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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8150153, member: 20201&quot;]<font size="6"><b>The Four Franklin Mint Sterling Silver medals</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>designed by Felix Schlag.</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p>He won the contest for designing the &quot;new&quot; Jefferson Nickel for 1938.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know if he made other medals. I have read he had designed a Red Cross medal. These are ALL I have and got lucky to find a second Betsy Ross.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1421688[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>1965 Herbert C. Hoover by Felix Schlag Silver Medal</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Sterling silver medal of the National Commemorative Society</p><p><b>5,249</b> of these coin-medals were minted as solid sterling silver proofs, and 3 were created as solid platinum proofs.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1966 Betsy Ross - Feilx Schlag - SCFC Medal Gallery</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Betsy Ross - This was originally commissioned by the Societe Commemorative de Femmes Celebres. It was their second medal struck to honor famous women</p><p><b>3,220</b> of these coin-medals were minted as solid sterling silver proofs, and 3 were created as solid platinum proofs.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1967 Paul Revere IFCS Felix Schlag Medal</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Sterling silver medal of the International (Free Mason) Fraternal Commemorative Society, United States. Only <b>1,266</b> of these coin-medals were minted as solid sterling silver proofs.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1968 Chief John Big Tree by Felix Schlag Silver Medal</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Sterling silver medal of the National Commemorative Society</p><p><b>5,249</b> of these coin-medals were minted as solid sterling silver proofs, and 3 were created as solid platinum proofs.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>I just noticed tonight</b> for the first time that Felix Schlag finally had his way with using a very similar font that he wanted to use on the original Jefferson Nickel here on these medals. </p><p>See this Full Step Nickel Club silver proof example for font. ( I have both proof &amp; Unc ) It was changed before we saw our Jefferson 1938 nickel.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1421684[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for looking![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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