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A couple new to me Medallic Art Co. Statehood bronze medals of two persons I am a fan of.
1964 Samuel Clemens - Missouri Statehood and 1969 Amelia Earhart - Kansas Statehood Fantastic pair!  |
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great medals TNG Quote:
"I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I don't go out with Halley's Comet. below is one of three similar comet tokens in my collection; they are rare but the quality is not the best one could wish; the good news and bad news on both sides is very intriguing as it reflects the feeling of hope and despair of many in The Netherlands this piece is described under Dugniolle 2737 http://www.dugniolle.com/dugniolle2701-2800.htmlOBV: Archduke Mathias from Austria entering under a radiant sun in The Netherlands in 1578; some speed is involved as can be seen SPEM FERT MATHIAS (Mathias brings hope)  REV: the great comet of those days http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Great_Comet_of_1577) shines on a landscape OFFENSI NVMINIS ASTRVM Gerard Van Loon translates this into (vol I .p243.1) "Gestarnte der vergramde geheid" (star of an angry God) comets were often seen as the forebodes of bad times  The token was issued in the Netherlands in 1578 during a period of great turmoil. Antwerp had been plundered during the great Spanish fury of 1576 ; the States were started the second revolt by the pacification of Ghent; Spanish troops clashed with revolting troops of the States (e.g. battle of Rijmenam in 1578), shortly thereafter, the Regent of the Netherland, Don Juan of Austria, died in Namur from typhus infection. The absence of clear leadership, the plundering Spanish troops, no prospect for peace at the end of 1577 matched the image of great comet. Mathias, the brother of Don Juan did not become the strong leader that was hoped for. He was replaced by the duke of Parma, Alexander Farnese, a brilliant general for the Spanish Netherlands.  |
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Thanks guys for the awesome contributions and writes ups! Here's one I'd like to get the silver version of someday. 1970 Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial Medal Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park near Stone Mountain, Georgia. At its summit, the elevation is 1,686 feet above sea level and 825 feet above the surrounding area. Stone Mountain is well known for not only its geology, but also the enormous rock relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief sculpture in the world.  The Confederate Memorial Carving depicts three Confederate leaders of the Civil War. President Jefferson Davis and Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (and their favorite horses, "Blackjack", "Traveller", and "Little Sorrel", respectively). The entire carved surface measures 1.57 acres. The carving of the three men towers 400 feet above the ground, measures 76 by 158 feet, and is recessed 42 feet into the mountain. The deepest point of the carving is at Lee's right elbow, which is 12 feet to the mountain's surface.  Edited by TNG
08/20/2018 8:24 pm
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Great medal TNG. Stone Mountain is a beautiful place. You can walk up the to the top as well. Great view from there!
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Royal Humane Society lifesaving medal associated with HMS Caledonia, 1896, 51mm.   |
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That is a beautiful medal yarm! Thanks for posting it. OK it's Twain ah gain!  Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn are shown on this 1963 issue from The New York University ~ Hall of Fame ~ Medallic Art Co. medals.  Huckleberry "Huck" Finn is the son of the town's vagrant drunkard, "Pap" Finn. Sleeping on doorsteps when the weather is fair, in empty hogsheads during storms, and living off of what he receives from others. Huck lives the life of a destitute vagabond. Mark Twain metaphorically names him "the juvenile pariah of the village" and describes Huck as "idle, and lawless, and vulgar, and bad", qualities for which he was admired by all the children in the village, although their mothers "cordially hated and dreaded" him.  Huck is an archetypal innocent, able to discover the "right" thing to do despite the prevailing theology and prejudiced mentality of the South of that era. The best example of this is his decision to help Jim escape slavery, even though he believes he will go to heck for it. His appearance is described in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He wears the clothes of full-grown men which he probably received as charity, and as Twain describes him, "he was fluttering with rags." He has a torn broken hat and his trousers are supported with only one suspender. The character of Huck Finn is based on Tom Blankenship, the real-life son of a sawmill laborer and sometime drunkard named Woodson Blankenship, who lived in a "ramshackle" house near the Mississippi River behind the house where the author grew up in Hannibal, Missouri. Twain mentions his childhood friend Tom Blankenship as the inspiration for creating Huckleberry Finn in his autobiography: Quote:
"In Huckleberry Finn I have drawn Tom Blankenship exactly as he was. He was ignorant, unwashed, insufficiently fed; but he had as good a heart as ever any boy had. His liberties were totally unrestricted. He was the only really independent person—boy or man—in the community, and by consequence he was tranquilly and continuously happy and envied by the rest of us. And as his society was forbidden us by our parents the prohibition trebled and quadrupled its value, and therefore we sought and got more of his society than any other boy's." Edited by TNG
08/20/2018 11:40 pm
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Big Bad Bronze came in today! This bronze table medal of 75mm (2.95in) diameter and a rather hefty 169.5g (6.33oz!) was struck to commemorate the 70th birthday of Prince Johann Nepomuk of Schwarzenberg (Krumlau branch.) It was designed by Otakar Spaniel, Czech medalist and sculptor, who also designed many of the Czech military medals of the early 20th c. The Schwarzenberg family of nobles has an extensive and quite famous history throughout Bohemia (Czech Republic) and Germany -- I'll spare you most of the details, but you can google Schwarzenberg for a treasure-trove of information on the House. Johann Nepomuk Adolf Maria Hubert Maximin, titled Fürst zu Schwarzenberg, was born in Vienna on 29 May 1860. He married Therese (Terezia), Gräfin von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg, in August 1889; he preceded her in death, passing away in October 1938, his widow in August 1945. He was part of the Krumlau (German) or Krumlov-Hluboká (Czech) branch of the House of Schwarzenberg. The branch's last surviving member, Adolf, passed away in 1950, ending the line. Their castle (Ceský Krumlov) and the Czech town of the same name live on as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and a rather beautiful one at that.  Ceský Krumlov - photo is (C) Lonely Planet, shared under Fair Use.  Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse
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Great adds folks! |
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I love the way you guys present your medals along with the history behind them. Good job!
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Wow! The acquisitions are coming in faster than I can comment. Some fantastic items. Looking good, everyone. |
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First Steam Coinage U.S. Mint Medal. This is medal is a restrike of the elusive 1836 medal engraved by Christian Gobrecht. The originals were struck on Large Cent planchets. These were struck by the U.S. Mint in the 1960s. It is still sealed in its original plastic.  About original 1836 First Steam CoinageThe centuries old hammer method of coinage was modernized in the middle 16th century with the first working screw press employed in Augsburg, Germany. An advance on the screw press was the lever press, also known as a knuckle-joint press, invented in 1812, and perfected by a Paris machinist named M. Thonnelier two decades later in 1833. Rather than build these presses himself, he sold his drawings and plans to various mints. One of the buyers was U.S. chief coiner Franklin Peale, who was on a two-year tour of Europe, visiting various mints on that continent. The first knuckle-joint coining press in America was built by Merrick, Agnew, and Tyler. Unlike the original mint building, the second facility at the corner of Chestnut and Juniper Streets in Philadelphia was designed to utilize steam power. The first steam-powered coining press was expected to debut on February 22, 1836, but a mechanical problem delayed the initial operation until March 23. Sample dies were prepared with the February date, with a few impressions struck on screw presses in anticipation of the event. However, the delayed initial operation meant that those dies were overdated, with MAR 23 engraved over FEB 22. Once all was set, the First Steam Coinage medals were struck on large cent planchets. This restrike medal is Bronze, about 13 grams, 28 mm Originals were 100% copper weighed 10.89 grams and were 28-29 mm 
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another fantastic post TNG |
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Thanks scopru! Crazyb0 got me looking at these two latest additions last night when I tried to help identify a Washington - Lincoln Paquet restrike ( we think ). http://goccf.com/t/327044Found them at very inexpensive prices compared to others listed that were the same thing. 1960's Wash-Jackson US Mint Paquet Restrike Medalet George Washington / Andrew Jackson U.S. Mint Medalet. This is medal is a restrike of an 1862 medal, engraved by Anthony C. Paquet and struck by the U.S. Mint in the 1960s. It is still sealed in its original plastic. Bronze, about 4 grams, 18.5 mm __________________Below is an image of an original 1862 Paquet medalet in silver. I do not own one. I have a bronze restrike which was also minted by the US Mint in the 1960's.  Edited by TNG
08/22/2018 11:20 am
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I love that 1836 Mint medal, I thought it was Mexican at first glace with the Liberty Cap.
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