UNITED STATES: AE medal (160.11g), 1929, Dusterberg-OIM 7B70, 68mm medal by Henry Kirke Bush-Brown for the inauguration of Herbert Hoover on March 4, 1929, struck by the U.S. Mint with a mintage of 1012 pieces, bust of Hoover left // HERBERT HOOVER / PRESIDENT / CHARLES CURTIS / VICE / PRESIDENT, presidential seal below, flanked by star over map of Europe and mining scenery, with the book De re Metallica below, EF, S. The design on the reverse highlights Hoover's background as a mining engineer and his postwar relief effort in Europe.

Estimate: USD 400 - 600