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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25540928, member: 101855&quot;]Recently I purchased and posted pictures of a 1925 official Calvin Coolidge inaugural medal. There are not a lot of these pieces around or offered so I have a few photos of examples that have been sold in recent years. I was surprised that the piece I purchased was the same one Heritage sold a few years ago. On the surface the Heritage auctioned piece looked totally different, but a detailed examination revealed that it&#039;s the same medal. </p><p><br /></p><p>A coin doctor did a lot of work on it to improve it. I know that doctors have a bad reputation, but in this case, I can&#039;t complain. The piece looks much better. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here the before:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1635944[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And here is the after. Check out the location of the remaining spot on Coolidge&#039;s coat collar and the residue of the other spots. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1635945[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly I paid less than half of what this piece sold for at Heritage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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