Would anyone care to guess..............

[cpm9ball]

...........what "MOUNT REMOVED" might mean.

 

The grades for my ANA Medals submission posted today, and I don't have any idea what this means. Could it be that someone may have removed it from the presentation case at one time (I do have them all!) and had it mounted in a piece of jewelry or something?

 

Thanks!

 

Chris

 

001 1969 A.N.A. SILVER 78TH - PHILADELPHIA PA. 38mm MEDAL MS 69

002 1969 A.N.A. BRONZE 78TH - PHILADELPHIA PA. 38mm MEDAL MS 66

003 1969 A.N.A. BRONZE 78TH - PHILADELPHIA PA. 19mm MEDAL MS 67

004 1970 A.N.A. SILVER 79TH - ST. LOUIS MO. 38mm MEDAL MS 69

005 1970 A.N.A. BRONZE 79TH - ST. LOUIS MO. 38mm MEDAL MS 69

006 1970 A.N.A. BRONZE 79TH - ST. LOUIS MO. 19mm MEDAL MS 67

007 1971 A.N.A. SILVER 80TH - WASHINGTON DC 38mm MEDAL MS 69

008 1971 A.N.A. BRONZE 80TH - WASHINGTON DC 38mm MEDAL MS 69

009 1971 A.N.A. BRONZE 80TH - WASHINGTON DC 19mm MEDAL MS 68

010 1972 A.N.A. SILVER 81ST - NEW ORLEANS LA. 38mm MEDAL MS 69

011 1972 A.N.A. BRONZE 81ST - NEW ORLEANS LA. 38mm MEDAL MS 69

012 1972 A.N.A. BRONZE 81ST - NEW ORLEANS LA. 19mm MEDAL UNC DETAILS MOUNT REMOVED

013 1973 A.N.A. SILVER 82ND - BOSTON MA. 39mm MEDAL PF 65 ULTRA CAMEO

014 1973 A.N.A. BRONZE 82ND - BOSTON MA. 39mm MEDAL MS 69

015 1973 A.N.A. BRONZE 82ND - BOSTON MA. 19mm MEDAL UNC DETAILS MOUNT REMOVED

016 1974 A.N.A. SILVER 83RD - BAL HARBOUR FL. 39mm MEDAL PF 66 CAMEO

017 1974 A.N.A. BRONZE 83RD - BAL HARBOUR FL. 39mm MEDAL MS 69

018 1974 A.N.A. BRONZE 83RD - BAL HARBOUR FL. 19mm MEDAL MS 68

019 1975 A.N.A. SILVER 84TH - LOS ANGELES CA. 38mm MEDAL MS 68

020 1975 A.N.A. BRONZE 84TH - LOS ANGELES CA. 38mm MEDAL MS 68

021 1975 A.N.A. BRONZE 84TH - LOS ANGELES CA. 19mm MEDAL MS 65

022 1976 A.N.A. SILVER 85TH - NEW YORK NY. 38mm MEDAL MS 69

023 1976 A.N.A. BRONZE 85TH - NEW YORK NY. 38mm MEDAL MS 65

024 1976 A.N.A. BRONZE 85TH - NEW YORK NY. 19mm MEDAL MS 67

025 1977 A.N.A. SILVER 86TH - ATLANTA GA 38mm MEDAL PF 67 ULTRA CAMEO

026 1977 A.N.A. BRONZE 86TH - ATLANTA GA 38mm MEDAL MS 67

027 1977 A.N.A. BRONZE 86TH - ATLANTA GA. 19mm MEDAL MS 68

028 1978 A.N.A. SILVER 87TH - HOUSTON TX. 38mm MEDAL MS 66

029 1978 A.N.A. BRONZE 87TH - HOUSTON TX. 38mm MEDAL MS 68

030 1978 A.N.A. BRONZE 87TH - HOUSTON TX. 19mm MEDAL MS 67

031 1979 A.N.A. SILVER 88TH - ST. LOUIS MO. 38mm MEDAL MS 68

032 1979 A.N.A. BRONZE 88TH - ST. LOUIS MO. 38mm MEDAL MS 69

033 1979 A.N.A. BRONZE 88TH - ST. LOUIS MO. 19mm MEDAL MS 68

034 1980 A.N.A. SILVER 89TH - CINCINNATI OH. 38mm MEDAL MS 69

035 1980 A.N.A. BRONZE 89TH - CINCINNATI OH. 38mm MEDAL MS 68

036 1980 A.N.A. BRONZE 89TH - CINCINNATI OH. 19mm MEDAL MS 68

037 1981 A.N.A. SILVER 90TH - NEW ORLEANS LA. 38mm MEDAL MS 64

038 1981 A.N.A. BRONZE 90TH - NEW ORLEANS LA. 38mm MEDAL MS 65

039 1981 A.N.A. BRONZE 90TH - NEW ORLEANS LA. 19mm MEDAL MS 67

040 1982 A.N.A. SILVER 91ST - BOSTON MA. 38mm MEDAL MS 69

041 1982 A.N.A. BRONZE 91ST - BOSTON MA. 38mm MEDAL MS 68

042 1982 A.N.A. BRONZE 91ST - BOSTON MA. 19mm MEDAL MS 68

 

[Coindude]

I'm going to bet that they are considering this ex-jewelry? Was / is there any evidence of some old soldering being removed.

[cpm9ball]

I don't recall seeing anything like that, but they were kept in the presentation cases (Capital holders) until just before I submitted them. To be honest, I wasn't concerned too much about their condition (grade potential). Each set is numbered, and each medal in each set has that number on the edge, so I wanted them encapsulated (more than anything) anyway. It's no big deal. I'm just curious as to what it means.

 

Chris

[James_OldeTowne]

Some medals were made with an integral loop attached at the top, intended for suspension. I have seen occasional such pieces with the original mount removed, and the edge carefully filed down. Could that be the case?

[cpm9ball]

Some medals were made with an integral loop attached at the top, intended for suspension. I have seen occasional such pieces with the original mount removed, and the edge carefully filed down. Could that be the case?

 

Anything is possible, but I don't think that would have been the case with this numbered 3-medal set as it was originally packaged. Besides, both are 19mm, and that would be kind of small to hang from a ribbon. I thought that maybe someone put them in rings or something. I was thinking it may have been done by a previous owner. I just wanted to make sure I was thinking on the right lines about "MOUNT REMOVED".

 

Chris

[Coindude]

I've seen a lot of people mention this before, but why not give them a call and see what the graders have to say? You never know, they might just have a really good explanation.

[jesbroken]

Regardless, Chris, those are some mighty handsome grades. You have a great eye for medals it seems.

Jim

 

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[cpm9ball]

Regardless, Chris, those are some mighty handsome grades. You have a great eye for medals it seems.

Jim

 

edited for spelling

 

Thanks, Jim! I was a pleasantly surprised that 25 of the 42 graded 68 & 69. I was hoping that all three proofs might get UCAM, but I can understand why the Bal Harbor didn't. It's design is very intricate. As soon as I receive them, I will start taking photos.

 

Chris

[ldhair]

Really nice group of medals.