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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yakpoo, post: 1151165, member: 18157&quot;]Everyone seems all spun up over the ATB 5 Oz coins...like the Mint&#039;s never made 3&quot; coins before. They&#039;ve been pumping out the 3&quot; Bronze medals for quite some time. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These Bronze rounds (not real coins) are ridiculously priced by the Mint at $42/each, but they ARE hefty, high relief pucks that sport about 1/2 pound ($2.50 worth) of Copper! I wouldn&#039;t pay $42 for them, but I just bought five (5) of them on eBay for $17.50 each...(pictured).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I really like their designs; you can see every bulging vein in John Adams forehead! (not pictured) The reverses are almost like the First Spouse Liberty Short-Series. The numismatic link to the designs aren&#039;t as apparant as those of the FS Liberty series, but I still see subtle hints.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The reverse of the Herbert Hoover, for instance, shows a &quot;Standing Liberty&quot; (like the quarter) flanked between two fasces &quot;Mercury dime&quot;. Both the Kennedy and Johnson reverses have a strong &quot;Kennedy Half&quot; influence with the Kennedy reverse having a bit of the &quot;Roosevelt Dime Torch&quot; look, as well. The Ike reverse has a &quot;Walking Liberty&quot; appearance and the Truman reverse looks like the $20 bill and the Obverse font has a somewhat fatter &quot;Franklin Half&quot; feel to it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I can&#039;t imagine these bronze (90% Copper, 10% Zinc) pucks selling very well from the Mint at the prices they charge, but they are really quite nice collectibles if you can get them at the right price on eBay. :thumb:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/Yakpoo/PrezPucks/Hoover-Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/Yakpoo/PrezPucks/Hoover-Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/Yakpoo/PrezPucks/Kennedy-Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/Yakpoo/PrezPucks/Kennedy-Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/Yakpoo/PrezPucks/Johnson-Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/Yakpoo/PrezPucks/Johnson-Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/Yakpoo/PrezPucks/Ike-Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/Yakpoo/PrezPucks/Ike-Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/Yakpoo/PrezPucks/Truman-Obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/Yakpoo/PrezPucks/Truman-Rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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