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cptbilly Pillar of the Community United States 1970 Posts	Posted 09/29/2023 1:50 pm This one's no bum steer. . .1967 Colorado Cattlemen's Association Centennial Medal. Artist: Patrick Whitaker. MACO # 1967-117. 1.5 inch, Bronze. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 09/29/2023 2:00 pm Wonderful 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
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25502 Posts	Posted 09/29/2023 3:39 pm I'm bullish on that one, Captain - mighty fine! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 09/29/2023 4:05 pm Quote: I'm bullish on that one 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 12298 Posts	Posted 10/04/2023 08:01 am Here's a medal designed/sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser and struck by MACO - the 1958 American Numismatic Society (ANS) Centennial Medal. The ANS was formally founded on April 6, 1858, in New York City, though its members had been meeting for a couple of years previously in private homes. The ANS continues to maintain its offices, library and museum in NYC. For more on the medal, and to have a look at the pamphlet that originally accompanied it, see: - 1958 American Numismatic Society Centennial Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 10/04/2023 09:56 am Quote: Here's a medal designed/sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser and struck by MACO - the 1958 American Numismatic Society (ANS) Centennial Medal. 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
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12298 Posts	Posted 10/04/2023 10:15 am Too bad the OP no longer participates in CCF - it appears he/she hasn't been around in nearly six years. I think he/she would be impressed at how this thread has expanded recently! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/04/2023 10:28 am That ANS medal is super! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 10/04/2023 11:51 am Quote: I think he/she would be impressed at how this thread has expanded recently! 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 10/04/2023 3:34 pm R. Tait McKenzie, MD, was a Canadian physician, educator, sculptor, athlete, and soldier. He pioneered physical fitness programs in Canada. During World War I, his methods and inventions for restoring and rehabilitating wounded soldiers laid a foundation for modern physiotherapy practices. McKenzie's accomplishments as a sculptor earned him a commission from the American Olympic Committee to create a sports medallion to commemorate the 1912 Stockholm games. The result is known as The Joy of Effort and was incorporated into the medal shown below - - -- a fitting tribute on the centennial of his birth. The medal is 3" OD. You can learn more about McKenzie here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Tait_McKenzie Edited by cptbilly 10/04/2023 5:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 10/04/2023 4:11 pm Lovely example! 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 10/04/2023 4:53 pm Forty of the popular National Park medals struck by MACO and distributed by Roche Juane, Inc, of Kalispell, MT, were created by sculptor Frank Hagel. According to an interview with Hagel and posted to Dick Johnson's "Medalblog" in 2011, prior to the commencement of the National Park Medal series, Quote: "In 1970, he designed a Yellowstone George Catlin Medal. Medallic Art commissioned California artist Boris Buzan to model Hagel's designs.But Buzan's models were rejected, so Frank Hagel assumed the task of modeling them himself, his first attempt at bas-relief creations. These were accepted by the members of the newly created firm, Roche Jaune (French for "Yellow Stone")." The full interview is here: https://medalblog.wordpress.com/tag...-di-lorenzo/ and includes a full listing, largely with MACO archive numbers, of the 62 National Parks and National Monuments medals which were issued. Pennsylvania-born George Catlin was a lawyer, painter, author, and traveler who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the American frontier; a thumbnail summary of his life and the utimate destinations of his artwork can be found at his Wikipedia entry. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 10/04/2023 5:21 pm Beautiful! 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 10/04/2023 5:40 pm This 2.5 inch MACO Bronze was sculpted by Joseph di Lorenzo [MACO # 1976-082]. 1.5 and 1.25 inch versions were also created. It's a nice complement to the American Revolution Bicentennial Adminstration (ARBA) medals I added to my commemorative medals collection last year, thanks to reading commems' research: http://goccf.com/t/415904 I was between frosh & soph years at my Spokane, WA, alma mater in the summer of 1976. Didn't pay a lot of attention to coins or medals at that point. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/04/2023 5:49 pm All of these are just super, never seen any of them before. Report this Post to the Staff
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