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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Nice additions cptbilly! Your collection appears to be growing rapidly.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Here's a 1986 restrike of a classic medal from 1886 - it was struck by MACO as part of the 1986 Statue of Liberty Centennial.   The Statue of Liberty was conceived in France in 1865 by Edouard de Laboulaye. Auguste Bartholdi was selected to create the statue in 1870. In 1879, Gustave Eiffel was brought on board the project to replace Eugene Viollet-le-Duc who had died. Eiffel designed the iron truss tower that served as the inner framework for the statue's copper plates. The statue was test-assembled in 1883-84 in Paris, France before being disassembled and stored in crates for shipment to the United States. The disassembled statue, in 214 crates, arrived in New York in 1885. The statue began to be re-assembled in April 1886 and was officially dedicated in October 1886. For more on the medal, see: - 1986 Statue of Liberty Dedication - Centennial RestrikeCollecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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The reverse looks like it could be the perfect decoration atop an Independence Day cake. . .the color of the casting evokes frosting. . .very intriguing medal. Thanks for posting.
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10/05/2023 09:58 am
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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. Quote:
Here's a 1986 restrike of a classic medal from 1886 - it was struck by MACO as part of the 1986 Statue of Liberty Centennial. Fantastic examples!  |
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From Presidential Art Medals' "Great Religions of the World" series:   Sculptor Ralph J. Menconi. 1971. MACO # 1971-013-006. 1.75 inches. Bronze. |
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Remarkable, had no idea of the range of their issues.
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Remarkable, had no idea of the range of their issues. I've read they issued over 15,000 medals. The ANS acquired the company's archives in 2018. In 2020, ANS started a blog dedicated to MACO, which is linked here: https://macoarchives.wordpress.com/1086-2/ . The Specimen Archive [ available at that link ] is where one can get an appreciation for the range of items and clients. The blog has had no activity since 2020. Edited to Correct the reference to ANS. . .good catch Cdncoins. . . Edited by cptbilly
10/06/2023 11:46 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks for that!
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10/06/2023 9:39 pm
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Interesting link Billy. Thanks for sharing. Although it was the ANS that acquired the MACO assets. We'll have to keep waiting to see if they produce a catalog with all the medals and if they end up selling any duplicates in the inventory.
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Interesting link Billy. Thanks for sharing. Although it was the ANS that acquired the MACO assets. We'll have to keep waiting to see if they produce a catalog with all the medals and if they end up selling any duplicates in the inventory.  . (Thanks for the correction, cdnc. . .) If I could wave a magic wand, a comprehsive digital archive would include scans of the flyers that accompanied many of the series medals from the 1970's. . .I guess we're fortunate to have the specimen archive photos. Edited by cptbilly
10/06/2023 11:55 pm
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A medal-worthy depiction of LincolnCharles Calverley (1833-1914) created the right-facing portrait shown below in 1898. The reverse quotes the closing passage of Lincoln's second inaugural address, delivered March 4, 1865.   MACO first produced a medal based on Calverley's design in 1909 [MACO # 1909-005] and it included a copyright mark dated 1898. MACO could have been trying to capitalize on the excitement created by the release that same year of the Lincoln Cent, featuring fellow MACO contributor Victor David Brenner's iconic rendering of Lincoln, a design favored by Theodore Roosevelt who was keen on replacing the Indian Head penny which had been around since 1859. According to a February 11, 2007, NYT Op-Ed penned by David Margolick, Quote:Brenner showed Roosevelt a bas-relief he'd made of Lincoln, based on a photograph from Mathew Brady. Roosevelt, who considered himself Lincoln's political heir, decreed that Brenner's Lincoln go on a new penny, in time to commemorate Lincoln's 100th birthday in 1909. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/...20in%201909. MACO reutilized the obverse design in 1970 on the Lincoln Heritage Trail medal [MACO # 1970-027], which was 2.5 inches compared to the 1909 version which the MACO specimen archive lists at 2 inches. The version shown above is 2.75 inches. According to http://www.medalartists.com/calverl...harles.html, MACO did reissues in 1975 & 1988 and cites a February 1982 MACO advertisement in Coin World offering the medal. P.S. A fine example of Calverley's relief work, entitled "Little Ida," may be seen via the Metropolitan Museum website: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/colle...search/10360
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10/07/2023 7:05 pm
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Great examples! I especially appreciate the Chicago Fire medal. |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Here's a fairly recent MACO medal (from about 35 years ago!) - a 1988 commemorative piece for New Haven, Connecticut.   (The medal was available in bronze and silver - I've shown the obverse using the bronze medal and the reverse using the silver.) For more on the medals, and to read the leaflet that accompanied them, see: - 1988 New Haven, CT 350th AnniversaryCollecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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