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Peter Cooper - Anthony De Francisci Designer/Sculptor  Cooper (1791-1883) was an industrialist who owned multiple businesses, a philanthropist who founded an orphanage in New York City and supported education, an inventor who designed the first-steam powered locomotive in the US - Tom Thumb - for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and a New York City politician.
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Edgar Allen Poe - Michael Lantz Designer/Sculptor 
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Edgar Allen Poe - Michael Lantz Designer/Sculptor Nice examples!
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1964 -1965 Liberty Series of Commemorative Historic Medallions Federal Hall Obv  Federal Hall Rev ( Frank Gasparro)  Castle Clinton Rev (Richard Fowler ) "Liberty Series" medals authorized by Act of Congress, signed by LBJ. Brochures included with the medals (which share a common obverse -- The 1865 - 1965 Statue of Liberty Centennial -- state the series of commemorative medallions were "the first time in the 175-year history of the Treasury Department" such a series had been authorized for issue. The Series eventually included four medals -- all produced by MACO: a) Federal Hall National Memorial; b) Castle Clinton National Monument; c) American Museum of Immigration; and d) Ellis Island National Shrine. The Ellis Island Medal was not part of the original brochures included with the Clinton and Federal Hall packaging. The bronze versions of these medals were $4.00. Silver versions (.900 Fine) were $10.00 + 10% Federal Tax with a mintage limit of 5,000. Funds from sales of the medals were "to be used by the National Park Service of the Dept. of the Interior" for the restoration and completion of the four historic "shrines."
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James Russell Lowell - Carl Christian Mose Designer/Sculptor  Lowell (1819-1891) was an American poet, essayist, abolutionist and diplomat (Minister to Spain 1877-1880, Minister to Great Britain 1880-1885).
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1964 -1965 Liberty Series of Commemorative Historic Medallions The US Mint struck the silver medals. They are 1-5/16th inches in diameter and were struck in low/coin-relief.
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I've been reading this thread and drooling over the beautiful medals that are being presented. I looked into buying one today, and it seem to be have a number of small dark spots on it. Looking back through the thread, I see that quite a few MACO medals have this "spottiness".
Is this something to be expected, especially with the lighter-colored ones?
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The US Mint struck the silver medals. They are 1-5/16th inches in diameter and were struck in low/coin-relief.
Thanks for adding that information, @commems.
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I see that quite a few MACO medals have this "spottiness". Is this something to be expected, especially with the lighter-colored ones? Many medals, from MACO and others, do show signs of spotting. It is partly a function of how they were produced (it's not like a coin) and partly to how they have been stored. It is often related to the darkening agent used to highlight the relief elements of the medals. Spot-free (or at least largely so) medals can be found with perseverance. I suggest you check out - 1971 Missouri Statehood Medal Process Setto get a reasonable understanding of the medal striking process.
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commems, thank you for the education in medal production! I didn't realize that it took so many steps.
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Alice Freeman Palmer - Thomas G. Lo Medico Designer/Sculptor 
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Fantastic medal, commems!
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Henry Clay - John Tarken Designer/Sculptor  Clay (1777-1852) was a US Representative (rising to Speaker of the House) and US Senator from Kentucky and the US Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams.
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