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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4530097, member: 101855"]That and the fact that they only issued 125 of these medals make this an expensive rascal. Here is the text.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122013[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1122014[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Designer Augustus St. Gaudens</p><p><br /></p><p>Diameter 74 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Mintages 3 in gold, 125 in bronze</p><p><br /></p><p>Notes: 1905 was the only year in which there were two official inaugural medals. Theodore Roosevelt had met St. Gaudens at a dinner party a few years earlier. Their discussions drifted toward the topic of classical coins in high relief. The culmination of their meeting would be the 1907 High Relief $20 gold pieces and the $10 Indian gold coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1905 Roosevelt asked St. Gaudens to design a medal for his inauguration. St. Gaudens drafted the design, and Adolph Weinman, who was one of his assistants, crafted the dies. Weinman later designed the Mercury Dime and the Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Tiffany & Co., the famous jewelers, made these medals, which were cast, not struck. Many collectors regard this medal as the most desirable piece in the inaugural medal series. The eagle on the reverse of this is very similar to the bird that appeared on the Indian $10 gold coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>1904 Theordore Roosevelt Campaign Button</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122015[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>More tomorrow, if you like. Dinner is beckoning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4530097, member: 101855"]That and the fact that they only issued 125 of these medals make this an expensive rascal. Here is the text. [ATTACH=full]1122013[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1122014[/ATTACH] Designer Augustus St. Gaudens Diameter 74 mm Mintages 3 in gold, 125 in bronze Notes: 1905 was the only year in which there were two official inaugural medals. Theodore Roosevelt had met St. Gaudens at a dinner party a few years earlier. Their discussions drifted toward the topic of classical coins in high relief. The culmination of their meeting would be the 1907 High Relief $20 gold pieces and the $10 Indian gold coins. In 1905 Roosevelt asked St. Gaudens to design a medal for his inauguration. St. Gaudens drafted the design, and Adolph Weinman, who was one of his assistants, crafted the dies. Weinman later designed the Mercury Dime and the Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Tiffany & Co., the famous jewelers, made these medals, which were cast, not struck. Many collectors regard this medal as the most desirable piece in the inaugural medal series. The eagle on the reverse of this is very similar to the bird that appeared on the Indian $10 gold coins. 1904 Theordore Roosevelt Campaign Button [ATTACH=full]1122015[/ATTACH] More tomorrow, if you like. Dinner is beckoning.[/QUOTE]
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