UNITED STATES: AV medal (157.2g), 1993, Unc, AGW 2.9483 oz., 57mm 14kt gold prize medal for the Token and Medal Society by Gilroy Roberts for The Franklin Mint, open book with with large vertical pen in foreground and with various tokens behind with THE FRANKLIN MINT / LITERARY AWARD below and TOKEN AND MEDAL SOCIETY around // (engraved) 1993 AWARD / PRESENTED TO / RICHARD MAGNUSON / FOR OUTSTANDING / LITERARY ACHIEVEMENT / IN THE FIELD OF / TOKENS AND MEDALS / JULY 1993 within stylized laurel wreath, with accompanying letter from The Franklin Mint confirming the specifications of the medal, prooflike, a few minor hairlines, plain edge, in plush box of issue. Interestingly, the letter from Franklin Mint states the total weight as 5.2541 oz., when in fact it weighs 5.0541 oz! Still an impressive gold medal.
Estimate: USD 5000 - 6000