I have a silver 1974 Bicentennial Medal picturing John Adams. I was wondering how much silver it contains. When I did a search I came up with more than one answer, from .9 oz to 1 oz. Fineness was also at issue with some saying 90% and others 92.5%. Can anyone enlighten me with the truth. Many thanks.
If it was struck by the US Mint, it is probably 90% silver. If it was struck by a private mint like MACO or Franklin, it may be sterling silver, 92.5%. Can you post photos? Chris
It is a US Mint issue. The full title on the box is "1974 Bicentennial Medal Commemorating The First Continental Congress".
I think I've got one of those from the mint. I suspect they're 90% silver. Back then they never included the metal composition on the certificate included with the piece.
I know this is a really late bump, but I recently encountered some of these. My understanding was that the bicentennial medals were pewter.
Here's an interesting thread about these medals from last year........http://www.cointalk.com/t172692-5/ As for the pewter ones, I think you're thinking of the "Americas First Medals" series which occurred around the same time. They were pewter......http://www.cointalk.com/members/green18/albums/americas-first-medals/
If you're thinking of the "America's First Medals" like Greenie suggested, do they look like this? Chris
