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Bedrock of the Community
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Very nice medal, cptbilly.  Errers and Varietys.
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3" version of Albino Manca's Theodore Roosevelt medal for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at NYU, issued in 1969: Quote: MACO was in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at the time this inaugural medal-- designed by Don Everhart II - was minted. Very nice examples! |
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Perhaps the author of the first post thought the "A" in MACO stood for "arts" instead of "art." ? Title corrected.  |
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Pardon me, of course. The most unfortunate medal dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt. It is clear that the author wanted to choose an image that had not been seen before, something original, new angle, but took the wrong photo as a basis. IMO, understandable.
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@WHC: I think the reverse of the TR medal isn't very imaginative. As for the portrait on the obverse being "unfortunate," it's a matter of opinion. I think it presents better in the silver version:  " Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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12/27/2024 7:03 pm
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Yes, I agree. It's much more interesting in silver. But these teeth...
Auction Eighty One (Presidential Coin and Antique Company). P. 67-68. Plaque from Ch. Petersen simply magnificent! Ch. A. Hafner has a very beautiful bronze plaque (1922).
I have medals from Fraser and Huntington in my collection.
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12/28/2024 02:03 am
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I think it presents better in the silver version: Very nice! |
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Collectors, who do not specialize in American medals, draw conclusions about American Medal Art based on the latest inauguration medals. And this, of course, is a quiet horror. And I had to explain that these medals are not an indicator. But I agree with them on one thing: modern American medalists seem to be competing to make the ugliest medal. It seems as if they hate these presidents they depict. The Golden Age of American medal art was the first half of the 20th century. But there was also, at least, Philip Kraczkowski. Look at his "presidential" medals. Heaven and earth. There is respect there.
I don't know what's worse, story with Lewinsky or on this medal...
I didn't mean to hurt anyone's feelings.
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12/29/2024 04:54 am
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Pillar of the Community
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If someone allows an opinion expressed on an internet forum to hurt their feelings, I feel sorry for them.
" Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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Bedrock of the Community
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Unfortunately, it seems to happen all the time.
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Quote:I suggest you check out - 1971 Missouri Statehood Medal Process Set [ http://goccf.com/t/256210#2160155] Thank you for sharing the link to that informative thread. I really appreciated the detailed explanation of all eight steps in medal production. It answered many questions I had about a progression set I purchased a while ago. I am curious about why that thread is locked. I would like to add my progression set to that thread if possible |
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1983 Metropolitan Opera Centennial Medal [ MACO # 1982 - 292 ] 3 inch OD. Bronze # 389 / 10,000     From the NYT Archives: Quote:
Like the centennial itself, the medal celebrates both the new and the old. Its obverse depicts the exterior of the ''New Met'' at Lincoln Center, the company's current home. Its reverse, by contrast, captures in stunning detail an interior view of the ''Old Met'' with its famous proscenium arch, its elaborately carved ceiling, and the stately boxes from which so many opera-lovers viewed so many memorable productions through the years.
The 3-inch, high-relief medal was designed by Caesar Rufo, a well- known medalist who served for more than 11 years as a senior sculptor at the Franklin Mint.
The new medal is being produced by Medallic Art Company of Danbury, Conn., and is available in three versions: antiqued bronze, .999 fine silver and .999 fine silver with an electroplating of 24-karat gold. All three editions are limited and each medal is serially numbered. The limits are 10,000 in bronze, 1,500 in silver and 1,000 in gold-plated silver. Prices are $35 for the bronze, $450 for the silver and $550 for the gold- plated silver.
The "Old Met" was located at 1411 Broadway in Manhattan, It Opened in 1883 and was demolished in 1967 and replaced by a 40-story office tower. Using the Inflation Calculator at CoinNews Media Group, the silver version of the medal's $450 price tag in 1983 would be $1,425 today. " Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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12/31/2024 01:04 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think all of these are extremely well done.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice medal, cptbilly. Errers and Varietys.
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Thanks, E&V
" Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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