Warhurst

Yes, I noticed this because I always look up any commemorative coins that I notice in my loose change and I have a 2 pound Charles Dickens coin with minting errors on it and looked it up and saw a few assorted newspapers (mainly those of lesser repute!) report that one of these "rare" coins had sold for several hundred quid on eBay and everyone check their change immediately. When I looked on eBay there are loads of them and half of the sellers have put stupid price tags on. Apart from stupid buyers and greedy con-artist sellers it's annoying even newspapers don't do their research properly and sensationalise untruths.

Yes, it's difficult to see Elizabethan royal memorabilia coming back in fashion in the current political climate! I think the medallion I have is an unofficial one as the official one as far as I can tell is 2 sided and features a dragon. I still haven't found one online with the same image so maybe it's rare! Speaking of which, why are there so many con-artists on eBay trying to flog coins, which they state are "very rare", for hundreds of pounds or more when there are dozens of the same coin on there and many at just a few quid?!

Hi Paddy Thanks for the reply. Yes, it isn't a very flattering portrait of him since he was only about 21 at the time - it makes him look more like 41! It's 56 mm diameter and weighs 91 grams, so quite heavy to be stuck on something unless it was hung from round the neck.

Hi The item pictured has been in the family a few years and I decided to look it up online to see if it had any particular value but have so far failed to find it on any auction, or other, sites. What I don't know is what it would be classed as - is it a coin, medallion, token, or something else? Knowing that might help the search criteria. The silver hallmarks indicate it was made by A.E.Jones of Birmingham in 1968 (interestingly, given the investiture was not until July 69). Has anyone seen this before? Regards