My Paris Medal ...
DrDarryl
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... struck by the US Mint for use by POTUS 34 (Dwight D. Eisenhower) at the 1960 Paris Summit. Designed by Frank Gasparro and uses the same planchet as the Morgan/Peace silver dollar. Most were never issued due the U-2 incident on May 1, 1960. A true POTUS Numismatic Artifact (PNA) with direct ties to Dwight D. Eisenhower, US history, and the cold war. A large percentage of the original mintage was destroyed by the US Treasury and also suffers from mishandling (not officially cataloged until 2014). There are 7 other medals issued with the facsimile signature of Dwight D. Eisenhower and the dual torch design on the 38.1 mm planchet
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That's a cool Ike dollar!
I have never seen one before, thanks for sharing.
Never heard of these before. Cool!
Nice find. Cool diplomatic swag. What was the original mintage?
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