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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 6448574, member: 77639&quot;]Below is my most recent, a 1900 Paris Exposition bronze medal by Chaplain, PCGS MS64.&nbsp;&nbsp; The exposition was huge, and hundreds of bronze, silver and gold medals were awarded with the recipient’s name on the reverse.&nbsp; The silver and gold medals were bronze medals with thin plating on them.&nbsp; As best I can determine, “E. JOLIBOIS” inscribed on the reverse was a publisher/printer.&nbsp; There is probably a log somewhere that lists all the winners … would love to have a digital copy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know how so many medals with different inscriptions were produced?&nbsp;&nbsp; Perhaps there was a removable, rectangular letter die that fit within the main die for the reverse?</p><p><br /></p><p>Compare the obverse of this medal with the obverse of my 1899 10 franc gold coin, also designed by Chaplain. The heads are not identical but very, very close.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1256537[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1256539[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1256540[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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