Waterloo & more

I have just valued a cabinet of coins and medals inherited from a bank vault which has been untouched since the 1940s.

The contents span Roman, through to Charles I, Cromwell-era coinage, Victoria, all way along to George VI, as well as many foreign gold & silver pieces.

The bottom drawer was a lovely ‘piece of history’ which I feel honoured to touch.

Two Waterloo medals (awarded to the Royal Foot Artillery & 7th Hussars), along with general service medals of the 1800s from India, Crimea, Burma & Syria. Each one representing a real person, miles from home....names like Waddle, Loghorn, Westcott & Patterson.

More research to be done to track down more of their stories.