Charles at age five failed to be popular

Numismatic dealer Daniel Fearon has sold a group of bronzed galvano medals depicting Charles (then nearly five years old), The Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Margaret to the British Museum’s department of coins and medals just ahead of this year’s coronation.

The medal of Charles was intended to be a speculative issue by Messrs John Pinches at the time of …

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