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The norse medal has a lot going for it in terms of design, both sides.
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And dated 1000 as well, 🤪.
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Always liked them and have owned several— not as nice as that one though.
@lcoopie BEAUTIFUL example!! I too love the design. I have a thick and a thin example.
A friend of mine has been involved with a group that has been trying to get the Mint to strike a Norse American Bicentennial Medal for 2025. So far no luck and they've gone as far as they can go.
@DCarr This subject is wide open for you.
This looks like a good place to repost my theory that the Thick Norse medals were punched out of silver dollar planchet stock and the thin ones from silver commemorative half dollar stock, there having been no regular issue half dollar stock in the Mint in 1925.
I think I could prove it if I had some raw ones to measure and weigh and calculate the thickness of them.
This is interesting but wouldn't looking at the isotope signature of the silver in each provide conclusive evidence?
Mine’s thick.
Super nice example of one of my favorite classic commems! Thanks for posting...made my day!
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Makes me think of the ethnic influences, lobbying and politics surrounding this historical piece.
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Unlikely unless the silver source was unique and different.
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Maybe I’m missing something, but wouldn’t “silver commemorative half dollar stock” and “regular issue half dollar stock” be identical?
And if so, why differentiate?
Also the Vikings series and Ragnar.
I’ve always liked these, but I’m dead set against adding medals to my collection. I never understood why they are so often considered part of the early commem series?
Having fun while switching things up and focusing on a next level PCGS slabbed 1950+ type set, while still looking for great examples for the 7070.
It is indeed the same stock. I only mention the commemorative stock because one time when I mentioned this theory somebody responded "but Philadelphia did not issue any half dollars in 1925." Philadelphia did not issue any Walking Liberty half dollars in 1925, or 1922-1933 for that matter, but it did make commemoratives in 1925.
Because none of them circulate? Because the intrinsic value of both would be the same? Because it should have been a half dollar?
Regardless, why would you punish yourself by refusing to add an item you like?
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I have both the thick and thin versions in my type set.
I like them, that's all that matters. To me, anyway!
I like the gold ones. Only 42 of them
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Thick.
Thin.
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They’re beautiful, but I’d buy actual Viking coins before a 20th century medal.
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No law against buying both
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Took a quick check on Coinfacts, and didn't see anything about this - Is there any documented reasons why there are thick and thin, or did it "just happen"? I would guess that some reason was given to strike the gold ones, or perhaps thats self evidently for presentation purposes.
This is not a coin so I would not expect to see it discussed on PCGS Coin Facts. I imagine they were sold at a profit to support some event and striking them in varied thicknesses and in gold was done to create different varieties to increase sales to collectors and thus to increase profits to the issuing authority.
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I couldn't find it in Coin Facts under Silver Commemorative Coins (1892-1954). Where did you see it?
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Thanks.
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https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/category/commemoratives/norse-medal-0/790
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Looking at the occasional post about consideration of new coin designs is disheartening when comparing to GOOD design. :'(
Avery beautiful design! And as mentioned, the GOLD ones are to die for
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Way out of my league. But I agree, the gold is so nice!
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I did do these already (struck on Walking Liberty Half Dollars):
Yes, and those are awesome. I have one. Now we need a whole new design for the bicentennial next year.
I think this is a beautiful design. I have a thick and thin as well. Was not aware of the gold issue. Wish I had one of those.
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