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1980 Grant Wood Medal MS 1 Ounce Gold Values
Details
The Wood medal is the first issue in the American Arts Commemorative Series.
Obverse: Front-facing portrait of Grant Wood wearing his glasses and dressed in an open collared shirt with the words GRANT WOOD.
Reverse: The medal's reverse features an image of Wood's famous painting "American Gothic." The painting appears on an easel. The words AMERICAN ARTS COMMEMORATIVE SERIES and date, 1980 appear around the periphery.
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
West Point
Mintage:
312,709
Coinage Type:
Medal
Coinage Years:
1980-84
Composition:
90% gold, 10% copper
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Grant Wood
Variety 2:
1 Ounce Gold
Physical Characteristics
Fineness:
0.9
Weight:
34.6 gr
Weight:
1 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
32 mm
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Designer:
Frank Gasparro
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