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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;4504, post: 2933921, member: 77402&quot;]Thanks NP coin, I will try that... however, I am not sure that the mint made sets of ALL of the different gram weights, but It cannot hurt to try.&nbsp; And what does not help is that I&#039;ve seen several sites, including an auction house, that says the 20 gram version actually weighs in 15 grams.&nbsp; Thanks to you also chrisild for your information.&nbsp; To further add to the confusion, these medals are listed in my Krause catalog as being 0.9000 purity (22k, or 90% gold).&nbsp; I had my medal tested by the most modern analyzer on the market, and it tested in at 92.58 to 92.80 (obverse-reverse range)(22.22 purity).&nbsp; regarding my 30mm in diameter medal which weighs in at 11.7 grams, why would the mint make another 30mm diameter medal (the 60 bolivares medal which reportedly weighing in at 22.2000 grams)...approx. just over half the weight of the 60 bolivares medal?&nbsp; And I think it is a weird coincidence that my metal has the same purity numbers as Krause says the 60 bolivares medal weighs.</p><p><br /></p><p>and if all of that is not strange, consider this... there was a slight redesign and strike of the medals in 1958 and 1959.&nbsp; In 1957, they were MS strikes and listed the gram weight in THREE places, but not even these weighs agree... on the same coin.&nbsp; you will see on the 1957 example I am posting here now has the gram weight as &quot;30&quot; right next to the eagle&#039;s right wing, but in this same medal&#039;s 8 and 4 o&#039;clock position along the rim it states &quot;27&quot; grams.&nbsp; In the 1958 and 59 version, they were struck as proofs and the gram weight is listed in only one place, or left blank as in my case.&nbsp; I&#039;m telling ya, I am about to go bonkers...[ATTACH=full]713012[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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