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rmsexauer Valued Member United States 234 Posts	Posted 08/27/2019 8:39 pm Hello everyone.. I am trying to find out if US Mint medals fall under the normal orientation guidelines for coins. If I am looking at the obverse and flip the medal should it be facing up as a normal US Mint coin? Thank you in advance for any input. Report this Post to the Staff

kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 08/27/2019 9:21 pm Good question. A true medal like military awards have "medal turn", i.e., top is up when turned sideways. Don't know about non-military medals. Probably have to surf them up to see what the specs are. Report this Post to the Staff
Papadoc75 Valued Member United States 441 Posts	Posted 08/27/2019 10:11 pm I can tell you that the 2019 American Liberty Medal I just purchased is Medal Turn or side turn face up. I assume it was meant to be that way. Report this Post to the Staff
rmsexauer Valued Member United States 234 Posts	Posted 08/27/2019 10:25 pm That is the medal I was curious about. I also obtained the 2019 High Relief Silver version. Good to know. First medal in my collection. Thanks for the feedback. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 08/28/2019 01:42 am All I know is that when both sides are facing the same direction, that's called "medal alignment." When the sides are opposite, that's "coin alignment." So, I assume, pieces considered medals should have both sides facing the same. I'm not sure how true that is, though, in practice. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/28/2019 09:10 am I'm not really a medal guy, but all medals I've encountered have "medal turn". But of course not all coins have "coin turn". Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 08/28/2019 11:48 am I've purchased a couple recent medals that I include in my modern commemorative set (I know, I know - not the same thing). There have been a few of the silver ounce medals with really lovely designs. When you can get them in TPG 70 for less than double silver, why not? Report this Post to the Staff
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