Just made a new 39mm medal for my local (Fort Collins Colorado) Coin Club 50th Anniversary. The first ones (for club members only) are satin-finish brass. Next week the proof-like brass and proof-like silver issues will be ready for general distribution. I took one of the satin brass medals and gave it a toned finish. I think it turned out pretty nice :kewl:
Fort Collins Coin Club medal mintages. Thanks ! 45 of the satin-finish brass were made for club members (like the one shown except without toning). There is a mint error on all 45. It was supposed to have a "medal turn" orientation. But the press operator set the reverse die rotated 45 degrees CCW, so that the large diamond is instead a square in relation to the obverse orientation. The dies were given a proof-like polishing before the error was detected. Since these 45 will be the only satin-finish pieces, we're going to keep them and not destroy them. They have a smooth edge. Next week there will be 45 proof-like brass struck with a reeded edge (again for club members, and this time with the proper die alignment). Then, 100 proof-like brass (smooth edge) and 100 proof-like silver ("1 troy ounce silver" on edge) will be struck. Those are pretty much all spoken for. After that, there will be an undetermined number of additional proof-like brass and silver pieces made available for other collectors not in the club. Sales of those will help offset the costs of making the dies, etc.
--I agree but please in the OPEN forum and only after you have 10 post I would love to see these for sales....but I would like to see them stay and not have to get edited either Speedy
This should be easy to remedy Speedy, why not just give Mr. Carr a couple of hundred of my posts and that way we don't have to wait for the grand showing. I'm willing if it can be arranged. The ball is in your court, so to speak!
