This exhibit will look at the 1989 George Bush Official Presidential Inaugural Medal at eight stages of its manufacturing. As with the previous process set each stage may represent several actual steps in the process. No explanations of the steps are given in this photo essay since that would be redundant with the Striking a Medal e-Exhibit which featured the 1981 Ronald Reagan Official Presidential Inaugural Medal process set.

Stage One The Planchet	Stage Two First Strike
Stage Three Second Strike	Stage Four Third Strike
Stage Five Fourth Strike	Stage Six Fifth Strike!
Stage Seven Trimming, Edge Lettering, Sandblasting & Antiquing	Stage Eight Finished Medal

BONUS Not all medals survive the process from start to finsh. Sometimes mistakes are made and a partially completed medal has to be scrapped. Below is pictured one such medal. The obverse appears to have progressed normally and was at about stage 4 or 5; however, it lookes like an incorrect reverse die was used ruinning that face.

Obverse	Reverse

ã Copyright David W. Boitnott 1999