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HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25388 Posts	Posted 09/25/2023 11:47 pm Excellent medals as always, Captain - your collection must be expanding! I've eyeballed the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair MACO calendar medal but was reluctant to pull the trigger at the price. Did these come with a box and literature? 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 09/26/2023 12:25 am I found it on ebay; many listings are for the calendar medal only. This one included the original box, brochure, and wooden stand for displaying the medal. Some of the asking prices (medal only) are ridiculous. I like Jovine's work and that was part of the logic for getting this example of a MACO calendar. Thought it was a reasonable price at $45 before taxes & shipping. Was also attracted to the theme; earned my degree in English & Journalism. . .have had my share of albatrosses over the decades. . . Edited by cptbilly 09/26/2023 09:53 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189053 Posts	Posted 09/26/2023 09:50 am Great examples! 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 12286 Posts	Posted 09/26/2023 10:07 am Quote: I find the Grand Canyon medal kind of yawnng. Z-Z-Z. There's only so much you can do when depicting a hole in the ground! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189053 Posts	Posted 09/26/2023 11:19 am Quote: There's only so much you can do when depicting a hole in the ground! I disagree though. I like it. 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 12286 Posts	Posted 09/27/2023 09:44 am Here's another MACO historical commemorative medal - this one dating back 70 years - it was struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Washington Territory: For more on the medal (and its silver sibling), see: - 1953 Washington Territorial Centennial Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 09/27/2023 09:44 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189053 Posts	Posted 09/27/2023 11:41 am Quote: Here's another MACO historical commemorative medal - this one dating back 70 years - it was struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Washington Territory: Outstanding! 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 09/27/2023 2:50 pm From the Presidential Art Medals WWII Series: Harry S. Truman / VJ Day The reverse depicts the signing of the Instrument of Surrender on the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri on Sunday, September 2, 1945. Sculptor: Edward R. Grove. (c) 1970. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189053 Posts	Posted 09/27/2023 3:28 pm Quote: From the Presidential Art Medals WWII Series: Harry S. Truman / VJ Day Excellent! 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
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25388 Posts	Posted 09/27/2023 3:35 pm Fantastic medals, commems and Captain! 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 09/27/2023 3:58 pm The 64th Issue from The Society of Medallists, Nathaniel Choate's depiction of David and Goliath was released in November, 1961. The obverse portrays the giant being readied for battle by five servants who labor under the weight and scale of Goliath's armor. The inscription comes from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Morituri Salutamus" : LET HIM NOT BOAST WHO PUTS HIS ARMOR ON and continues to the reverse : AS HE WHO PUTS IT OFF, THE BATTLE DONE. Beside the reclining victorious David lies the lifeless enormous head of the defeated Philistine. At David's feet we see the iconic slingshot. The title of Longfellow's poem derives from the Latin phrase "morituri te salutamus" : "We who are about to die salute you." Longfellow's phrasing undoubtedly was inspired by 1 Kings 20:11: "So the king of Israel answered and said, "Tell him, 'Let not the one who puts on his armor boast like the one who takes it off.' " Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25388 Posts	Posted 09/27/2023 4:09 pm That's a really nice one, Captain! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189053 Posts	Posted 09/27/2023 4:34 pm Indeed, a very nice example. I like that one a lot! 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 09/27/2023 4:42 pm Sculptor Bruno Mankowski's 1972 rendering of 19th Century botanist Asa Gray, M.D., comes from the HOF for Great Americans at NYU series. Gray's career included authoring or coauthoring of some 350 textbooks, monographs, studies, and scientific papers. His wikipedia entry details his achievements: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Gray From the medal's pamphlet, Mankowski offered these comments on the design: Quote: Along with the portrait of Asa Gray on the obverse of this medal I have shown oak and laurel leaves symbolizing the achievements won by Gray in the field of Botany. On the reverse a mythological Flora studying a solitary terminal flower of the lily family writes down her findings in a literary thesis. This is representative of Asa Gray's lifelong contributions to scholars and others through the many textbooks and scientific publications he wrote and for which he is so famous." Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189053 Posts	Posted 09/27/2023 4:44 pm 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
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