I have a question about medals made by Allen and Moore, Birmingham, UK (1844-1855), very well-documented here on the Numista site: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/mint.php?id=4329
My family has one of their Good Conduct medals, exactly like the one listed here: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia238248.html
My question is about the dates in the listing: "Late 19th / Early 20th." This appears to be inconsistent with the company going out of business in 1855.
That said, we think the medal that we have belonged to my great grandfather who left school around 1876. I am hoping someone has some insight into this.
One explanation could be that someone acquired a batch of these medals in 1855 and kept selling them?
Any insights much appreciated.
Stephen in Coventry