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brg5658 Pillar of the Community United States 627 Posts	Posted 07/09/2014 12:05 am And this one arrived in the past week. Report this Post to the Staff
steveo Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 12/27/2014 5:14 pm Very nice medals brg, some of the toning on them is really nice. I'm working on a MS 69 set, about 85% there, I really admire Robert McNamara for doing this out of his garage, truly amazing. Report this Post to the Staff
steveo Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 02/17/2015 09:09 am Western Reserve Heraldic Art Medal, this is a hard one to find. Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7635 Posts	Posted 02/17/2015 2:44 pm Steveo, THAT is a nice, scarce item! That's a big "woohoo"! Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
brg5658 Pillar of the Community United States 627 Posts	Posted 02/17/2015 2:51 pm Strictly speaking, the Western Reserve medal isn't a part of the 60 medal commemorative or extended 7 piece occasional set. Yes, it was minted by Heraldic Art, but it doesn't really fit anywhere. Thus, I haven't snagged that one yet. Love the design though -- that reverse design was also used on the 1964 ANA medal (McNamara was the main organizer of that ANA in Cleveland). The badge of the 1964 design is easier to find, but the silver and bronze stand-alone numbered edge pieces were only minted in 300 pieces each, so sort of scarce. Report this Post to the Staff
steveo Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 02/18/2015 3:58 pm BRG5658 and Westernsky, thank you for the kind words, and the information. BRG those are really beautiful, this was the first time I have seen those, very nice. A side of me is glad that a lot of collectors seem to be unaware of Heraldic Art medals, let's keep it that way : ) Report this Post to the Staff
steveo Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 6:56 pm I dug up another one that's quite rare, as far as I know there may be only two more MS69's in existence. Report this Post to the Staff
DrDarryl Valued Member United States 434 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 04:41 am I'm looking for the existence of thick low volcano variety of the Hawaii Statehood Heraldic Art so called half dollar. The low and high volcano variety was first documented at my blog on March 3, 2013. The following text and image are repeated from my blog (Thehawaiiananumismatist) To located the shifting volcano: 1. Focus on the hula dancer's head. 2. Locate where the volcano touches her head. 3. If the volcano touches her forehead, this is an original die. 4. If the volcano touches her chin, this is a re-worked die. Left medal has strong details (clouds, waves and volcanos). Volcano aligns with hula dancer's forehead. Volcano's slope is normal. Rightmost volcano has a steep incline. Right medal has weak details (clouds, waves and volcanos). Volcano aligns with hula dancer's chin. Volcano's slope has a steeper incline . Rightmost volcano has gentle incline and has gained structure. (This gained structure reflects a die was rework.) Edited by DrDarryl 09/04/2015 04:51 am Report this Post to the Staff
DrDarryl Valued Member United States 434 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 04:50 am Can you identify the high and low volcano variety? I'm searching for a thick and low volcano variety. The specimens are in my personal collection. As you can see, there is no thick low volcano variety in the image. Edited by DrDarryl 09/04/2015 04:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
DrDarryl Valued Member United States 434 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 05:15 am I'm also looking for a thin 180 degree rotated die variety (should not exist). The following text is replicated from my blog (Thehawaiiananumismatist) Missing listing in Medcalf & Russell and easily cherry picked with unsuspecting sellers. 1. With right hand, hold coin with thumb on bottom and index finder on top 2. Flip coin away from you (thumb now on top and index finger on top) 3. If lady liberty (with starfish) is upside down you just located a 180 degree rotated die error! 180 degree rotated die shown in red. Edited by DrDarryl 09/04/2015 05:16 am Report this Post to the Staff
steveo Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 11/14/2015 12:55 am Thanks for the info DrDarryl. I'm gonna look at my Hawaii medals now and see if I have any 180 degree rotated die errors. I'm getting very close to completing an MS69 Heraldic Art Medal set. I just got the news from NGC and 7 out of 10 medals were graded MS69 which included a 1971 Western Reserve and was one that received MS69. Thanks again Report this Post to the Staff
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