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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 54481, member: 57463&quot;]My guess is that bigger medals are larger, but I&#039;m a newbie, myself. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Seriously, take ancients, for example.&nbsp; Large tetradrachms (diameter of a quarter, two to three times thicker) sell for much, much more than small silvers, two of which would fit on your little fingernail, or a Greek drachmon or Roman denarius about the size of your index fingernail.&nbsp; Everyone wants &quot;eye knockers,&quot; big, impressive objects with arm&#039;s-length details.&nbsp; So, too, with the US Mint medals.&nbsp; The larger ones are more popular.&nbsp; They are the &quot;traditional&quot; Mint medals.&nbsp; &nbsp; The smaller ones are newer sets and series.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the prices, they recently went up.&nbsp; Until about 2000 or so, these were $20 items.&nbsp; I bought several as gifts, as well as several for my own collection of aviation materials.&nbsp; However, remember that the US Mint owns the dies.&nbsp; They can make as many as they need to, whenever they want.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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