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OK, that's it for me. That should be 40 of the 40 medals in my collection. I hope someone else can post the other twenty.
I'll say once again, Wittnauer and Longine did a great job on these medals. You'd have to hold them in your hand to appreciate the variety of relief and finishes and to really admire the finer details. I highly recommend this series.
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Here's what has not appeared yet from the list I posted. I could be wrong in my edit too.
National Parks Yellowstone 1872
Lindbergh Flies The Atlantic 1927
Inauguration of President Roosevelt 1933
China Clipper 1935
Roosevelt's Four Freedom 1941
Prelude to Victory 1944
Iwo Jima 1945
V.J. Day 1945
Polio Vaccine 1954
Dawn of the Jet Age 1959
Man's First Walk on the Moon 1969
George Gershwin
Ernest Hemingway
Reverend Martin Luther King
The Macon and Akron
Will Rogers
Kennedy's Inauguration 1961
Albert Einstein
Centuries of Liberty Peace Progress 1776-1976 Statue of Liberty
( larger then the others and has 2 diamond chips. )
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Thank you for breaking down the list TNG
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An observation on the special medal considered part of this set.  Centuries of Liberty Peace Progress 1776-1976 Statue of Liberty
( larger then the others and has 2 diamond chips. ) I have discovered that there are quite a few ( at least 5 ) variations for this medal alone. I think one could do a study on this special medal all by itself and make a set of them. I have read there are also a couple different diameter varieties for this. Top left obverse is bronze with JDL initials Top right is antiqued sterling with JDL initials ( one I am currently trying to dicker on with a seller )Middle left is sterling with quite a different mount design for the diamond chips and W initial ( This one seems to be less common. ) Middle right is sterling with both JDL and W initials, and I have found a medal with a completely different very small W initial for this variation too! Bottom left image is a reverse and is sterling and has an J initial to the right ( the reverse of the one I am currently trying to dicker on with a seller )Bottom right is a reverse image of a gold plated of unknown metal composition and has an S initial to the left This is just a short study I did this morning and a collage I made up. Who knows just how many variations there could be with this issue. Just a disclaimer: I do find examples on the internet, reshape, and touch up images and alter them enough that I don't consider them "copied". They are considerably altered after I work them over.
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That's a lot of variations!
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TNG I have read that the series was made in .999 also. Could the gold plated one be that?
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I don't know, it would be interesting to find out what all the combinations there are. I did manage to be successful in a haggle to acquire this example just a while ago at a very nice price, considering what they are asking for these. One variety for me will be enough though. I might add that this is the first coin or medal I have that has something added to it that I can think of.  |
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Thanks, I had to get it to help out the thread. LOL
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Looking good, TNG!  |
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@TNG -
That's a fantastic medal and great photos too. Nice catch on the varieties!
FWIW, I bought my medals at auction - it was all or nothing, the seller didn't want to part them out.
My local dealer knows about the medals but doesn't stock them. He said most of the sets went to the smelter back in the 80s (remember when silver was $50/oz?) so he doesn't see them very often. But back then there were a lot of little old ladies dumping their silver medals, he said.
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Update: I found a dealer on-line (Bullion Exchanes) that advertises a few of the pieces. They're out of stock now but I like their images of the medals. BTW: from this picture, the medal they photographed looks a bit pitted? I would pass on that one. Here's Reverend Martin Luther King - 1929-1968  Credit: https://bullionexchanges.com/catalo...0&q=longines |
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