Posted 09/27/2015 12:05 pm
The medal in question was issued by the city of Concord, MA in 1975 to specifically celebrate the bicentennial of the town (vs. the US bicentennial).
The medal was struck by the Franklin Mint (not the US Mint) and was available in bronze and sterling silver (0.925 fine silver). It was struck only as a proof.
Individual medals were available from the Bicentennial Medal Company of Lexington, MA. The bronze piece cost $7.75; the sterling silver was $26.75. There was a $0.75 per medal charge for mail orders. The medals were also available via subscription directly from the Franklin Mint as part of its annual "Special Commemorative Issues" series; in 1975, the Concord medal was one of 36 included in the subscription of private organization issues.
In terms of mintage figures, there were 1,872 Franklin Mint subscribers for the silver medal and 1,023 for the bronze. I haven't seen figures for the individual medals sold by Concord itself, but it's likely a thousand or more of the silver medals and 2,000 or more of the bronze medals were struck in addition to those minted for subscribers.
Hope that helps!
The medal was struck by the Franklin Mint (not the US Mint) and was available in bronze and sterling silver (0.925 fine silver). It was struck only as a proof.
Individual medals were available from the Bicentennial Medal Company of Lexington, MA. The bronze piece cost $7.75; the sterling silver was $26.75. There was a $0.75 per medal charge for mail orders. The medals were also available via subscription directly from the Franklin Mint as part of its annual "Special Commemorative Issues" series; in 1975, the Concord medal was one of 36 included in the subscription of private organization issues.
In terms of mintage figures, there were 1,872 Franklin Mint subscribers for the silver medal and 1,023 for the bronze. I haven't seen figures for the individual medals sold by Concord itself, but it's likely a thousand or more of the silver medals and 2,000 or more of the bronze medals were struck in addition to those minted for subscribers.
Hope that helps!
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