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commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12284 Posts	Posted 09/24/2023 6:57 pm Another Laura Gardin Fraser piece struck by MACO - a medal commemorating the 1952 West Point Sesquicentennial: For more on the medal, see: - 1952 West Point Sesquicentennial Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25367 Posts	Posted 09/24/2023 7:40 pm A very elegant medal, commems! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
cptbilly Pillar of the Community United States 1970 Posts	Posted 09/24/2023 8:48 pm @commems: Thanks for linking your previous post. . .I have the WP USM commemorative (being a ROTC guy, it stung a little to buy it ). The Fraser medallion is an elegant representation of USMA, better than the USM version, in my opinion. Have a good week ! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/24/2023 8:49 pm Great thread for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188929 Posts	Posted 09/25/2023 11:01 am Wonderful examples! Quote: PAM WW II Series, struck by MACo. Artist: Edward R. Grove. (c) 1969 Ike! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12284 Posts	Posted 09/25/2023 3:52 pm Quote: Ike! Who is this "Ike" of whom you speak? Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 09/25/2023 4:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12284 Posts	Posted 09/25/2023 4:01 pm Here's one for the 50th Anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park: For more on the medal (and its silver sibling), see: - 1969 Grand Canyon 50th Anniversary Of National Park Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 09/25/2023 4:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25367 Posts	Posted 09/25/2023 4:07 pm Excellent medal, commems! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188929 Posts	Posted 09/25/2023 4:34 pm Quote: Here's one for the 50th Anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park: Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
cptbilly Pillar of the Community United States 1970 Posts	Posted 09/25/2023 9:03 pm Re: "A Place of Resounding Deeds" on the Cornerstone Laying commemorative medal: Received an answer from the office of the Senate Historian: Quote: I looked into the origins of this quote, and the best I have been able to determine, it seems to have originated with the title of historian Allan Nevins' introduction in a 1963 book about the Capitol entitled, We, the People: the Story of the United States Capitol, its Past and its Promise. You might also try contacting the U.S. Capitol Historical Society to see if they are able to offer any additional information. The response included a pdf of the book's cover and Nevins' introduction. . . Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/25/2023 9:18 pm I find the Grand Canyon medal kind of yawnng. Z-Z-Z. Report this Post to the Staff
cptbilly Pillar of the Community United States 1970 Posts	Posted 09/25/2023 9:48 pm A Hall of Fame for Great Americans medal sculpted by Abram Belskie, released in 1969, salutes the accomplishments of William Crawford Gorgas (1854-1920). As the reverse of the medal for Walter Reed prominently features a mosquito, one of the blood suckers in seen hovering over Gorgas' shoulder in the obverse of this medal: About the design of the medal, Belskie writes: Quote: General Gorgas knew first hand, that if there were no way to control yellow fever and malaria, the hot countries would be left to the inertia of the ages>" On the front of the medal, I have shown his portrait and that of his terrible adversaey-- the mosquito. The reverse shows the workers on the Panama Canal who survived and succeeded in opening the great communications link because of the great sanitary engineering practices of this pioneering military physician." More about Gorgas can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._Gorgas @commems: On the underside of the box for this medal is a handwritten note: "Received Jan 15, 1970." Lends some credence to the idea these were issued on a subscription basis by Medallic Art Co. Edited by cptbilly 09/25/2023 9:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25367 Posts	Posted 09/25/2023 9:53 pm Excellent medal, Captain, and thank you for the historical background! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
cptbilly Pillar of the Community United States 1970 Posts	Posted 09/25/2023 10:26 pm As my interest in MACO medals has evolved, I've chosen to pursue one example of each of the medals they did for the Presidential Art Medals Company (PAM). When PAM did the President's series, they were issued in bronze and serial numbered silver. This Woodrow Wilson silver medal "checks the box" on one of the categories. P.S. Thanks to the moderators and members of the CCF for making this site a fun place to discuss coins, medals, and other interests. I'm a moderator on a college basketball "bulletin board" and I only wish that board was as civil as this one. I Appreciate ya'. . . Report this Post to the Staff
cptbilly Pillar of the Community United States 1970 Posts	Posted 09/25/2023 11:22 pm MACO issued 3 inch "Calendar Medallions" for a number of years. They pop up on the secondary markets often. Sculptor Marcel Jovine did at least nine of these, according to the brochure that accompanied this 1985 example which invokes imagery from Samuel Taylor Colerdige's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," with an albatross approaching a three masted sailing ship on the obverse; the Latin inscription " Egi quod poui" translates to "I did what I could." Jovine populates the calendar (reverse) with ominous sea serpents. MACO was in Danbury, CT, when this was released. Edited by cptbilly 09/26/2023 12:28 am Report this Post to the Staff
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