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Very nice example, numisartworks. And  to the CCF. " Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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Thank you! It's nice to meet another active medal collector. I edited my post to include the SOM insert.
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I was going to start a thread called something like MEDALS UNDER $25, where we could showcase inexpensive finds. But, as a newbie that's best left for the mods to decide. :-) But I enjoy playing a treasure hunt with myself, looking to see what I can find for under $25, and I find some surprisingly interesting things. Here's the latest: This medal was struck for Pacific University, where I received my Masters in Teaching, so I was especially excited by this find. I can find almost no information on it, but I know there are similar college medals like this. I doubt this is 1949, this feels 60s-80s to me. It is MACO, but I can find nothing on the engraver. Still, it's pretty and it was $15.  Edited by numisartworks
07/10/2025 7:26 pm
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Nice additions. Errers and Varietys.
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Numisartworks: It is a pretty medal and you got it for a great price. The Pacific University Centennial Medallion is catalogued as MACO # 1949-011. It was later adapted for a Distinguished Service medal which was catalogued as MACO # 1967-019. The credited artist (engraver / sculptor ? ) is Rene Paul Chambellan. This info is from the MACO Archive curated by the American Numismatic Society; it is on Page 20 of 22 of the pdf found here: https://macoarchives.wordpress.com/...940-1949.pdf " Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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07/11/2025 08:15 am
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@captbilly
A million thanks! I was unaware of that resource--I appreciate it so much.
So, it is 1949! Really interesting. I'm very appreciative of this resource.
See-- my first day here and I'm the beneficiary of great information. I feel like I've found my people! :-)
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07/10/2025 8:45 pm
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Why under $ 25? What is this criterion?
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@WHC
Thank you for your welcoming me to this forum with this question.
The criteria of under $25 is a reminder to me that there are many beautiful medals available that are not expensive (take the NYU HOF series, for example). As a new collector, I can learn, I can make mistakes, without a large outlay of capital. I look for things that are artistically meaningful to me that I feel are within my budget.
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The criteria of under $25 is a reminder to me that there are many beautiful medals available that are not expensive (take the NYU HOF series, for example). As a new collector, I can learn, I can make mistakes, without a large outlay of capital. I look for things that are artistically meaningful to me that I feel are within my budget
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medal was sculpted by Walker Hancock ---  
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07/29/2025 01:14 am
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Nice medal, mikev50. Errers and Varietys.
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medal was sculpted by Walker Hancock --- Outstanding!
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