Hudson bay Medallion

[dooly]

Thanks to you all over the pond for your help in identifinng this item.. I have now found it in a 1970 edition of the Coins magazine printed in the uk.

 

In a two page artical by Stuart james on the Coins and tokens of the Hudson bay company. Quote: "The comapany has also awarded medals to the Employees who have served the company for a long time. Most recently a 300th anniversary commemorative has been issued to staff and shareholders, showing the Nonsuch, the first ship to reach Hudson Bay with a view to establishing a trade route for the North of Canada.

 

So ? is it rare ? still dont know i may try and contact them if they sill are trading they may be able to tell me who it was given to "No: 26900".

 

Do you think it would be nice to have it slabbed by NGC?

[SkyMan]

Do you think it would be nice to have it slabbed by NGC?

 

Dooly, generally the only reason I'd slab a coin is to protect it from oxidizing or to get it ready for selling. Generally I FAR prefer a raw coin. Tactiley it is so much nicer to be able to handle the coin raw.

 

Anyhow, it looks like a fun coin/medal.

[Zoins]

If it's a 1970 medal, my guess is that it would not be worth slabbing from a financial perspective since I assume few people know about it and there isn't a lot of collector demand. Of course, if you think it's a "sleeper" or just want to slab it for protection, then there may be stronger reasons to do so. I have many of my medals in AirTites or Saflip archival flips. Some of them are too high profile to fit in a slab anyway Some of them are also too big for the 2.5x2.5 flips.