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nickle nubber Valued Member Canada 247 Posts	Posted 10/27/2011 10:21 pm Hi; Has anyone information on a 1840 UK Token commemorating the birth Of Princess Royal Victoria Adelaide Louis I have been asked by the owner to try and find info and value on this Token. Thank you Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16842 Posts	Posted 10/28/2011 12:48 am It's not a "token" - in other words, it wasn't intended to be used as a substitute for money. "Tokens" in that sense were illegal in Britain at the time. Rather, it's a commemorative medal. There were a dozen or so different kinds of medals struck to commemorate Princess Victoria's birth, so we'll need to see pictures, or be given some more description of the piece (size, what metal it's made of, exact wording on both sides) to give an idea on value. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
nickle nubber Valued Member Canada 247 Posts	Posted 10/28/2011 12:23 pm Many thanks for your reply, Knowledge is power, right. I will try to get more of a description and some pics. Thanks again Report this Post to the Staff
nickle nubber Valued Member Canada 247 Posts	Posted 12/01/2011 10:18 pm Hi again, sorry it took so long to get pics,here they are. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16842 Posts	Posted 12/02/2011 8:57 pm You're in luck; it appears to be the same medal as the one listed as number 1345 in the Eimer catalogue of British medals. It was issued in three metals: silver, bronze and "white metal", a kind of pewter. From my understanding of the catalogue description, the silver one was issued at 45mm diameter, the other two at 39mm. From the colour it obviously isn't the bronze one, but the size should tell the difference. The silver one lists at Â£320 in EF; the pewter one at Â£70. The ring-clasp and suspension loop were added at a later date; they may lower the value of the medal, especially if whoever added it damaged the medal in the process. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
nickle nubber Valued Member Canada 247 Posts	Posted 12/02/2011 9:48 pm Thank You so much for this information,this is why I am a member here. I do not have it in hand but I am sure it is the Pewter var. I beleive the outer ring is silver.I will pass the info to the owner, Thanks again. Report this Post to the Staff
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