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chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 03/21/2016 10:17 am I've been spending a lot of time at the hospital lately and there's a framed collection of medals celebrating the achievements in surgical procedures, but there doesn't appear to be any mint marks or signatures on the obverses and, since it's framed, I can't view the reverse. Does anyone know of this set? I did a little Googling, but couldn't find it. There appear to be 37 medals, which is an odd number for a set, so I'm not sure if it's complete. Report this Post to the Staff

MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 03/21/2016 9:48 pm Found it! This is a Franklin Mint product and issued by the Medical Heritage Society. The set's name is Medallic Tribute to Surgical History. http://www.franklin-mint-silver.com...-history.htm Indeed it has 37 medals (the Percival Pott being the 37th). From what I can tell, they were issued in an antiqued silver or gold-plated silver version. -MV Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 03/21/2016 10:59 pm Good job! I couldn't find it anywhere. I wonder if these are the gold plated silver versions. I sure would like to be able to hold one to see if they're marked. Quite a little collection. Thanks Interesting that it says 37 medals and shows a case with 36. Edited by chequer 03/21/2016 11:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 03/22/2016 12:24 pm It's likely that the group planned the original set to have 36 medals and then sometime later decided to add the Percival Pott medal. The MHS most likely didn't want to go through the headaches associated with having a new case made and distributed; instead, the extra medal was sent in its own individual case. The Franklin Mint mark their medals on the edge http://www.franklin-mint-silver.com...ormation.htm Report this Post to the Staff
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