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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8190932, member: 20201&quot;]<font size="6"><b>1973 Country Christmas</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>Proof sterling medal</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1434018[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1434017[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What I like about this medal is the Norman Rockwell style picture of Dad or Grandpa and his boy dragging home the Christmas tree. Very reminiscent of my early Christmas&#039;s as a kid and I love those whitetails on the run on the dated side.</p><p>I don&#039;t know how many of these were minted but this earlier annual Holiday medal is one of a run from the 70&#039;s and 80&#039;s from all I could find out. This one in particular is always a favorite and not always so easy to find.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some frown on Franklin Mint medals, and yes, some are rather boring or poorly executed in subject, artistic quality and strike. </p><p>Others however are very beautiful.</p><p>I have no problem collecting the better Franklin Mint medals, and this one gets my approval.</p><p><br /></p><p>This arrived in a hard plastic case with label.</p><p>It is about 1.5 inches in diameter and .925 Sterling Silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1434030[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I also have the bronze</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>1973 &quot;Country Christmas&quot;</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>Proof bronze medal</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>[ATTACH=full]1434024[/ATTACH]</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6"><b> [ATTACH=full]1434025[/ATTACH]</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">This was one of 4 medals that were encapsulated in Christmas cards in 1973. It is bronze and made from the same dies that my silver proof version was made. There is a little more info on the image with the inside of the Christmas card I included here.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">The medal was sculpted by Jane Lunger from a design by Joseph Aita.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1434027[/ATTACH]</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1434028[/ATTACH]</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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