Medallic Art Company (Maco) Medals

Yes. They have produced a series of National Park and Monument medals. These are struck on a 1-1/2" bronze (?) blank in ultra high relief. When they were introduced they were sold in a 2x2 yellowish cardboard box, now they are sold in a plastic blister pack for about $10 to $15. I believe there are 65 medals in this series, I have about 20 of them. I'm not sure if they are produced anymore or where you might find them. I purchased all of the ones I have at various National Park visitor centers. The last time I was at Mt Rushmore they had the entire series available. The last time I was at Yellowstone nobody there knew what I was talking about.

I have many medals in my collection that were struck by the Medallic Art Company, some date back 100 years. They are all of high-quality and terrific pieces of "hand-held" art.

The Medallic Art Company manufactured the bas-relief medallions featured in "The Hall of Fame for Great Americans at NYU" series. Medals were struck in two sizes. A large 3-inch (76mm) size in bronze only, and a small 1 3/4-inch (44mm) in bronze and silver. The silver was serially numbered.

The 44mm bronze medals below are recent additions to my medals collection; the Alexander Graham Bell is my favorite:

Jane Addams. Sculptor: Granville Carter. Issue Date: 1968



Admiral David Farragut Sculptor: Laci de Gerenday. Issue Date: 1967



Alexander Graham Bell Sculptor: Stanley Martineau. Issue Date: 1963



William E. Channing Sculptor: Albert Wein. Issue Date: 1968



Roger Williams Sculptor: Robert A. Weinman (son of Adolph Weinman). Issue Date: 1963



In their original packaging, the medals come with a flyer that includes a biography of the subject, sculptor, and in some cases, comments from the sculptor re: the designs. Information about the HOF and the series can be found at medalcollectors.org. 96 medals were created by 42 sculptors. Medals in original boxes with flyers usually command a price premium.

John James Audubon. Sculptor: Gertrude K. Lathrop. Issue Date: 1963


Susan B. Anthony. Sculptor: Paul Fjelde. Issue Date: 1963

At this year's Texas Numismatic Association show, one of the exhibits was a set of the "Hall of Fame for Great Americans" medals. I'll mention that, during a recent visit to Canada, I received in change a commemorative $1 coin dated 2022 and commemorating Alexander Graham Bell, and especially his aviation experiments.

I think my only Medallic Art Co product is a big bronze medal, 75 mm or so, commemorating the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission.

This is the Hall of Fame for Great Americans medal I would love to find:



The artist, Stanley Martineau, did a number of the medals in the series, including the A. G. Bell posted earlier in this thread.

Josiah Willard Gibbs: Sculptor - Stanley Martineau. Issue Date: 1964




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Willard_Gibbs

Gilbert Stuart - Sculptors: Obv: Laura Gardin Fraser & Karl H. Gruppe Rev: Karl H. Gruppe. Issue Date: 1968

Laura G. Fraser passed in 1966 before she could finish the obverse (portrait side) of the Stuart medal. Karl Gruppe finished it and also created the reverse design




Fraser is known for designing a number of half dollars in the 1920's; she designed the 1921 Alabama Centennial half-dollar, earning her the distinction of being the first woman to design a coin for the US Treasury. From 2022 to 2025, her 1931 design for a Washington quarter will appear on the American Women Quarter series.