I guess I need to submit my medal for grading.
keets
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I was just doing some searching at Heritage and noticed the medal below with the interesting description. I guess I should watch this sale and submit my medal!! 
Al H.
1892 MS World's Columbian Exposition, Liberty Head Low Relief, HK-220a, Eglit-51A Variety, Bronze, AU50 NGC. A rare beaded border variety, struck in low relief. This is the only example known in a third party grading service holder. We are not aware of a prior auction appearance.
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Confirm your medal is a low relief as most are high relief.
Confirm your medal is a low relief as most are high relief.
dude, get serious, these are relatively easy to decipher. you don't need to look closely for the "high relief" of the devices to assess these medals. all you need to do is see the ring of small dots between the rim and the stars. all that aside, it is also fairly easy to look at the pictured medal and know the relief is low.
don't take this the wrong way, but if you aren't familiar with things discussed here you might want to refrain from comment. instead, maybe ask questions.
@keets
but if you aren't familiar with things discussed here you might want to refrain from comment. instead, maybe ask questions.
Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
things have been explained via PM.
At least he didn’t label him butthurt or lazy!
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
OP is unkind.
I didn't make fun of him when he wrote an off-topic graveyard rant yet here he is being rude to a simple suggestion related to his thread.
I am placing him in time-out for five minutes. Just stare at the wall and reflect on how pleasant life would be if you were not so mean.
How does your medal compare to the one being auctioned?
dude, you have hounded me in the past and I've gone via PM to try to work things out, it never lasted very long. in this instance, all I did was point out that you suggested I didn't know how to discern the high/low relief medals. if that hurts your feelings then I can only suggest that you don't post from a perspective of pretending to know something when you clearly don't.
to your suggestion of the OT graveyard post, it relates to History, clear enough if you have basic comprehension of the English language. PM me if you need to go tit-for-tat. also, to crop a picture I posted here is in bad taste, but I look pretty good for 65 if I must say so myself.
Point one:
Not every response to a thread is about you. Perhaps others may benefit?
Point two:
I had a close friend die of COVID. You walking in graveyards strictly for your amusement is disturbing and is nowhere near related to coins.
Point three:
You LOL'ed at the photo of you.
Point four:
You sending constant PMs to me is weird.
You sending constant PMs to me is weird.
constant PM's, you are clearly delusional!!! below is our most recent exchange, we two others and unless I missed something the completenss of my "constant PM's" is three seperate occasions, the first two were very civil.
March 19, 2019 9:54PM/one message apiece.
August 7, 2019 6:56PM/one message apiece.
June 16, 2020 4:29PM
keets --- why do you continually have such a negative attitude towards me and always try to pick apart my posts when you can?? have I done something to harm you in the past??
abcde12345 --- It's not you. It's me.
(Are we breaking up?)
keets --- well, it's just starting to be clearly intentional and very annoying.
abcde12345 --- You're probably correct.
I will self-evaluate and slow-down/back off.
My apologies.
(Believe it or not, I truly enjoy your posts and your threads, even if at times I appear otherwise.)
unless I missed something, that's it the whole story.
Thank you.
I was feeling slightly guilty for posting your photo (even though you originally posted it in the humor thread and LOL'ed it there and here). Now that you've betrayed the trust of PCGS by posting private PMs, I have made peace with my decision.
Side note:
My takeaway from this forum are the tidbits of knowledge I pick up from simple factoids others leave. It may be juvenile to you Keets, yet honestly it is the comments left by seasoned coin collectors that garners the most attention for me. I would never mock those who are simply attempting to inform no matter how "obvious" it is to you.
so why don't you take down the picture and edit your lie about the PM's?
back to coins and away from distractions. ChangeInHistory asked How does your medal compare to the one being auctioned?
the medal I have probably grades somewhere between XF45 and AU55. I also have an unlisted Variety, silver-plated bronze, that might be numbered HK-220b if PCGS authenticated it as such. it weighs 3gr. more than the bronze medal.
" so why don't you take down the picture and edit your lie about the PM's?"
For the same reason I am not requesting you kill the graveyard walking thread: Free speech.
Back to coins and away from nastiness:
How about a photo of your Keets? Would love to see your medal compared to the one being auctioned. I bet it is nice!
Here is an example of a High Relief (much more common than the low relief). There is little information on the low relief as it is truly a scarce if not a rare medal.
This one went for under $30. although it isn't without its issues:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1892-HK-220-Columbian-Exposition-So-Called-Dollar-Liberty-Head-/143669281345?hash=item21735b4241:g:i~UAAOSwpBNfIbTb&nma=true&si=d5obPqzgZ0ArU5Q0SiKJsntLjaY%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557