gared007 Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 I know little about coins but I've done enough research to determine that I have inherited an 1847 (?) Coin/medal commemorating the laying of the new Royal Exchange by Prince Albert. Could anyone indicate how many of these coins/medals were made? Were they for sale publicly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gared007 Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 So no one can help then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Sorry - I missed your original post somehow. Please post a detailed photo of both sides. That might help someone with expertise in that area to id and value the item for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiho Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 A picture really is worth a thousand words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gared007 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 My apologies, I should have attached this photo here (quite big) as I found it through googling. This is the exact coin I have here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 It is BHM#2077 in AR(silver) RR(for very rare) in AE(bronze) N.(for normal number struck) the medal is dated, in Latin, January 17 1842. The Prince posed several times for the engraver Stothard. The obverse legend was inspired by the inscription on a medallet found on the site of the old Exchange bearing the title ANGLIAE REGINA UBIQUE HONORATA, presumed to have been struck to record Queen Elizabeth Ist's patronage of the original building. Â It is a medal, which would normaly be posted in Exonumia(the reason I took so long to respond as I don't check this section very often) they were issued for sale to the general public. BHM stands for British Historical Medals by Brown, his rarity scale is RRRR. RRR. RR. R. N. C. CC. he does not give exact numbers, these are seldom known anyway. Â A previous post, http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php?/topic/23998-laying-of-the-first-stone-of-the-new-royal-exchange/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gared007 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Thank you very much for your help. I apologise for my severe lack of knowledge in the area of coins/medals however. As such, could you explain the rarity scale again? I don't understand "in AR(silver) RR(for very rare) in AE(bronze) N.(for normal number struck)". How can is be RR and N on the scale and silver and bronze? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Any given medal can be struck in a number of metals, consider a particular medal struck in gold, silver & bronze, if there was only 5 gold examples struck that would be rated as RRRR.(the highest rarity) 20 struck in silver RRR.(extremely rare) but 100 struck in bronze N.(normal rarity). Each metal that a medal is struck in will have its own rarity rating. I hope that is clear, if not let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gared007 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 That makes perfect sense. Thank you so much for all your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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