so i emailed Gios and this is the response i got. so it looks like it could really be either. when i look at the medallions on my gios, i see no hints of gold anywhere on the lettering, sides of the lettering or in between the lettering or anywhere around the edges. this leads me to believe they were silver to begin with - not gold.
Eric -preferring silver medallions to gold in their Gios- Acuna Santa Rosa, CA
>From: "Alfredo Gios" <gios@gios.it>
>To: "e a" <moschika@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Medallions in fork crowns of old Super Records - gold or
>silver
>Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 09:30:13 +0200
>
>Initially were silver after few years we changed in gold.
>Actually there are available as spare parts only in gold.
>Regards.
>----- Original Message ----- From: "e a" <moschika@hotmail.com>
>To: <gios@gios.it>
>Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 3:47 AM
>Subject: Medallions in fork crowns of old Super Records - gold or silver
>
>
>>I am writing to ask a question that will hopefully end a debate on the
>>original color of the medallions in the forks of older Super Records.
>>
>>Were they gold or silver or both in color? Some friends say they were all
>>gold from the factory and time has worn away the color so they now look
>>silver. Other friends say some were both or that it changed with the year
>>of production.
>>
>>I'm thinking of repainting an old frame and may need to replace the
>>medallions, to make it look like it just came out of the box, should i
>>replace with gold medallions or silver medallions? or did it come with
>>either gold or silver depending on the customer order?
>>
>>thank you.
>>Eric