[9] Matthew Richardson, curator of social history at Manx National Heritage, suggests that the company are "Britain's foremost auctioneers of military medals".

[13][14] The firm experienced a record level of website traffic during the COVID lockdown; according to the CEO, "people were stuck at home with little else to spend their money on.

"[15] Noonans Mayfair is mentioned in Jeffrey Archer's 2019 novel Nothing Ventured, in which a character is encouraged to visit the firm because they are specialists in Spanish cob coins.

[18] An investigation revealed the medals had been sold multiple times by other reputable dealers before finally coming possession by the collector, and were held by the auction house pending the determination of the rightful owner.

[24] At a hastily arranged meeting at Cobham Services on the M25, Powell met Wicks hoping to sell him a gold ring, an orb and a bracelet now identified as from the trove.

Later, Wicks produced another nine coins at Noonans, supposedly also from his collection with a letter purporting to confirm their ownership by Powell's family before he acquired them.