1932-33 John Sinnock US Mint Benjamin Franklin Bronze Medal

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dcas55 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 12/22/2017 9:05 pm I have enjoyed collecting Franklin half dollars, and have wanted the Medal John Sinnock designed for the mint in 1932 or 1933 which was the design used for the obverse of the Franklin half. I found this example which had some additional engraving on the obverse S.P.A. 1950. I bought the medal and later found a convention program from the SPA convention in 1950 which was held in Philadelphia, hoping there might be some reference to the medal I ordered the book sight unseen. I was pleasantly surprised to find the attached article about the origins of these engraved medals. Thought I would share the information with this group. dcas Report this Post to the Staff

Tootallious Rest in Peace United States 1559 Posts	Posted 12/22/2017 9:51 pm That is an awesome medal dcas55 Great article on its history! You should post it on TNG's token and medal thread. https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...1479#2595551 Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 12/22/2017 11:59 pm I am glad I found this. My first thought would have been awwwww ... that's too bad it has graffiti but that article really makes it a special medal. Big fan of that medal myself with or without the SPA 1950 engraved on it. I am going to post over there Toot and place a link pointing to dcas55's thread. Edited by TNG 12/23/2017 12:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
dcas55 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 12/23/2017 08:16 am Thank you Tootallious, TNG you're right when I first saw the medal I contacted the seller and commented that because of the additional engraving I may not be interested but we came to an agreement on a price and because I wanted this medal I bought it. Sometime after that I found out about the Society of Philatelic Americans (SPA) meeting in Philadelphia in 1950 so I put 2+2 together and was very fortunate to find the conference program, you can imagine I was thrilled when I saw that story about the medal. I'm not a stamp guy but I went to a local stamp show to see if someone might know how many classes were involved in stamp shows since these medal were awarded to the first choice in every class I was hoping to determine how many of these medals might have had the additional engraving. No definitive answer from those I asked, after all the stamp show was 67 years ago. This experience goes to show how a hobby like coin collecting can lead down some interesting paths. Thanks dcas Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 12/23/2017 09:41 am What an absolutely enjoyable journey you have shared. I'm not sure that a Franklin connoisseur could possibly read this and NOT put it on their want list. Excellent historical presentation. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 12/24/2017 11:39 pm An excellent post. Thank you for sharing. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
WHC Valued Member Russia 185 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 04:25 am Am I correct in understanding that the end of page 725 begins with a description of the main medals made by J.R. Sinnock? Could you place the next page? Edited by WHC 04/05/2024 04:26 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 10:44 am to the Community, WHC! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
cptbilly Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 04/15/2024 2:21 pm @WHC: Here's a link to a partial list of works by J. R. Sinnock from the Newman Numismatic Portal at Washington University in St. Louis: https://nnp.wustl.edu/Library/PersonDetail/1791 An article by Dick Johnson published August 15, 2011, in his "MedalBlog" includes an additional listing of works executed by Sinnock: Article link is here: https://medalblog.wordpress.com/201...llic-art-co/ and includes information on Sinnock, Gilroy Roberts, and Frank Gasparro. Hope this helps. Report this Post to the Staff
WHC Valued Member Russia 185 Posts	Posted 04/15/2024 2:32 pm Thank you. These sources are known to me. I'm looking for information about Gridiron Club Dinner Medal (1919). Report this Post to the Staff
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