Posted 02/20/2014 2:29 pm
As far as these pinchbeck medals go, they were not made for official issue, they were made privately for sale to anyone interested that would like to buy one. These are similar in manufacture and material to the many varieties of Admiral Vernon medal that were made around the same time as the Culloden medals. Unfortunately pinchbeck medals rarely survive very well, and where a choice one turns up they do get a good premium.
I couldn't say for certain, but the medals most likely to have been issued at least semi officially would be Eimer 604, which were struck only in silver and Bronze, and to a quality that may have been officially issued.
Because he is well known, Chris Eimer gets a large amount of correspondence, and would spend half his life emailling if he responded to every question he gets - he is fairly approachable in person though, and attends most the UK coin fairs.
I couldn't say for certain, but the medals most likely to have been issued at least semi officially would be Eimer 604, which were struck only in silver and Bronze, and to a quality that may have been officially issued.
Because he is well known, Chris Eimer gets a large amount of correspondence, and would spend half his life emailling if he responded to every question he gets - he is fairly approachable in person though, and attends most the UK coin fairs.
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