Just for fun, two medals and two coins with a riddle!!

keets

Take a look at the pictures of the following medals and coins. Three have a very similar peculiarity. Which one doesn't fit with the other three and why??

Enjoy.

Al H.

lordmarcovan

The bottom one isn't commemorative?

(Or is it? I can't make out the text. Neat lookin', though.)

keets

hey Rob

good guess but not correct. what i'm actually looking for has more to do with the designs of the coins/medals pictured. i can't believe none of our esteemed board Numismatists have even taken a stab at this.

c'mon guys, don't make me lose faith in ya'll!!

al h.

keets

anyone out there gonna take a shot??

al h.

mhammerman

the first one has FPN, that is obviously the non-sequitur.

BillF

Can't really tell for sure, but the bottom one doesn't appear to have a picture/portrait on it. The other three do.

Shamika

Boy, this is tough.

The only thing I can see is that the lettering on all but the third coin (Boone?) completely encircles the outer perimeter.

Shamika

The first three have AMERICA written on it while the last one does not!

keets

i'll offer help and say consider the coins/medals absent the lettering and concentrate instead on the major design elements. two of the three are quite easy while the third requires a bit of thought, but i assure you when i reveal the answer you'll each see how obvious it is.

al h.

JrGMan2004

1, 2 and 4 signify peace, unity,, happiness, liberty, etc. etc... in #1 it's two people holding hands, and it's also in the shape of North and South America, plus some of the Caribbean islands. #2 is the Liberty Bell, fairly obvious, no? #3 is just a dude... #4 talks about erasing debts and uniting the world... if I'm reading it right, it's hard to follow... "THIS COMBONATION COIN WILL, WHEN ADOPTED, BE GOOD IN ALL NATIONS, HEAL ALL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GOLD AND SILVER MEN, AND FULLY SETTLE ALL FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS" and then I can't read the last circle...

Conder101

<< <i>concentrate instead on the major design elements >>


Well with that clue and from those pictures I would say that the first three HAVE major design elements and the fourth one doesn't.

bestbino

The last medal is made from two different Metals

topstuf

Top one is only one with boobs?

adamgold

the last one has gold and silver?

keets

OK, enough intrigue, i guess.

the oddball of the four is the Boone. the other three are designs that were eventually copied and used for another coin as listed below.

1) the reverse of the Pan-American Medal was used for the 1923-S Monroe Doctrine Commemorative Half-Dollar with only a slight modification.

2) the Liberty Bell design from the 1926 American Sesquicentennial of Independence Half-Dollar was copied for use on the Franklin Half-Dollar.

4) the brass and aluminum bi-metallic design of the 1897 Bickford Dollar was eventually used on the 2000-W Library of Congress Bicentennial $10 Eagle. this one was a bit tougher.

i think these three illustrate quite well how designs are often copied from medals or previously issued coins. it strikes me as odd that the U.S. Mint wouldn't use some of the old patterns for new circulating coinage in the same fashion, revive some nice traditional designs.

al h.

Shamika

Good one.