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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Can anyone verify the thickness of the 2? I've measured a raw "Thin" that I had handy and got measurements in the range of 1.35mm to 1.50mm depending on which side I measured (at the edge). If I recall correctly, the "Thick" medals are about 2.0mm in thickness. (I didn't have one immediately available to measure.) I'll update as possible. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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I measured a raw "Thick" medal and once again found variable measurements. This time the edge thickness varied from 2.25mm to 2.60mm.
Hope this helps.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Wow, I just came across this thread this evening. I had never seen one of these until this morning at an auction I was following. It was a thick one. They called it an MS 63 commerative . They didn't call it medal or a coin. They valued it at $500, it went for $210.
It really caught my eye, I wish now I had the expendable cash.
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Unfortunately the seller I saw at the last show with the circulated thin one was not at the show this weekend.
I will definitely be on the lookout in the future.
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This Norse design would have made a great commem half dollar. It appears that a lot of these medals were used as pocketpieces. More so than a lot of other medals.
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This Norse design would have made a great commem half dollar. As originally conceived, the Norse-American medal was going to be a commemorative 50-cent piece. Before the appropriate bill was introduced, however, the Treasury Department was consulted. The TD objected to the proposed coin bill, but let it be known that it would not object to a medal bill. So as not to risk losing out entirely, the Norse-American Centennial organization agreed to accept a medal instead of a coin. The bill proposing a medal was introduced in the Senate and moved smoothly through approval. This strong connection to the commemorative coins of the time is the biggest reason why it remains as popular as it does with today's US commemorative collectors. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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If anyone is going to the ANA show in Chicago tomorrow there is a seminar starting at 3PM "Norse American Centennial Medals of 1925: An Update on those "Thick and Thins" and more" I saw a sellers booth there today that had quite a collection of Norse medals and other memorabilia and guess that he will be doing the presentation. http://worldsfairofmoney.com/schedule.aspxEdited by jack jeckel
08/07/2014 11:30 pm
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Very impressive set you have there. Can't wait till I get my thick and thin silver Norse American. Didn't know they had a gold Norse American. I will say it again Very Impressive! Thanks so much for sharing with us.
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Picked these up on ebay along with both the thin/thick medals. Not normally into stamps, but thought they'd go well next to the medals themselves as both were minted/printed the same year. These are also mentioned in the OP's program (bottom of original post). I have been after these medals for over 2 years now. Whew  Edited by zookr
09/28/2014 7:33 pm
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Is it just me or have ebay asking prices tripled in the last 2 months for them? |
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Edited by zookr
10/13/2014 08:40 am
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Edited by zookr
10/13/2014 2:01 pm
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Thank you for the History on this Medal it was very educational. I have the same medal and I had no idea some of the information and the history on that medal. Is this a high valued medal? I don't see a lot of them being sold at the right price. I would assume that this medal should be priced higher than the market dictates. That's my opinion.. Thank you again for the information!  |
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Once I get around to it, I'll show you my near UNC 1925 Norse-American THIN I picked up at my LCS several months back for $10.
Don't even ask....it was in the "junk silver" bin..
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