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<p>[QUOTE="DrDarryl, post: 3119845, member: 39402"]No US Mint information about the Special Medal for Government Agencies? Well, here are their "Jock Strap" medals. AKA Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) special Government medals (sGm).</p><p><br /></p><p>Most medals are kept by the CIA after being awarded if they reveal sensitive information. Those that are issue are hidden in private (hence, the term jock strap medal).</p><p><br /></p><p>Tough cookie to break to get general and special numismatic information. However, visual inspection makes it palatable to include them as a <i><b>Special Medal for Government Agencies.</b></i></p><p><i><b><br /></b></i></p><p>Firstly, it's a given that the CIA is a U.S. Government agency.</p><p><br /></p><p>Secondly, lo and behold is that Frank Gasparro's hallmarks! And Gilroy Roberts (not shown). I "discovered" the two types of reverse designs struck by the U.S. Mint. If you don't see these hallmarks, they are not <b><i>Special Medal for Government Agencies</i>. </b>The CIA used a third party vendor to strike a version of the medals as time went on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Images are of the second highest CIA medal that can be awarded to an individual, the <b>Distinguished Intelligence Medal.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]793629[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]793630[/ATTACH]</p><p>Mr. Gasparro likes to put his initials between the tail and right talon of the eagle. So, how many works of FG can you attribute to this placement? Let see. The Kennedy half-dollar. What about the NGC MS66 President Kennedy appreciation medal in this thread? Did you see it? </p><p><br /></p><p>Wait...The Kennedy half-dollar was struck after President Kennedy's death. U.S. Mint records indicate that the Kennedy inauguration medal was used by FG to come-up with the reverse of the Kennedy half-dollar. That is one small Presidential Seal to use for inspiration for the reverse of the Kennedy half-dollar!</p><p><br /></p><p>Did you see how large the Presidential Seal is on the 1962 struck NGC MS66 President Kennedy appreciation medal is? And that FG placement matches the Kennedy half-dollar. Did the U.S. Mint get their story straight that the Kennedy inauguration medal was the source of the Presidential Seal?</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><font size="4">Back to CIA sGms... See that ribbon on the inside lid it matches the medal type, the <b>Distinguished Intelligence Medal.</b></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><font size="4"><b>[ATTACH=full]793635[/ATTACH] </b></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DrDarryl, post: 3119845, member: 39402"]No US Mint information about the Special Medal for Government Agencies? Well, here are their "Jock Strap" medals. AKA Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) special Government medals (sGm). Most medals are kept by the CIA after being awarded if they reveal sensitive information. Those that are issue are hidden in private (hence, the term jock strap medal). Tough cookie to break to get general and special numismatic information. However, visual inspection makes it palatable to include them as a [I][B]Special Medal for Government Agencies. [/B][/I] Firstly, it's a given that the CIA is a U.S. Government agency. Secondly, lo and behold is that Frank Gasparro's hallmarks! And Gilroy Roberts (not shown). I "discovered" the two types of reverse designs struck by the U.S. Mint. If you don't see these hallmarks, they are not [B][I]Special Medal for Government Agencies[/I]. [/B]The CIA used a third party vendor to strike a version of the medals as time went on. Images are of the second highest CIA medal that can be awarded to an individual, the [B]Distinguished Intelligence Medal.[/B] [ATTACH=full]793629[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]793630[/ATTACH] Mr. Gasparro likes to put his initials between the tail and right talon of the eagle. So, how many works of FG can you attribute to this placement? Let see. The Kennedy half-dollar. What about the NGC MS66 President Kennedy appreciation medal in this thread? Did you see it? Wait...The Kennedy half-dollar was struck after President Kennedy's death. U.S. Mint records indicate that the Kennedy inauguration medal was used by FG to come-up with the reverse of the Kennedy half-dollar. That is one small Presidential Seal to use for inspiration for the reverse of the Kennedy half-dollar! Did you see how large the Presidential Seal is on the 1962 struck NGC MS66 President Kennedy appreciation medal is? And that FG placement matches the Kennedy half-dollar. Did the U.S. Mint get their story straight that the Kennedy inauguration medal was the source of the Presidential Seal? [SIZE=6][SIZE=4]Back to CIA sGms... See that ribbon on the inside lid it matches the medal type, the [B]Distinguished Intelligence Medal.[/B][/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][SIZE=4][B][ATTACH=full]793635[/ATTACH] [/B][/SIZE][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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