1838 Coronation Medal - Oddities

[dicker]

Good evening all

I saw this medal for sale at a local auction house.  Well, I was mailed about it and looked online.

I have seen one of these before in person and it looked….different.  

I don’t think it is counterfeit but it looks significantly different from the one I have seen before (colour and detail).

Perhaps cleaned? Or are the photos from the auction house just terrible (for the 35.34pct premium…

Best

Dicker

[dicker]

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/cheffinsfineart/catalogue-id-srche10260/lot-3a6a7396-9515-4b91-aafb-aed200e7ce03

[GoldDiggerDave]

 https://www.baldwin.co.uk/product/victoria-coronation-1838-gold-medal/

 

[dicker]

@GoldDiggerDave That is very much like the medal I saw - a rich deep gold and seemingly more detail.

I will go and see it in person.

 

[LawrenceChard]

7 minutes ago, dicker said:

Good evening all

I saw this medal for sale at a local auction house.  Well, I was mailed about it and looked online.

I have seen one of these before in person and it looked….different.  

I don’t think it is counterfeit but it looks significantly different from the one I have seen before (colour and detail).

Perhaps cleaned? Or are the photos from the auction house just terrible (for the 35.34pct premium…

Best

Dicker

 

5 minutes ago, dicker said:

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/cheffinsfineart/catalogue-id-srche10260/lot-3a6a7396-9515-4b91-aafb-aed200e7ce03

We had an ex-mount one in a few years ago.

https://www.chards.co.uk/1838-victoria-coronation-gold-medallion/3894

Our photos look better than the c**p ones that CHEFFINS of Cambridge have taken, although they are better than many I have seen.

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4 hours ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

 https://www.baldwin.co.uk/product/victoria-coronation-1838-gold-medal/

 

If it's worth £12,950 we sold ours too cheap, even with the 4 mounting holes!

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[Bruce06]

5 hours ago, dicker said:

Good evening all

I saw this medal for sale at a local auction house.  Well, I was mailed about it and looked online.

I have seen one of these before in person and it looked….different.  

I don’t think it is counterfeit but it looks significantly different from the one I have seen before (colour and detail).

Perhaps cleaned? Or are the photos from the auction house just terrible (for the 35.34pct premium…

Best

Dicker

Yes, the color seems weird, it looks like a gilded or cleaned one without going through details.  However, colors in pictures are not reliable for judgement as it is affected by lights, backgrounds etc. Better to have a look in person.