BBC Antiques Roadshow guest in tears as expert refuses to value item over distressing origin
ok.co.ukAntiques Roadshow expert Mark Smith became rather emotional as he was asked to value a unique item during the show's visit to Newby Hall in Yorkshire.
During the show, Mark was asked to value a gold medallion, but was unable to do due to its rather distressing origin. After taking a look at the medallion, which originated from 1955, Mark shared that it had been awarded to people who had lived through the Holocaust and escaped the concentration camps.
Because of its dark history, Mark said that he could not put a value on the gold coin as "there is no price you can put on what someone went through to be awarded that medal".
The owner of the medallion, who had recently discovered it following the death of her mum, revealed that it had belonged to her mum's father, but she had no idea why her grandfather had been awarded it.
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