Medal News

Stolen BEM

On Thursday 2 May 2013, a British Empire Medal awarded to Vernon Harold Sellwood for bravery in the Auxiliary Fire Service in 1941 was stolen from the D-Day Museum in Portsmouth. His name is engraved along the edge of the medal. Any information relating to this theft would be gratefully received.… Read more or leave comments Posted on Fri, 3 May 2013 by Phil Mussell
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We're officially on Twitter - you can follow us on @coinsandmedals Keep abreast of all numismatic and medal news, find out where we'll be (and real time updates on what the show is like) learn about our new books, what's coming up in the magazine and much, much more! We can't promise you wit and… Read more or leave comments Posted on Wed, 1 May 2013 by Phil Mussell
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The Mighty Hood

Happy Birthday to us! I MAKE no excuses for writing this month’s Editorial as one long “congratulations” to Token Publishing Ltd (and myself if I’m honest), as this month (April 2013—it may be the May issue but we are always a little ahead of ourselves) marks no less than 30 years since Token… Read more or leave comments Posted on Mon, 29 April 2013 by John Mussell
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Sad loss

It is with great sadness that we report the death of one of the UK’s most popular medal dealers, Fred Walland. Fred was a well known face at many leading fairs and in particular the Britannia Medal Fair which he originally founded with Malcolm and Jeannie Gordon. A pioneer of the hobby of medal… Read more or leave comments Posted on Wed, 24 April 2013 by Carol
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Medal Theft in Gleadless

South Yorkshire Police have informed us of a large collection going missing from a house in Gleadless, Sheffield in March - the collection, which includes Victorian campaign (NGS, MGS, Mutiny, Crimea and more) right up to WWII is beginning to appear on the market now and the police are asking us… Read more or leave comments Posted on Wed, 3 April 2013 by Phil Mussell
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Posthumous VC

Man or medal? THERE has been a debate on-line recently about medals vs men and what we as collectors should be researching and how we should be doing it. This is nothing new, it is a subject that has been brought up in conversations at medal fairs and medal clubs around the country on a regular… Read more or leave comments Posted on Thurs, 28 March 2013 by John Mussell
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VC for Afghanistan

L/Cpl James Ashworth of the 1 Battalion Grenadier Guards who was killed in June 2012 whilst on a reconnaissance patrol in Afghanistan has been awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross. Speaking at the time of L/Cpl Ashworth's death his commanding officer said "He was killed while fighting his way… Read more or leave comments Posted on Sat, 16 March 2013 by Phil Mussell
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