1925 Norse American Medal pricing.

keets

Who can offer some reliable prices for a 1925 Norse American Medal in grades from MS60 through MS65?? Thanks.

Al H.

keets

..........any help here?? i've checked over at Heritage and they are of little help.

al h.

Outhaul

Hi Al,

I find the best source for these are prices realized at major auction sites. Quite a few sell on Heritage, so that would be a good start. Other than that, can't say I've ever seen prices listed for them otherwise.

Cheers,

Bob

Spinynorman

A guy that runs some of our local shows specializes in them. He might be able to give you some info.

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JadeRareCoin

Hi Keets, here's one for you: MS-64 Norse Am. - PCGS

keets

hey Dennis

that's a sweet looking, frosty example of the thick medal. i see these online and at shows but have hesitated to make a purchase without having any pricing information. a seller at Cleveland Shows had one each thick/thin last fall but they weren't that attractive despite what seemed like a good price for MS62 at around $120, ANACS or NGC. i opted to search and look at the medals for awhile. at that time i did obtain some pricing history that a dealer had from TeleTrade, but that's six months old.

one thing i've noticed about the medals is that with the thin type, all eight of the corners aren't generally struck-up well on anything below MS64, they appear rounded on most of what i see. that's isn't a problem with the thick type due to the increased planchet size. and toning, not many of these are toned to anything more than gray and i assume many have been cleaned at one time or another.

the one i've pictured is the thick variety with moderate tone and a nice strike, no rounding at the corners and minimal marks. i call it MS63 from the picture and wonder what i should offer.

as a treat for everybody, while checking the Heritage archives, i came across a few gold proof examples they've auctioned and linked this one which has a Bass pedigree from ANACS. i think it's astonishing to have something like this with the traceable ownership and actual rarity as explained in the description sell for so low!!!!! talk about a bargain.

al h.

Goldfinger

Thanks for the link to the gold Norse medal. I wasn't even aware of it.

Is pricing similar for the thick and thin medals?

-Jay

keets

here's some pictures of a medal with a similar design. it's a So-Called Dollar from 1910, HK-390. Vikings are hard not to like, they always make me think of the Grand Poobah!!

al h.

MFH

Hi Keets,

I also inquired a couple of weeks ago about the current prices for Norse Medals. I picked up a Thick version on Teletrade last September in PCGS 65 ( very white coin ) for $525. Recently picked up a NGC 65 - Thin - from Bill Johnson in Nevada, for $1,600. This Thin variety is a whole lot scarcer than the Thick. The coin I received is the best looking Thin I have ever seen, its basically blast white ( probably conserved at NCS first ).

I am sure that I overpaid for both, as the published prices for these medals are few and far between. I did check Heritage's web site and found quite a few Thick's ... and a few gold medals... but no Thins. I soon realized that I actually did overpay for the Thick, as it goes for $250 to $350 in MS 65. (Live and Learn). Before I shelled out the money for the Thin, I tried to get a handle on the true value. Noone was able to help.

I hope this bit of information helps you.

Mike