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Olympic football gold medal from 1908 won by later Manchester United chairman in Busby Babes era comes up at auction
27 October 2018Harold Hardman’s journey from amateur footballer and solicitor to chairman of Manchester United in the era of the Busby Babes is a fascinating story in itself. But a medal coming up for auction in Oxford on November 14 adds even more appeal.
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Medals recall striking talent of ‘Bomber’
14 May 2018The footballing power of mighty George Brown led to his nickname of ‘Bomber’ decades before the title went to Gerd Müller. Brown’s glory days were with Huddersfield Town FC, a power in the land 90 years ago.
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Spink specialist takes role as Lord Ashcroft’s medals curator
23 April 2018Spink medals specialist David Erskine-Hill is leaving to take over as Lord Ashcroft’s medals curator on the retirement of Michael Naxton.
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Memorabilia from the sporting greats comes to Hollywood auction
17 October 2017From FIFA to F1, Olympics to boxing, Julien’s offers some knock out lots in its November sale
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Medals for west London and South Africa
16 October 2017Originally due to be hosted by Rome, the 1906 eruption of Vesuvius meant that London was a late replacement to hold the fourth modern Olympiad in 1908.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers 1908 FA Cup winner medal shoots into Shropshire auction
14 August 2017One thing you can rely on every summer is the outraged stories in the press about the sums being spent by Premier League football clubs on the great, the good and the Jozy Altidores.
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Medal at auction recalls when England won the first World Cups
07 June 2017When you hear that a team with ‘Auckland’ in the title won the first football World Cup, two obvious questions immediately come to mind: the first World Cup was surely won by Uruguay in 1930, wasn’t it? And... when have the Kiwis ever been any good at footy?
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Manchester United enamel pin badge sold at auction for 20-times estimate
22 February 2017The white shirt bears a dark ‘V’ across the front more like St Helens rugby league team, but the ball underneath is unmistakably round rather than oval. Then the words ‘Manchester United’ emblazoned below the figure give the game away.
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FA Cup winner’s medal from Everton’s Cliff Britton appears at auction
18 November 2016Medals won by former Everton winger Cliff Britton (1909-75), who later went on to manage the club in the 1950s, are being offered at an auction in East Yorkshire.
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Golf gold medal from 1904 St Louis Olympic Games tees off at Christie's auction
03 August 2016When American amateur golfer Robert E Hunter won a gold medal at the 1904 Olympics he could not have ever envisaged that the next chance to compete in the Games would be 2016.
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Medal from Celtic’s first-ever cup victory to be offered at Glasgow auction
21 July 2016Fighting valiantly through the Champions League qualifying rounds after overcoming the mighty Lincoln Red Imps last night, Celtic are well on the way to emulating their 1967 Lisbon Lions European Cup glory.
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‘They think it’s all over’… England’s 1966 World Cup victory still holds special place in collecting market
11 July 2016It may only be a few weeks until the 50th anniversary of the 1966 World Cup final but, judging by the way their team exited the Euros, England fans will have to wait a lot longer before their team ever again reaches the final a major football tournament.
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Sale of Pelé’s collection sets £3.6m record for football auction
10 June 2016The auction of Pelé’s personal collection became most lucrative sale of football memorabilia in history with the 2000 items totalling £3.6m including premium with 100% of the lots sold.
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Pelé’s 1970 World Cup winner’s medal makes £280,000 and sets new auction record
09 June 2016An auction record was set for any football medal as Pelé’s 1970 World Cup winner’s medal was knocked down at £280,000 in London this evening.
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Will Pelé’s 1970 World Cup winner’s medal set auction record?
09 June 2016The auction of Pelé’s vast collection of memorabilia concludes in London today where the highlight on offer at the third and final day of the sale will be the Brazilian legend’s winner’s medal from the 1970 World Cup.
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Striking Russian gold in Dorset
25 March 2015Two large 18th century gold medals depicting events from the reign of Catherine the Great sold for spectacular sums at Duke’s latest auction in Dorchester.
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Coin and medal sales double in a decade for UK
10 February 2015Sales of coins and medals at UK auctions have doubled in value over the past decade to £44.7m.
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Stanley Matthews’ FA Cup medal scores new record at £220,000
14 November 2014Setting a record for a football medal at £220,000, Stanley Matthews's 1953 F.A. Cup Final winner's medal drew dramatic competition at Graham Budd’s sale of sporting memorabilia earlier this week.
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Franklin medal for sale as wreck is discovered
26 September 2014169 years after Franklin’s ill-fated 1845-48 attempt to find the western exit to the Northwest Passage, his Third Officer's Arctic Medal has come up for sale just as the Canadian government has announced that one of Franklin’s ships has been located.
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Estonian Olympic cycling medals strike gold
12 November 2013It is not often that auctioneer Graham Budd finds his name splashed over the front pages of Estonian newspapers but when a particular group of cycling memorabilia came up at his November 4-5 sale it is exactly what happened.
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