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New Member
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I have a gold 22kt 61.9 grams Kennedy memorial medal. it was struck in 63 by PAM. Medallic Art Co is on the rim. No serial number. Ralph Menconi is the sculptor. I had the piece xray to confirm it was indeed gold. I don't have much info because I have only seen the piece in silver and bronze. It was struck to be Kennedy's 64 campaign medal but after the death it became a memorial medal. On the reverse it is separated with three degrees of his career. War, Senate and president. Any help on what I have would be nice. Value I hope is worth more then the gold.  |
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Welcome to Coin Community, kennedyfan. I'm putting this in the Exonumia forum, where you will find a readerbase whose expertise is more suited to your medal.
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All I can say is nice medal. I'd love to own something like this.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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I have checked a number of magazines from the period and did not find a gold medal listed in any of the PAM advertisements for the medal. It was also not listed in its catalog.
While I can't be 100% sure, the lack of advertising leads me to think that it could be a VIP presentation piece that was struck in limited numbers.
Regarding its value, I would imagine that its limited availability would be very appealing to serious JFK memorabilia collectors. These collectors would very likely offer a significant premium over melt.
I would be careful selling it to a dealer that does not specialize in this type of material as they may not appreciate it for what it is.
My suggestion? Contact Joe Levine at Presidential Coin & Antique Company in Virginia. He is a long-standing token and medal dealer, and is a specialist in the area of presidential medals and associated material. My guess is he would be your best source for determining the piece's true value.
Good luck! Let us know how things turn out!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Thank you, for the above information. I actually have spoken to Joe and he referenced a book on medals for Kennedy. The book only speaks about the silver and bronze. I do believe its special as the case is one that has doors. Thank you again,
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I submitted quite a few Kennedy numismatic items (coins, medals and silver bars) for that book and I think all but one got in. I was very disappointed. I though it should have stuck more to the numismatic theme and strayed away from all the other junk. Seems more of a coffee table book than a reference with so much missing. Here is one of the coins I submitted that did not get in. I also advised him of my gold half-ounce and silver one-ounce (forget the denominations) set that I have of this same coin. There was little interest on the part of the author.  |
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I have not seen the medal of JFK and Jr. you shared the picture of. I have the latest book on medals that came out on Kennedy. I agree it is missing so much information necessary for collectors. IE how many were made and what the value was when they were sold. I can only imagine what other medals did not make the book. Though so many people made medals, coins after the deaths that it will be hard to say what is good and what is junk.
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Kennedyfan,
Maybe we should post some of the missing numismatic items here. I have a bunch of the John & Jr coins shown above. It's a tiny 5 gram coin a little larger than a nickel I'd guess. It was made for use in jewelry but I bought a bunch unmounted to keep as is. I think they are on my web site Liberia coin offering mis-attributed as John and Robert.
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