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Message:: [QUOTE="DrDarryl, post: 3206176, member: 39402"]Rumble! Rumble! (Noise made when the numismatic knowledge base expanded in the year 2014.) Let’s see... A U.S. Mint medal series (yes, an entire U.S. Mint series) was first organized and first formed (after I made the first discovery). That is both unbelievable and remarkable (three firsts in the previous sentence). How does one discover, organize, and form a U.S. Mint series? The simple answer is “carefully”. By carefully performing numismatic research with the end goal in mind of “making a name for oneself” (aka expanding the numismatic knowledge base). Let’s review this particular expansion: First to document each medal's mintage, check. First identification of the designers, check. First uncovering of the purpose of the medals, check. First to organize and form a U.S. Mint medal series (even before the U.S. Mint should have), check and check. First to assign identification numbers, check. First to document the historical relevancy of this new medal series, check. First to uncover why this series was never documented for over a half-century, check. There is too much to list. Wait, just buy my updated/expanded book... Just to make it well understood. When you want information about these medals, my surname is associated/attached (and will always be)  with these medals for all eternity. Now, this is a great example in  how to get to the numismatist’s end game! Rumble! Rumble! (end goal moved with another expansion in 2016, 2017, and 2018... to be continued).<a href="https://www.potus-sgm.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.potus-sgm.com/" rel="nofollow"> https://www.potus-sgm.com/</a> Questions before visuals. What was the purpose of the May 1960 Paris Summit? Which U.S. President attended the May 1960 Paris Summit? Which other nations were part of the May 1960 Paris Summit? Why did Nikita Khrushchev upend the May 1960 Paris Summit? What aircraft (hint name of an Irish rock band) was shot down in Soviet Union airspace on May 1, 1960? Who was the aircraft pilot and why was it flying in the Soviet Union airspace? How is this medal tied to U.S. History and why hasn't it been documented before? How many were stuck by the U.S. Mint at Philadelphia? How many were destroyed by the U.S. Treasury? Why were they destroyed? How many survived? Who was the designer? Why is the medal the same dimension as a U.S. Morgan/Peace silver dollar? What is the medal's identifier? What Class assignment? How many medals in this Class? Less then a decade ago, one could purchase this medal at bullion price and today you are looking at over $1,300 to buy one (if you can find one). True or False? Who was the first person (looks left ... looks right) to document numismatic information on this Paris Summit medal? [ATTACH=full]831096[/ATTACH] Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower (it's his incuse facsimile signature) and why did he have a medal struck with this design? [ATTACH=full]831097[/ATTACH] The research collection plus 2014 book (out of print). [ATTACH=full]831098[/ATTACH] Prior to NGC grading and encapsulation.[MEDIA=youtube]1ms0jW4IAPQ[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]

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