CHARLES RILEY COINS AND MEDALS Dealing in Coins, Medals, Commemorative Medals and Items of Numismatic Interest
P.O. Box 733, Aylesbury HP22 9AX, United Kingdom Tel. +44 (0)1296 747598 E-mail: charles.riley@virgin.net

Overseas buyers: I can now accept payment through the Paypal system (plus 4% fee) - please contact me for further details. US Dollar checks are also accepted (see terms & conditions)

Books for sale: These are listed at the bottom of the References page (click on References button above)

I have added a page dedicated to Agricultural medals, click here to access it easily ..and also a page for medals relating to Birmingham & Wolverhampton, click here to access it easily

Site updated 15th May 2008

About Charles Riley

I have been a professional numismatist since 1990. Until 2005 I was a cataloguer and auctioneer for two of London's principal numismatic auctioneers, which included the cataloguing and sale preparation of the six thousand silver coins of the fifteenth century Reigate Hoard, sold at auction in 1992. In 2005 I launched my independent coin and medal dealing business and consultancy, Charles Riley Coins & Medals.

As an enthusiastic collector of coins since the 1970s, my initial collecting interests were in British and French medieval coinage. Latterly I developed a particular interest in Commemorative Medals both British and foreign.

Medalau yn yr iaith cymraeg I am currently researching commemorative medals which feature the Welsh language, with a view to publishing a catalogue. If you have any such medals please contact me.

I am a member of the British Numismatic Society, the British Art Medal Society, the British Numismatic Trade Association

Numismatic Services

Sale of Coins and Medals: My stock is sold mainly through this website, and through having a table at various fairs (see below, under News). However not everything is listed on the website, so if you are looking for a coin or commemorative medal and don't see it here, please contact me. Currently I do not issue a printed retail list.

Purchase of Coins and Medals: I am always keen to purchase coins and medals, be they individual items or collections. I live in Buckinghamshire, which is geographically well suited for visiting clients in the south and midlands of England, as well as London. I also travel the country widely.

Valuation for Probate or Insurance: This can be arranged for a fee dependent on the amount of work involved.

Auction cataloguing: As an auction cataloguer and auctioneer between 1990-2005, I am well placed to catalogue numismatic collections for auction, and can offer advice on all matters relating to the auction process.

News

It is always difficult getting new stock up onto this website quickly, but I do try! In the coming weeks I hope to put an exciting range of commemorative medals onto this site. Meanwhile I am delighted to list medals which were once in the collection of Francis Cokayne. He was chiefly known for his collection of tokens, which were sold by auction at Glendining's in July 1946, with a second part of his collection purchased privately by Baldwin 's at about the same time. Look out for the Cokayne provenance in each listing. In the British medals section, Items 1719, 1720, 1721 are specimen strikings in bronze of medals by William Wyon. They have only just come on to the market for the first time, having been passed down descendants of the Wyons and remained in private hands until now. In the Foreign Medals section is a good range of Napoleonic medals - almost all original strikings, many passed through London dealers B.A.Seaby in 1984.

I have added a page dedicated to Agricultural medals, click here to access it easily..and also a page for medals relating to Birmingham & Wolverhampton, click here to access it easily

There is a small selection of numismatic books for sale. These are offered on the References page, after the numismatic bibliography: do have a look - although small in number, it is quite an interesting selection - and excellent value!

Technical note: towards the end of the months of March & April some may have had difficulty in accessing this site due to excessive "bandwidth". This is about to be rectified by me and I hope this will not happen again in future.

During 2008 I will have a table at the following coin fairs:

2008	London Coin Fair, Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury (7th June, 8th November) York Coin Fair, York Racecourse (18th/19th July) Coinex, Earls Court, London (26th/27th September) On a more mundane level please note that my fax machine is out of order!

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