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1685, England. OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF JAMES II. By John Roettiers. Silver 35mm. Obv: Laureate bust of James II, right. Leg: IACOBVS . II . D. G. ANG . SCO . FR . ET . HIB. REX. (James II by the grace of God king of England, Scotland, France and Ireland) R below the bust, the R is actually a monogram of J. R. Rev: A hand holding a crown above a wreath on a cushion. Leg: A . MILITATI . AD . REGIAM.=From the military to the royal crown. Exergue: INAVGVRAT . 23. AP . 1685. Mintage of just 800. Reverse the initials GHF crudely scratched in the field. At least the engraved details are unaffected and the medal is still very attractive. When the initials were scratched is not known, but it could have been during the 'Glorious Revolution' (obviously James was hated by many at that time) or 'yesterday'. Owing to the extremely high value of these medals now, I suspect an early date for the defacement. This was the official medal distributed among the spectators at the coronation of James II on 23rd April, 1685. The dies are in the British Museum. Prior to his coronation, James had distinguished himself as a naval and military commander. The medal was executed by John Roettier, who was the eldest son of an Antwerp goldsmith. Roettier came to England soon after the Restoration and was appointed one of the engravers at the Mint and Chief Engraver on the death of Thomas Rawlins (1670). He held this position until 1697. Apart from the major pieces made by the Simons, Roettier's medals are the finest produced in England since the Restoration.

Beautiful......

YeOldCollector you are just too smart. When I brought the book a few years ago, the image leapt off the cover, it is still a good read though.

Colonial & Indian Exhibition London. 1886 by L.C.Wyon for Heaton, Ralph & Sons. Bronze 52mm.BHM3209 1873 Albert Edward Prince of Wales President. Rev: view of the Horticultural Society building's arcades, the Albert Hall and the Albert Memorial. London Annual International Exhibition of all Fine Arts Industries and Inventions. By G.T. Morgan after J. Gamble. Gilt-WM 70mm. BHM 2964 Awarded to Chas. L. Floris # 2508 Edward VII & Queen Alexandra Coronation Medal 9th Aug. 1902. Bronze 56mm by G.W. de Saulles. Edward VII Imitation Gold Sovereign. 1902 13mm Brass by Lauer Rogers # 730. S Looks like we have Bert pretty well covered between us. YeOldeCollector, glad you have enjoyed seeing them, I love your hammered too.

Details for your medal: BHM# 1998 C. Common. This is 1 of a set of 8 medallets, circa 1849 to commemorate the Royal Family they were was issued in a brass box with a view of Windsor Castle on the lid & the royal coat of arms on the base. It was also issued in silvered brass. Here is another of my P.O.W.'s Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. Born Nov. 9 1841. May He Be Great In The Sight of The Lord And Rule His People In Equity. WM. 48mm by J.Taylor. Birm. BHM#1994. RRR. Extremely Rare.

I guess I was very lucky it was the one of the seven medals that showed the P.O.W. if it had been one of the others...... at least the planchet is very distinctive and now I have seen one I feel I could spot another one from the series. Albert Edward Prince of Wales 1860 Æ 48 mm by J. S. WYON SC. & M.D.WYATT DES. Bust left VISITED CANADA AND INAUGURATED THE VICTORIA BRIDGE 1860 Reverse: around arms, WELCOME on banners 3 times BHM-2669. Aged 19. Issued for the visit of Albert Edward Prince of Wales to America, Oct. 1860, by Merriam of Boston. WM 30mm. So 1 trial strike down, 6 more to find to complete the set.

THE LAW SOCIETY OF UPPER CANADA. MAGNA CHARTA ANGLIÆ on banner around column, beaver atop the column, Hercules to the left, Justice to the right. Allan Wyon Rev. IN LEGIBUS. PRÆSTANTI. engraved: DEBATES FINALS 1946-1947 WON BY DONALD R. SNIPPER. Silver 35mm by Allan Wyon From Osgoode Hall Law Society York University 2006. In Memoriam Donald R. Snipper Grad Year 1948. REMEMBRANCE DAY SHABBAT SERVICE AT CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM WEST ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2002 Rabbi Howard Finkelstein introduced Veteran Donald R. Snipper Q.C., who had practiced law in our community for over 40 years. What followed was a very inspirational story of his life in the forces. With a wonderful sense of humor, he captured our attention as he told his personal story which began in 1915. In vivid detail we heard some War stories, in particular the way he began his five and a half years of service in the RCAF as a flight instructor, then as an overseas Spitfire pilot with the #400 Squadron. Seems kind of sad that a man who only died in 2006 aged 91, who had been a fighter pilot in the war, who was a Queen's Counsel, served in the law profession for 40 years, that this, his medal should be bought in 2009 at a coin show. I guess he had no one to leave it to, shame.

In 1850 L. C. Wyon engraved a set of 7 medals of the Royal Children BHM#'s 2384 to 2390, in silver very rare, in bronze rare. This is a trial strike in WM. of the obverse of THE PRINCE OF WALES (ALBERT EDWARD) BHM# 2384 before 1850 was added below the bust. BHM states that "Unifaced trial strikings of the obverses of these pieces exist in white metal" They make no reference as to rarity of these trial strikes but I suspect they must be extremely rare. It is conceivable that Queen Victoria herself was shown these trial strikes for her approval before the medals were struck. If so, she might have even held this actual trial strike in her own hands (gloved or not).

A cigar for that man, spot on. Will post details later, as duty calls.

Nice tries, but you can cross off both Alfonso XIII & Henri d'Artois, Comte de Chambord Thanks for participating.

BHM# 2459 WM. 38mm by W. J. Taylor 1851 struck in the building of the exhibition. Struck from different dies, with many differences.

Crystal Palace Sydenham 1854 by Pinches of London.WM.41mm BHM# 2549. Also listed by error as a So-Called Dollar "CRYSTAL PALACE, 1854, NEW YORK CITY, NY. Type III HK8" Obv. Female figure standing, facing to l., opening gates labeled Industry and Science; in l. hand, palm branch and caduceus; near her r. foot a lamb and near her l. foot, a war helmet; below in border, microscopic Pinches. Rev. Edifice; above, around, Crystal Palace; below, around, Opened MDCCCLIV. Below l. of edifice, microscopic Pinches; below r. of edifice, microscopic London.

I spotted 2 items in a dealers case at a coin show this past weekend, asked to see them both, he said you have picked the 2 items in the case that I know nothing about. I replied that they are the sort of mystery items I like, this is one of those items. No date, no inscription, no signature.... unifaced WM. 32mm X 5mm thick (nice planchet). I thought straight away that I knew who it was (and I was right), rather than posting who it is, I offer it up for your entertainment, good luck

Spot the mistake, difficulty level from 1-10, it is only a 1. No prizes for the correct answer.

BHM# 2717 WM. R. By Allen & Moore The 1862 building was a totally new building in South Kensington LINK

1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition Service Medal. Awarded to W. Murray. AE 48mm by W. Wyon. BHM# 2465. Common 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition Exhibitors Medal. AE 45mm by W. Wyon. BHM# 2463. Common.

BHM# 2443 AE RRR. by Messrs R. Heaton & Sons, not listed in brass, silvered or not.

BHM#2469 Br. RR. AE. RR.

LINK TO CATALOGUE I have some more of these medals, must get some pics posted

BHM #2419 is your ref. WM. CC BHM #2422 mine WM. N

Prince Albert Consort of Queen Victoria. The International Industrial Exhibition (Crystal Palace) 1851 Silvered WM 52mm by Allen & Moore Birmingham. I will post references later, for both.

This very worn (28mm Bronze) token is not dated but in 'HANDLEIDING VOOR YERZAMELAAHS VAN NEDERLANDSCHE HISTORIEPENNINGEN' by G. Van ORDEN, MDCCCXXV it is dated as 1677. The description for the obverse reads 'een prachtige boom tusschen twee overvloedshoornen in een aangenaam landschap' which I translate as ONE SPLENDID TREE WITH 2 CORNUCOPEA IN ONE PLEASANT LANDSCAPE. (No mention of the two people) The reverse is described as 'eene hand uit de wolken komende , houdt een paar schalen in even-wigt' = A HAND COMING FROM A CLOUD BANK, HOLDING A PAIR OF BALANCE-WEIGHTS. The latin on the obverse is: IN = in, within, on, upon, among, at; into, to, towards MULTIS = great, many, much FERTILIS = fertile abundant and on the reverse is: PONDERE = balance, make equal, to try by weight Weight, consequence, importance, consideration, influence. VIRTUTIS = strength,power, courage,bravery,worth,manliness,virtue,character,excellence, goodness,merit. LIBRANDA = to counterpoise, to counterbalance, to make equal NEGOTIA = Labour, pain, work,cause,create, manage, commerce, trade,traffic,weight, consequence, importance, consideration, influence, authority CUNCTA = all in a body, all together, the whole, all, entire Like many of these jetons the inscription is read as one from obverse through the reverse. I think it is saying (after much head scratching) A BUMPER HARVEST ENTAILS MORE WORK. (even though it over elaborates by saying 'the power/workers required is counterbalanced/or in ratio to the total work load') Any thoughts, comments etc welcomed

I believe in keeping abreast of trends in collecting.

MAT. II. D.G. REX. HVN. 1611 = Matthias II by the grace of God King of Hungary 1611. PATRONA * HVNGARI. = Protector of Hungary. Refers to the Virgin Mary (Madonna) shown holding the baby Jesus.

A nice group of tokens and quite a story.