by fenian Thu May 24, 2018 11:22 am
Dale - all too often, when something's been sold off years ago and comes to light now, family members suddenly take an interest and demand the item(s) back........so they can cash in by selling the items themselves, or insisting that the items should be returned as no one else "has a right to them".
A few years back I missed out on a marvelous accumulation of early coins, medals and tokens that a chap brought in to where I was giving a talk -----------Greek Empire, Roman coins, medieval silver coins and some really amazing odds and ends.........not a lot of military, but there was a Victorian LSGC to the 19th Reg't of Foot (Green Howards), a very nice Admiral Vernon Carthagena medal from the 1740s, and a George I 1718 silver medal commemorating the destruction of the Spanish fleet off Passaro.
The chap's daughter got wind of the pending sale, and kiboshed the deal saying one of the grandsons was going to "collect coins". Well, I know that the whole lot is still banging together in a couple of 19th century ammunition bags (yes, I would have liked them, too), causing who knows what extent of damage to the higher grade coins, and of course, the grandson has no interest whatsoever in them.
I check in with the chap once a year, but the situation shows no sign of changing. I could have had so much fun with that lot !