Posted 09/20/2020 12:09 am
Plating medals with silver or gold is not a practice in which the US Mint typically engages.
That said...
The US Mint produced a 1.5-inch gold-plated bronze medal for the US Bicentennial - it was part of the National Bicentennial Medal Series. It's a fairly common piece - you shouldn't have too much difficulty finding one for sale.
It has also produced gold-plated versions of the Presidential Series of small bronze medals, but so have many third parties! So, it can be difficult to determine if a medal is an original US Mint product or an aftermarket modification.
I'll give your query some additional thought to see if I can recall any others from the modern era.
That said...
The US Mint produced a 1.5-inch gold-plated bronze medal for the US Bicentennial - it was part of the National Bicentennial Medal Series. It's a fairly common piece - you shouldn't have too much difficulty finding one for sale.
It has also produced gold-plated versions of the Presidential Series of small bronze medals, but so have many third parties! So, it can be difficult to determine if a medal is an original US Mint product or an aftermarket modification.
I'll give your query some additional thought to see if I can recall any others from the modern era.
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