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Jul 06, 2012, 11:22 PM
#1
Looking for the history behind these.
Does anyone know the history of these coins? My father was in the Secret Service when Eisenhower was in office and this was passed down to me from my Mother, but with no back story. They were framed and need to be polished and remounted. Any information I could get would be greatly appreciated.
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Jul 06, 2012 11:22 PM
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Jul 07, 2012, 01:28 AM
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Don't polish!!!!!! patina is good! silverware is meant to be polished not coins
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Jul 07, 2012, 06:24 AM
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Please do NOT polish them!.....Not sure what they represent but, to remove the patina would be a bad thing........HH
It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.
Joseph Stalin
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Jul 07, 2012, 07:47 AM
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1960 South America trip medal for Dwight Eisenhower
President Eisenhower decided to give medals as mementos to those who accompanied him on official trips. Slightly different designs are known for each of about half a dozen different trips, plus a generic one that doesn't list any one specific trip. These silver medals were designed by Frank Gasparro and struck at the US Mint in limited numbers.
Info here about the trip...
http://images.library.wisc.edu/FRUS/...0v05.i0012.pdf
Last edited by taz42o; Jul 07, 2012 at 07:51 AM.
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Jul 08, 2012, 09:00 AM
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Thank you everyone for the info. and advice. I will leave them as is but will re-frame them.
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