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rikcando Valued Member Canada 287 Posts	Posted 02/16/2011 11:12 pm I am hoping someone might be able to give me some information on this piece. I believe it is aluminum. This token (or medallion) is still in the 2x2 and I do not want to take it out, so I cannot give an accurate weight. In the 2x2 it weighs 7.4 grams, so minus the 1.5 grams and I am estimating it weighs 5.9 grams. The diameter is about 38.5mm. Report this Post to the Staff

xinfantry4id Valued Member United States 114 Posts	Posted 02/17/2011 12:51 am I have looked EVERYWHERE but have found nothing on them I will keep trying and I have a Friend that is NGC Certified and has his own coin business and I will ask him tomorrow and see if he knows anything. Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 02/17/2011 12:55 am I wish I could help but I don't have any literature on medals. The only thing I'd like to say is that I've seen a few medals on this subject and this is the best by design and quality of all of them! I'd be surprised though if it was indeed aluminum. Report this Post to the Staff
rikcando Valued Member Canada 287 Posts	Posted 02/17/2011 01:10 am I appreciate your comments, and the effort. Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 02/18/2011 12:17 am Hi rikcando, I've come across a wide variety of such coronation medals/medallions, but the two you've posted are the first aluminum pieces I've seen. Judging by the diameter and weight it would certainly be aluminum. Other metals would have to be extremely thin to have that wide of a diameter and still only weigh 6 or less grams. I can only add that these are privately made pieces, which would have been intended for sale as novelty items. As far as value, the privately made ones are relatively cheap when compared to the much scarcer official pieces. There were so many different pieces made privately that it is often difficult to research and attribute individual ones. The coronations were huge events throughout Britain and all commonwealth nations. Edited by Numismat 02/18/2011 12:18 am Report this Post to the Staff
rikcando Valued Member Canada 287 Posts	Posted 02/18/2011 12:28 am Thank you Numismat. That helps to understand why is is so hard to get information. It also helps with the value as the person who owns them want to sell them to me for $10 a piece. I was skeptical as I generally do not pay more than a few dollars. Edit: did it again, wrong medal. Edited by rikcando 02/18/2011 12:30 am Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 02/18/2011 3:00 pm $10 a piece is a fair retail value, though a few dollars is much more likely for an ebay auction price. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
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