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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4534733, member: 101855"]<i>Paul Mansfield designed the 1933 Franklin Roosevelt and the 1961 John F. Kennedy inaugural medals, a remarkable 28 year spread in time. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122827[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122828[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Designer Paul Manship</p><p><br /></p><p>Diameter 70 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Mintages 1 in gold, 7,500 in silver, 53,331 in bronze</p><p><br /></p><p>Notes: Paul Manship, who designed the 1933 FDR medal, designed this piece for the Kennedy inauguration. John Kennedy requested that the Presidential Seal appear on the reverse. Manship’s portrait of a youthful, yet dignified John F. Kennedy has been widely admired. The sales of the bronze and silver medals hit unprecedented levels due to an aggressive sales campaign. Bronze sales more than doubled the previous high, and silver medal sales were seven times greater than the previous record. Examples of the silver medal were closely held after Kennedy’s assassination, but more examples have become available to collectors in the recent decades.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Inaugural bottons have long been favorites for those who attended the ceremony. This piece featured photos of JFK and LBJ and the theme of the Kennedy administration "The New Frontier." </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1122831[/ATTACH] </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4534733, member: 101855"][I]Paul Mansfield designed the 1933 Franklin Roosevelt and the 1961 John F. Kennedy inaugural medals, a remarkable 28 year spread in time. [/I] [ATTACH=full]1122827[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1122828[/ATTACH] Designer Paul Manship Diameter 70 mm Mintages 1 in gold, 7,500 in silver, 53,331 in bronze Notes: Paul Manship, who designed the 1933 FDR medal, designed this piece for the Kennedy inauguration. John Kennedy requested that the Presidential Seal appear on the reverse. Manship’s portrait of a youthful, yet dignified John F. Kennedy has been widely admired. The sales of the bronze and silver medals hit unprecedented levels due to an aggressive sales campaign. Bronze sales more than doubled the previous high, and silver medal sales were seven times greater than the previous record. Examples of the silver medal were closely held after Kennedy’s assassination, but more examples have become available to collectors in the recent decades. [I]Inaugural bottons have long been favorites for those who attended the ceremony. This piece featured photos of JFK and LBJ and the theme of the Kennedy administration "The New Frontier." [ATTACH=full]1122831[/ATTACH] [/I][/QUOTE]
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