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Message:: [QUOTE="ericl, post: 460465, member: 2697"]The inaugural medal, which is authorized by the inaugural committee, unlike the "peace medals" which ar produced by the US Mint, usually go for around thirty bucks. There is a small version which goes for about fifteen. Medalcraft did indeed do a good job, especially last time, when some ******* at the '05 inaugural committee decided that Cheney wasn't good enough to go on the medal and orderd a complete redesign, this was AFTER the original design was in production and a hundred or so had been mailed out. When Cheney heard this, he was furious, and a hybrid design was approved, a mule with the original '05 design, and the '01 reverse with the slight modification of the year. "January 20, 2005" is on both sides of the medal and it looks really awkward. Medalcraft decided to keep on minting "type I's" and that's what I've got. As to the Obama medal, they're probably going to sell small medals as well as standard size ones. Every private mint has made a bid on the project, and I'd love to see all the designs.[/QUOTE]