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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;illini420, post: 2191800, member: 19423&quot;]I saw that Peter recently put this post as one of the featured posts again which was cool.&nbsp; I then noticed that I never gave an update as I had promised in my prior post.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some photos the museum sent me of the exhibit the medal was in during 2012:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.kittlecoins.com/photos/branson1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.kittlecoins.com/photos/branson2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.kittlecoins.com/photos/branson3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.kittlecoins.com/photos/branson4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.kittlecoins.com/photos/branson5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>While the exhibit at the museum was running, I was contacted by a couple collectors and a couple of museums who expressed interest in acquiring the medal once the exhibit was finished.&nbsp; I briefly thought about putting it in an auction to see who really wanted it the most.</p><p><br /></p><p>While the piece was at the museum, I was also contacted by some descendants of Lloyd Branson who were putting together a book about Branson who wanted to photo the medal for the book. I of course consented and about a year later I was given a copy of a really nice book &quot;The Art of Lloyd Branson - A Family Connection&quot; and was told it was one of only 100 produced. Pretty cool!</p><p><br /></p><p>Ultimately, I decided to donate the piece to the East Tennessee Historical Society who put the exhibit together as they were the first to show interest in the piece and I thought they would be in the best position to care for it and make sure everyone else had access to it if needed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wish I could find something this cool in every local coin shop!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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