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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 26421511, member: 101855"]I was going over the four or five options, depending on your point of view. None of them are cheap, and I have to admit that I have not followed the market, but here goes. In 1941, there were two FDR medals. The inaugural committee made 1,000 of these. [ATTACH=full]1685797[/ATTACH] After that one sold out unexpectedly, they made 2,000 of these. There is a small "2" at the top of the wreath to indicate that it was the second issue. Both of these medals used to sell for under $500. I don't know where they are now. It can't be much more. [ATTACH=full]1685798[/ATTACH] Here are the other three. The 1933 and 1937 probabaly sell for $1,000+. Of course the price is lower if they have condition issues. 1933 As you might expect during the Great Depression, these did not sell out. The initial mintage was 1,000, and I think that 150 or so were melted. Paul Manship was the designer. He would also do the John F. Kennedy inaugural medal in 1961. [ATTACH=full]1685800[/ATTACH] 1937 It is interesting to note that FDR's first vice president, John Nance Garner, got top billing on the reverse. You note that frequently for a president's second term, perhaps setting them up as a successor. That has not often worked out. [ATTACH=full]1685801[/ATTACH] 1945. This might be the cheaped option now. The bronze version of this used to sell for under $250. [ATTACH=full]1685802[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]