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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4531343, member: 101855"]<i>Let's cover the two rare medals that are missing from most collections, including mine.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>These photos are from the Smithsonian:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122285[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1122286[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Designer Darrell C. Crain, made by R. Harris and Company</p><p><br /></p><p>Diameter 70 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Mintages 2, maybe 3 in gold, 6 in silver, unknown, no more 60 in bronze</p><p><br /></p><p>Notes: Harding requested that his inauguration would be a very subdued affair. Many of the plans that had been in the works were scrapped, and the production of inauguration medals was curtailed. Expert dealer, H. Joseph Levine, estimated that 60 bronze medals were struck, but only 6 to 8 are known today. Your author had a chance to purchase an example in silver a few years ago. The piece was not quite Mint State, and the price was over $30,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122287[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><i>All Harding and Coolidge Jugate (president and vice president on the same button) are scarce. Harding's 1920 opponents, James Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt buttons) are the "holy grail" of the hobby and have sold for over $50,000. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Here is my "hole filler" Harding medal. This is a U.S. Mint medal. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122289[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1122290[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Given the rarity of the official Harding medal, some collectors opt to obtain this unofficial Harding inaugural piece to fill that slot in their sets. The Philadelphia Mint introduced this piece soon after Harding took office, which was consistent with past mint policy. Collectors often confuse these mint medals with the official inaugural medals.</p><p><br /></p><p>After Harding’s death in 1923, the mint paired the same obverse with a new reverse that noted his passing. The mint issued that variety for many years, which makes it far more common than this design.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4531343, member: 101855"][I]Let's cover the two rare medals that are missing from most collections, including mine.[/I] These photos are from the Smithsonian: [ATTACH=full]1122285[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1122286[/ATTACH] Designer Darrell C. Crain, made by R. Harris and Company Diameter 70 mm Mintages 2, maybe 3 in gold, 6 in silver, unknown, no more 60 in bronze Notes: Harding requested that his inauguration would be a very subdued affair. Many of the plans that had been in the works were scrapped, and the production of inauguration medals was curtailed. Expert dealer, H. Joseph Levine, estimated that 60 bronze medals were struck, but only 6 to 8 are known today. Your author had a chance to purchase an example in silver a few years ago. The piece was not quite Mint State, and the price was over $30,000. [ATTACH=full]1122287[/ATTACH] [I]All Harding and Coolidge Jugate (president and vice president on the same button) are scarce. Harding's 1920 opponents, James Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt buttons) are the "holy grail" of the hobby and have sold for over $50,000. Here is my "hole filler" Harding medal. This is a U.S. Mint medal. [/I] [ATTACH=full]1122289[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1122290[/ATTACH] Given the rarity of the official Harding medal, some collectors opt to obtain this unofficial Harding inaugural piece to fill that slot in their sets. The Philadelphia Mint introduced this piece soon after Harding took office, which was consistent with past mint policy. Collectors often confuse these mint medals with the official inaugural medals. After Harding’s death in 1923, the mint paired the same obverse with a new reverse that noted his passing. The mint issued that variety for many years, which makes it far more common than this design.[/QUOTE]
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