constanius Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 This variety of the medal pictured below has the date of JUNE 4, instead of 7 & is missing the stop after JUNE. It is only listed In BHM Vol. 3., in the corrections & additions for Vol 1 & 2 & therefore no rarity is given, as Brown had never seen one, Brown explains he has been informed of the WM variant example, which was in a private collection, it was pierced & suspended from a red ribbon, the ribbon possibly not contemporary. So obviously this is an extremely rare find as the more common one, dated 7 is listed as R. for rare, this should probably be RRRR. The condition is a nice bonus. June the 4th was when the Lords passed the act, the 7th when it received the Royal assent & passed into law. Brown does not mention the missing foliage on the reverse.Obv. GREY RUSSEL & BROUGHAM THE FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE.Rev. THE GREAT/REFORM BILL/ THE BULWARK OF/ FREEDOM/ PASSED INTO A/ LAW JUNE.7/ 1832. Brass 25mm. Rare. BHM#1616 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagerap Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I've come across this and although it appears to be brass, it's the original gilded finish. Traces of the base metal can be seen on the reverse. Uploaded at Snapagogo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Very nice, looks stunning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Here is another, WM. 32mm. ,BHM. #1612 RRR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondwana Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Hi I'm so new to the site that I've no avatar and haven't looked about properly. I just wanted to add some photos to this thread of another that I've recently researched. This site is the only place that I found anything similar! It's brass, 25.7mm, 4.95g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondwana Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 ...couldn't get them both on the first post...here's the reverse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 It is listed in Battyʾs Catalogue of the Copper Coinage of Great Britain, Ireland ..., Volume 2 Yours is 4236e https://books.google.ca/books?id=m8MWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA433&lpg=PA433&dq=liberty+unity+prosperity+1832&source=bl&ots=eknfhExBMa&sig=fRISj4TMgSmWHe5ZQ7Xyo6PnCl0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=K1v7VO7BE43msATTl4DYCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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