, it was my fathers, i really have no idea what to do with it, i could keep it has memorabilia but then i do have alot,

[andy36 0]

Andy, sorry. It was me that zapped your account!

I was trying to get rid of a flurry of spammers and I seem to have wiped out a real person by mistake.

But you got back in, so that's good.

no worries