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Stolen BEM

Phil Mussell — 03/05/2013 15:23:00

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. Please contact either Andrew Whitmarsh at the D-Day Museum on 023 9282 6722, or Crimestoppers (crime reference number 44130158291). Thank you.

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Phil Mussell — 01/05/2013 14:44:00

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 wisdom, we can't promise you anything really - it's all new to us but we'll give it a go and see what happens!

Winston Churchill to grace the new �5

Phil Mussell — 30/04/2013 16:52:00

We won't get it for a while but when we do the new £5 note will bear the face of Sir Winston Churchill - arguably one of the finest, and most recognisable of all Britons.

The new note, which won't grace our purses, wallets or ATMs until 2016, will feature the face of "Winnie" taken from a photograph by Yousuf Karsh in 1941, in the background will be the palace of Westminster and the newly named "Elizabeth Tower" - more familiarly (if incorrectly) known as Big Ben. The clock on the tower shows 3.00pm - the approximate time Churchill delivered his "blood, toil, tears and sweat" speech on May 13 1940. Part of the speech is featured on the note. Also seen is Churchill's 1953 Nobel Prize for literature.

It should be noted that the choice of note - the £5 - and the date of issue - 2016 - may be subject to change.

Sad loss

Carol — 24/04/2013 10:44:00

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 collecting, Fred�s regular lists became a familiar part of the collecting scene. We understand Fred was 74 and had been battling cancer. Our thoughts and condolences go out to his loved ones.

To err is human!

Carol — 17/04/2013 15:59:00

There were embarrassed faces at the Central Bank of Ireland as it was revealed that the new 10 euro coin issued to commemorate legendary Irish author James Joyce had an extra word erroneously added to a famous James Joyce quote. As well as an image of Joyce there are three sentences from his famous 1922 work �Ulysses� on the new coin design. However, this has not deterred sales as we can now report, all 10,000 coins minted have sold out�in just over 2 days! Although the Central Bank has offered a full refund to any disgruntled purchasers, as yet collectors seem keen to hang on to their �error� coin.

Yate Militaria Fair

Carol — 17/04/2013 10:49:00

The Token Team, John and Carol in this instance as Phil is away in the US at the Chicago International Coin Fair, will be attending the Mark Carter Yate Medal & Militaria Fair on Sunday 21st April. As well as Medal News magazine, all of the Token titles will be available including the very latest Michael Maton title Honour The Recipients of Foreign Awards. Get up early and see you there!

Outwood Anybody?

Phil Mussell — 03/04/2013 16:17:00

We don't normally do Andrew Jukes' Outwood (Wakefield show) at the Outwood Memorial Hall, Outwood, Wakefield WF1 2NE as it's a long way "up north" to commit to attending every month (it's always the first Sunday of the month) but just occasionally Andrew can squeeze us in - and he's managed to this week.

It's an early start, 8.00am for the public, stupid o'clock for us dealers, but the one we attended in December was definitely worth it and with high profile medal dealers like Chris Dixon and Steve Sewell attending (not to mention Andrew "the Medal Centre" Jules himself) it is a decent show to come along to. See you there...!!

Medal Theft in Gleadless

Phil Mussell — 03/04/2013 12:06:00

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 all in the medal world to be vigilant. The full list of stolen property is too large to publish here but if you purchase anything that seems too good to be true (or want the full list) then contact DC Steve Robinson on 0114 296 3464 ext 713449

It's Harrogate Time

Phil Mussell — 19/03/2013 15:16:00

The Harrogate Spring Coin Fair takes place Friday 22 and Saturday 23 at The Old Swan Hotel. There will be over 40 dealers in attendance and the Token Team are going too!

Opening times are 11 am Friday and 9.30 am Saturday so there's plenty of time for breakfast/coffee first in the wonderful spa town. If you haven't been to Harrogate before it's a real delight, it is well worth a visit and what better excuse than there being a Coin Show there!

VC for Afghanistan

Phil Mussell — 16/03/2013 11:22:00

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 through compounds; leading his fire team from the front, whilst trying to protect his men and he showed extraordinary courage to close on a determined enemy,"

The Full citation can be found here