Interesting Edward VII Coronation Medal

harasha

I liked the design, though I am pretty sure that it is not silver, as advertised. I did not think so at the time of purchase, so I think the price was OK.
The big mystery here is its origin. Only clue G.F. M.B. LD.

bronzemat

Lovely, it is well engraved.

ormandh

Interesting indeed! Thank you for sharing. -Dan

Zohar

Right up my alley pretty medal.

coinpictures

Now THAT is sweet! What are its dimensions?

7Jaguars

Interesting - very nice design and has appearance of silver. Any edge markings?

coinkat

I believe this issue is also in bronze and even comes in different sizes

I have the bronze and a silver example

edited to add- It is a terrific design and better than the official issue

harasha

The medal appears to be a tad under 35mm. There are no edge markings nor anything to indicate the metallic composition. I suspect it is some white metal alloy.

farthing

Catalogued by Laurence Brown in his British Historical Medals 1760-1960 Volume 3 as BHM 3767. Minted by the Birmingham Mint, it came in sliver and copper in 3 sizes, 52, 35, and 24mm. All 6 varieties are rated as common.

harasha

Ah-ha! So that would explain the M.B. LD. According to Wikipedia, the official name of the mint was The Mint, Birmingham, Limited.

coinkat

While this is not rare, it is not really common- I would call it scarce. These show up far less frequently than others. The larger bronze is truly a must for any collector of Coronation medals or the collectors of Edward VII

LochNESS

Just because something is "scarce" seen at market / scarcely comes up for sale, doesn't necessarily increase its market value. It's possible that many people have them and simply wish to keep them, in which case finding a buyer would be difficult. This would explain the bargain price you paid (must've been a bargain if you thought it was not silver, because catalog says it is silver).