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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks, Captain! It is high relief, which isn't apparent in the frontal view.  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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Impressive for sure, great shot.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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@cptbilly/Hondo Boguss: Nice additions! Thanks for sharing!
MACO was everywhere for a time!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Statehood Art Medal - State of Louisiana. Huey Long - one of 7500 produced in silver. Unlimited number of bronze and 25 in platinum were also produced. 1.25" diameter. Very nice!  |
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Here's another historical art medal that was struck by MACO - this one helped mark the Maryland Tercentenary. It was designed by Hans Schuler, the man who designed the 1934 Maryland Tercentenary Half Dollar.   For more on the medal, see: - 1934 Maryland Tercentenary MedalCollecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Fantastic! |
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MACO was everywhere for a time! @commems: Were MACO and their Rochester, NY, competitor "The Metal Arts Company" ever linked ? Am aware MACO turned down Tivio Johnson's project to honor famous coin designers; Johnson found Metal Arts Company willing to work with him and the result was the 1962-1964 six medal series you described in this October 2012 thread: https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...y_ID=1163455Thanks. |
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Another MACO bronze (63mm) from Abram Belskie, celebrating the 1969 Centennial of the first intercollegiate football game:   Belskie's "signature" is beneath the left side of the bleachers on the obverse. A silver version of this was also issued. Both are readily available in the secondary market. Interesting note about the game and its status in history: Quote:
The 1869 Princeton vs. Rutgers football game was played between Princeton and Rutgers on November 6, 1869. The rules governing play were based on the London Football Association's 1863 rules that disallowed carrying or throwing the ball. Therefore, the game more closely resembled soccer than gridiron football. Moreover, the match was played with a soccer ball. As a result, it is considered the first collegiate soccer match and the birth of soccer in the United States.
Because gridiron football developed from the rules of association football and rugby football, many also consider the game played on November 6 to be the first gridiron game and the first collegiate football game. Rutgers won the game 6-4.
Source: Wikipedia. We know which side of the discussion the National Football Foundation comes down on. . . Edited by cptbilly
09/13/2023 8:21 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Excellent medal, Captain! FOOTBALL!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Another MACO bronze (63mm) from Abram Belskie, celebrating the 1969 Centennial of the first intercollegiate football game: Excellent! |
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Excellent medal, Captain! FOOTBALL! Football related Exonumia is probably a very deep rabbit hole, Hondo, one I don't plan to enter. Picked this one up as I'm slowly becoming an Abram Belskie enthusiast. . . As @commems has said earlier in this thread, it's a pity we have so little access to mintage info. |
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Were MACO and their Rochester, NY, competitor "The Metal Arts Company" ever linked ? Not that I'm aware. Metal Arts was a minor competitor at best, with an output that was dwarfed by MACO's. They produced a number of nice pieces, but didn't have the impact of MACO. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Bedrock of the Community
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commems, was Presidential Art Medals Inc. of Englewood OH related to MACO?
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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Excuse my last question. Found the answer.  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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@HondoBoguss: The Statehood Art Medals were marketed by Presidential Art, made by Medallic Art, also. Your Kennedy above is part of Presidential Art's "Presidential Art Medals" Series. As you've likely seen, sets (in Whitman albums) can be had in the secondary market. According to the Medal Collectors of America website, 42 of the President's made it into the series: https://www.medalcollectors.org/dis...l-art-medalsMedals with bas-relief qualities have become my favorite numismatic items. They aren't like the sterile CAD stuff the USM puts out with the "modern" Peace & Morgan coins. Edited by cptbilly
09/13/2023 9:17 pm
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