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August 2020 Auction  5-6 Aug 2020
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Lot 21597

Starting price: 900 USD
Price realized: 2300 USD
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SWEDEN. Nobel Nominating Committee for Science Gold Medal, 1975. PCGS SPECIMEN-64.
Obverse: Bust of Nobel left, his name to left, vital dates to right; Reverse: Winged Swedish crest, radiant star above, "REG. ACAD. SCIENT. SVEC." below, above which is the date designator "A10". A boldly struck medal with frosty, lustrous surfaces.

Awarded annually to five members of the Physics and Chemistry prize selection committees. Unlike the earlier versions that were dated and marked gold on the edge, this variety shows a series of hallmarks below the winged Swedish arms on the reverse. The date, not immediately apparent, can be determined by the last stamp that on this medal reads "A10". One of the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1975 was Leo James Rainwater, an American who shared the prize for his work in determining the asymmetrical shapes of certain atomic nuclei. He also worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II.

Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00

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