I recently bought a Delaware Tercentenary medal dated 1938. The design and antiqued matte finish are identical to Hibler & Kappen #697. However, my example is 70 mm in diameter. The version listed in H&K is 35 mm. "Medallic Art Co. N.V. Bronze" is incused on the rim. There are no designer's initials on the medal that I can find. I'm not the least bit surprised that Medallic Art struck a larger version, but I'm confused by the N.V. designation. The 38 mm version does not carry this (which I assume stands for Nevada).

The edgemark on HK-697 is MEDALLIC ART CO., N.Y. — with a Y not a V at the end. I expect that Michael's piece is the same, or was intended to be. Since the edgemarks were hand-applied, it would have been very easy to lose a piece of the last letter if the punch was applied at a slight angle.

I've updated the So-Called Dollars web site to capture the edgemark and the mintage figures Dick Johnson suppied, thanks!

I think there are a few discrepancies in the number of medals that Dick Johnson reports. I have seen information that indicates that there were actually 125 of the silver medals struck but that only 75 were sold to the public. It really does not matter which information is correct as the medal is quite scarce either way.

With regard to the smaller 37mm medal I believe that only 2,000 were struck. This coincides with data from the final report of the commission/committee. It also is supported by the relatively high prices that this smaller medal achieves in eBay sales. I suspect the difference in the 5,000 vs 2,000 is the original intent versus actual production and sales.