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The Wood medal is the first issue in the American Arts Commemorative Series.
Obverse Description
Front-facing portrait of Grant Wood wearing his glasses and dressed in an open collared shirt with the words GRANT WOOD.
Reverse Description
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.
Catalog Information
GSID:
15289
Designer:
Frank Gasparro
Fineness:
0.9
Weight (gr):
34.6 gr
Weight (oz):
1 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
32
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
Grant Wood
Variety 2:
1 Ounce Gold
Coin Date:
1980
Denomination:
Medal
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
West Point
Mintage:
312,709
Coinage Type:
Medal
Coinage Years:
1980-84
Composition:
90% gold, 10% copper
PCGS #:
20501
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1980 Medal Grant Wood, 1 Ounce Gold MS
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Worth: $2,009 – $2,276
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Worth: $4,019 – $4,286
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Worth: $2,009 – $2,276
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Worth: $4,019 – $4,286
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1980 Medal Grant Wood, One-Ounce Gold, MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (69/92 and 1/0+). NGC Census: (41/77 and 0/0+). Mintage...
$1,980
1980 Medal Grant Wood, One-Ounce Gold, MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (65/14). NGC Census: (32/17). Mintage 312,709. ...
$1,320
American Arts Gold Commemorative Medal Set in Capital Plastic Holder
$10,250
1980 MS Grant Wood One-Ounce Gold Medal, American Arts Commemorative Series MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (2...
$1,704
1980 One-Ounce Gold American Art Medal. Grant Wood (1891-1942). MS-64 (PCGS).
$2,182
1980 Medal Grant Wood, One-Ounce Gold, MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (69/92 and 1/0+). NGC Census: (41/77 and 0/0+). Mintage...
$1,980
1980 Medal Grant Wood, One-Ounce Gold, MS67 PCGS. ...
$1,234
1980 Grant Wood-Gold Medal MS65 PCGS....
$632
1980 One-Ounce Gold Grant Wood American Arts Commemorative Series Medal, MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (42/76). PCGS Population: (64...
$1,860
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