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Bedrock of the Community
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Edited by TNG 08/23/2021 3:27 pm
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Moderator
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Nice additions! 
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Gorgeous medal, yarm! That Lewis Pingo gent sure knew what he was doing, didn't he?
Since the medal celebrates Garrick, I guess it goes without saying that the lovely ladies on the reverse would be Thalia, Euterpe, and Melpomene -- the muses of comedy, music, and tragedy, respectively.
Keep them coming, yarm!
"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough." --- Mario Andretti
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Quote: David Garrick, laudatory medal by L. Pingo, 1772. Beautiful! 
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Valued Member
United States
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The Pingos had a style of their own particularly with the treatment of human figures. A contemperaneous medal by J.Kirk (BHM 161) portrays Garrick in traditional theatre garb along with the tools of the trade. 
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Bedrock of the Community
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More yummy chocolate yarm! No comedy or tragedy here I can see. Oh wait . . .
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Fantastic! 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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For @NumisRob: Quote: could one of our Canadian members tell me a bit more about it? I'm a long way from Canadian / Canada, but I'll provide a website that talks about your "trade dollar." I have a few different examples - interesting themes on many of them. Most I have are from the Niagara Falls area. Also, I have a few from Alaskan towns and various Hawaiian locales.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Lovely to see; thanks for showing.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I haven't posted anything in a while. I love this thread, and appreciate all of you. Hope you are all doing well. 🙏; I was at my LCS one day, going through things, having fun, when I came across this. I think I paid $2.00. 1968 Franklin Mint. Great Americans series. Twelve little brass? medals. I opened the back to get a shot of the reverse. I included the highlighter for scale. This is of course a very small pick up, but fun. And I didn't want it to just waste away in a box at the LCS. Any and all comments welcome, about whatever    
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A very nice set! 
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Bedrock of the Community
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In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote: I received #5 in my Presidential medals set yesterday:
Very nice set! 
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