Medals and Medallions
To some extent the words medal and medallion are interchangeable. We have always used the word medal to suggest the type of medal which is awarded, for military service for example, and have used medallion to signify other medal types, such as those issued to commemorate historical events, or for sale to collectors. Our usage however is somewhat arbitrary. Daniel Fearon, for example in the introduction to his book Catalogue of British Commemorative Medals, states that what we call medallions should properly be called medals. We bow to his expertise.

Collecting Gold Medals
There are many types of medals which have been issued, from Roman times to the present day. Depending on the nature and purpose of the medals, they have been issued in gold, silver, copper, bronze, white metal, and other metals. Some medals were issued in two or three different metals at different prices for commercial medals, or for different recipients in the case of awarded medals. Those issued in gold usually have quite low mintage figures compared with their less expensive brethren. Over a long period of time many of these may have been melted down for scrap, more so for gold than for silver, and hardly at all for base metal versions. This means that gold medals will have become relatively rarer since their issue. This increasing rarity can make them an investment for the patient collector, as well as a fascinating and interesting collectable.

We Buy and Sell Gold Medals
We are always happy to buy and sell gold medals.

Gold Medal Gallery
The prime purpose of this section is to showcase a number of gold medals which have passed through our hands. We may still have these available for sale.

Dates 1897 Victoria Diamond Jubilee 1837 - 1897, Official Medallion 1937 Coronation of George VI, Official Medallion 1948 Winter Olympics St. Moritz 1951 600th Anniversary Zurich Joined the Swiss Federation 1351 1952 Geneva - Cultural Centre of Europe - Charles V Holy Roman Emperor 1953 Geneva - Cultural Centre of Europe - Maria Theresia 1958 Israel Liberata 1959 Chiefs of the Second World War, Issued in Venezuela 1961 Total Solar Eclipse 1963 John F Kennedy, 1917 - 1963, by Metalimport 1963 John F Kennedy, Set of 3, by Gregory & Co of London (Pobjoy) 1965 Westminster Abbey 900th Anniversary 1965 Battle of Britain Commemorative 1940 - 1965 1965 Sir Winston Churchill, by Medallioneers 1965 Sir Winston Churchill, by John Taylor & Co 1965 Sir Winston Churchill, in High Relief, by John Pinches for B.A. Seaby 1965 Churchill, by Spink, "Very Well, Alone". 1965 Sir Winston Churchill, Pair, 4d & 1/3 Stamp Replicas 1965 Dr. Albert Schweizer, 1875 - 1965, by Metalimport 1965 Battle of Britain, Pair, by Toye Kenning & Spencer 1966 Rhodesian Independence Anniversary, Ian Smith 1965 1966 Hastings 900th Anniversary, 1066 - 1966 Battle of Hastings, by John Pinches 1966 William the Conqueror 900th Anniversary, 1066 - 1966 Battle of Hastings, by Spink 1966 Desert War 25th Anniversary, 1940 - 1965, Field Marshal Montgomery, by Metalimport 1966 British Prime Ministers, Set of 6 by Feuchtwanger of London, and Medallioners 1969 Apollo 11 First Moon Landing by Man 1970 UNO 25th Anniversary 1972 De Beers Diamond Research Laboratory 1947 Silver Jubilee 1972 Royal Silver Wedding, Replica 20p Stamp, by Hallmark Replicas 1972 Royal Silver Wedding, Buckingham Palace Ingot, by Sandhill 1973 Globtik Tankers, Maiden Voyage S.T. Globtik 1973 Royal Wedding, Princess Anne & Mark Philips, Replica 20p Stamp, by Hallmark Replicas 1973 £1 Machin & Penny Black, by Hallmark Replicas 1974 Centenary of Winston Churchill's Birth 1874, Pair, Engraved by Christopher Ironside 1974 Centenary of Winston Churchill's Birth 1874, Set of Three, by Gregory 1974 Winston Churchill Centenary Picture Medal, by Toye Kenning & Spencer 1975 Saudi Arabia, King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz, 1964 - 1975 1975 Stephenson Locomotion, Stockton & Darlington Railway 1824, Stamp Replica, by Hallmark Replicas 1987 Edward VIII Canada Fantasy Pattern Crown 1995 National Trust Centenary, by the Royal Mint 1999 Saudi Arabia, Centennial, 1899 - 1999 2002 Duke of Wellington & Britannia Gold Medal 2005 Churchill 40th Anniversary Commemorative Undated, Radiotelevisone Italiana, Uniface

Alphabetical Apollo 11 First Moon Landing by Man Battle of Britain Commemorative 1940 - 1965 Battle of Britain, Pair, by Toye Kenning & Spencer, 1940 - 1965 Battle of Hastings, 900th Anniversary 1066 - 1966, by John Pinches Battle of Hastings, 900th Anniversary 1066 - 1966, , by Spink Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister, by Stuart Devlin Britannia & Duke of Wellington Gold Medal, 2002 British Prime Ministers, Set of 6 by Feuchtwanger of London, and Medallioners Buckingham Palace Ingot, by Sandhill Chiefs of the Second World War, 1939 - 1945 Churchill, by Stuart Devlin for Feuchtwanger of London Chungking Centenary of Birth 1874, Set of Three, by Gregory, 1974 Churchill Centenary Picture Medal, by Toye Kenning & Spencer, 1974 Churchill 40th Anniversary Commemorative, 1965 - 2005, by The Royal Mint Churchill, by Spink, "Very Well, Alone", 1965 Churchill, Pair, 4d & 1/3 Stamp Replicas, 1965 De Beers Diamond Research Laboratory 1947 - 1972 Silver Jubilee Desert War 25th Anniversary, 1940 - 1965, Field Marshal Montgomery, by Metalimport Dr. Albert Schweizer, 1875 - 1965, by Metalimport Edward VIII 1987 Canada Fantasy Pattern Crown European Parliament, Featuring Reproduction of Ancient 3rd Century Greek Coin of Europa Geneva - Cultural Centre of Europe 1952 - Charles V Holy Roman Emperor George VI Coronation 1937 Globtik Tankers 1973 Commissioning S.T. Globtik Hastings, Battle of, 900th Anniversary 1066 - 1966, by John Pinches Hastings, Battle of, 900th Anniversary 1066 - 1966, , by Spink Israel Liberata 1958 Jefes en la Segunda Guerra, 1939 - 1945, Acuñacois de Oro John F Kennedy, 1917 - 1963, by Metalimport John F Kennedy, Set of 3, by Gregory & Co of London (Pobjoy), 1963 Kings and Queens Miniature Gold Medals National Trust Centenary, 1895 - 1995, by the Royal Mint Penny Black & 1973 £1 Machin Gold Stamps by Hallmark Replicas British Prime Ministers, Set of 6 by Feuchtwanger of London, and Medallioners, 1966 Postal Union Congress 1929 Stamp Replica, 1974 £1 PUC, by Hallmark Replicas Radiotelevisone Italiana, Uniface, Undated Rhodesian Independence Anniversary, Ian Smith 1965 / 1966 Robert Walpole, British Prime Minister, by Stuart Devlin Royal Silver Wedding, Replica 20p Stamp, by Hallmark Replicas, 1947 - 1972 Royal Wedding, Princess Anne & Mark Philips, Replica 20p Stamp, by Hallmark Replicas, 1973 St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics Saudi Arabia, King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz, 1964 - 1975 Saudi Arabia, Centennial, 1899 - 1999 Sir Winston Churchill, by Medallioneers, 1965 Sir Winston Churchill, by John Taylor & Co, 1965 Sir Winston Churchill, in High Relief, by John Pinches for B.A. Seaby, 1965 Sir Winston Churchill, Pair, 4d & 1/3 Stamp Replicas, 1965 Winston Churchill Centenary 1874 - 1974 Picture Medal, by Toye Kenning & Spencer Schweizer, Dr. Albert, 1875 - 1965, by Metalimport Stamp, Gold Stamp Replicas Stephenson Locomotion, Stockton & Darlington Railway 1824, Stamp Replica, by Hallmark Replicas, 1975 Total Solar Eclipse 1961 Tintin (Tin Tin), Twelve Adventures, by Monnaie de Paris UNO, United Nations Organisation. 25th Anniversary, 1945 - 1970 Victoria Diamond Jubilee 1837 - 1897 Wellington, Duke of, & Britannia Gold Medal, 2002 Westminster Abbey 900th Anniversary, 1065 - 1965 William the Conqueror 900th Anniversary, 1066 - 1966 Battle of Hastings William Gladstone, British Prime Minister, by Stuart Devlin William Pitt, the Elder, by Feuchtwanger of London, and Medallioners William Pitt, the Younger, by Feuchtwanger of London, and Medallioners Windsor Castle Ingot, by Sandhill Winston Churchill's Birth 1874 - 1974, Centenary of, Pair, Engraved by Christopher Ironside Zurich Joined the Swiss Federation 1351 1951 600th Anniversary

Medals and Medallions in Other Metals
For details of other medals and medallions we currently have for sale please see our original website www.24carat.co.uk.
Silver, Platinum and Copper medallions can also be found on www.24carat.co.uk

Stamp Replicas in Gold
We also have an index page of stamp replicas in gold.

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Medals & Medallions Wanted
We make an active market in almost all world coins, medals, medallions, gold or otherwise. If you have any of these to sell, please contact us, or post them to us for appraisal and offer.