No Date Medal Richard Nixon 2nd Term

Coin Details

Description

This undated medal features Richard Nixon during his second presidential term (1973-1974). Nixon won reelection in a historic landslide in 1972 but resigned in August 1974 facing certain impeachment over the Watergate scandal. His second term presidential medal documents the abbreviated final chapter of a presidency that also achieved diplomatic breakthroughs with China and the Soviet Union. Medal collecting has experienced renewed interest in recent decades as numismatists have recognized these pieces as historical artifacts deserving the same scholarly attention given to coins and currency. Medal authentication requires familiarity with production methods, metal compositions, die characteristics, and surface qualities specific to different manufacturers and historical periods. Nixon's second term medal is a unique item in the presidential series — the only medal for a term that ended in resignation rather than completion or electoral defeat.

Rarity Notes

Presidential portrait medal. Richard Nixon second term. Unique as the only resignation-era medal.

Cross References

PCGS #509722; Richard Nixon; 37th President; 2nd Term; Resignation 1974