Longines Wittnauer

Can anyone tell me anything about my Longines-Wittnauer inc, USA Bronze coin set?

i have a set of 30 of these coins with an american historical event on each and i cannot find anything on them. like how much their worth or when they were made. any information would be nice, especially if they’re worth anything!

Medals were made and sold using the Longines-Wittnauer name during the heyday of collector medals in the 1970s. Some sets were made by Franklin Mint and some by Medallic Art Co. (who produced tons of top-quality stuff and made many of the official Presidential Inaugural medals).

I once had a set of silver presidents medals made by Medallic Art. It had the name Longines-Wittnauer and was sold to customers of American Express. Any of the various silver editions are sought by collectors and investors in silver bullion.

Unfortunately, the bullion value of a bronze medal isn’t much. Collector value isn’t high, either, because there is nowhere near the number of active collectors of medal sets as there was 30-40 years ago.

I found one site that is selling individual medals in uncirculated condition for $2, $3 and $5, depending on the subject. However, a count of the number available (plus the few pieces listed as SOLD) shows 35 medals. These are the 40mm pieces (roughly the size of an American Silver Eagle coin).

http://www.bobslawsky.com/Sale-Fixed1.htm#Long

They are #s 912 – 946. Check this list of subjects against yours. I could not find a checklist for this set, so I don’t know if this list includes pieces that aren’t part of the set and your set of 30 is complete, or if both of you are missing some pieces.

A full set of medals would sell for less than the total of individual medals, because dealers buy these sets and break them up for profit. As the demand for these items is small, I would expect a price in the $30-$50 range, if the set is complete at 30. Less, if a collector needs to go out and find the missing pieces.

LONGINES-WITTNAUER WITH HERMAN TALMADGE