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Norse American Medals

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Two for your viewing and grading pleasure. Thanks; Jim



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Is that a thick or thin planchet?
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Thick, to the best of my knowledge from research. Do you have a way to determine that without a scale?
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Looks VG-F.
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Chaos, really? there's barely a scratch or any other circulation marks on either of them. I'm surprised.
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I couldn't find an actual thickness measurement but the thick planchet should weigh 19.7 grams. The thin is the rarer of the two and I believe it is more of a coin stock thickness while the thick is more of a medal stock thickness.

It is a good looking medal with nice luster. With a few spots and possibly a little bit of rub(pics are a bit out of focus to sharper pics might resolve that) I would call it a nice AU.

Thanks for showing it as I believe it is the first one I have seen posted in my 2 1/2 years here(I have seen them at shows though)
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 Posted 02/26/2008  02:06 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add j_h_s to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks, Bio...it's far thicker than coin stock...probably as thick as Three Cents, anyway.
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These are EXTREMELY hard for me to grade from photographs. They both could be anywhere from AU-55 to MS-63 or so. In almost all those I've looked at in TPG holders, I've wondered how the graders came to their conclusions. There's a pewter-y flatness to the medal's color that sometimes looks like wear. I wouldn't be able to guess fairly without these in hand.
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I agree, half...since theyre not really "coins" and there really is no reason to "circulate" them, it's hard for me to judge, too; even in-hand. Could be AU or could be MS63 with a ding or two.
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