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The Alaska Purchase Centennial Medal [MACO # 1965-123] was sculpted by Rolf Beck... Lovey example! 
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Official Inaugural Medal - Eisenhower's First Term - by Walker Hancock for MACO [ MACO # 1952-055 ] Outstanding!  Quote:
MACO's archives indicate the above medal was struck in 2-3/4" (above), 1-3/8", 13/16", and 11/16" sizes. I will have to BOLO the 1-3/8" specimen. I have a 35 mm Dansco page with some space in it. 
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Commissioned by the American Numismatic Society for the 1909 Centennial of Lincoln's birth, this 2.5 inch bronze MACO medal was produced by French-American sculptor Jules Edouard Roiné (1857 - 1916) . It has a smooth edge. A stylized "MACO" logo appears on the obverse, adjacent to the artist's signature and the word "COPYRIGHT."      Some copies of the Roiné medal were issued with a book titled The Lincoln Centennial Medal (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1908).  The Lincoln Centennial Medal, by Jules Edouard Roiné provides a detailed description of the Lincoln Centennial Medal. The book was published in 1908; a copy of the medal was included. The author and others provide a comprehensive overview of the medal, including its design, composition, and historical significance. Reprints of the text can be found on-line for around $20.00 In February 2023, a CCF member shared his acquisition of a small silver version of the medal: http://goccf.com/t/440128Roiné's wikipedia entry documents the sculptor's background quite well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules...d_Roin%C3%A9 " Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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By the way, this medal is not currently on the MACo website in the archives for 1907-1909. There is a replica medal from Charles Calverley.
UPD: I looked at the books - Baxter and the Marqusee Collection. There is still some confusion. I'll have to look for an article on the Internet again (I think it was Johnson's) about all the issues of this medal.
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By the way, this medal is not currently on the MACo website in the archives for 1907-1909. There is a replica medal from Charles Calverley. Yes, I checked while I was drafting my post. The Calverly medal appeared in this thread in early October 2023: https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...y_ID=3925996Let us know what you can dig up.
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Quote:Commissioned by the American Numismatic Society for the 1909 Centennial of Lincoln's birth, this 2.5 inch bronze MACO medal was produced by French-American sculptor Jules Edouard Roine (1857 - 1916)... Excellent!
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The 1986 Medal of the US Capitol Historical Society features Benjamin Franklin. It was "an official medal of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution." 3 " OD. Bronze. [MACO # 1986-074]. 8.7 oz.  US Mint Sculptor Michael G. Iacocca, created the medal which celebrates Franklin's roles as Statesman, Philosopher, Inventor, and Printer. The accompanying 21 page pamphlet provides examples illustrating the roles; here's an excerpt from the "Statesman" section: Quote:
"Franklin was the only American patriot directly involved in drafting and signing all three of the primary documents of our national existence: The Declaration of Independence, 1776; The Treaty of Paris, 1783; The Constitution of the United States, 1787. "   " Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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The 1988 Medal of the US Capitol Historical Society features authors of The Federalist : Alexander Hamilton; James Madison; and John Jay, as depicted by sculptor Eugene Daub, on the obverse. On the reverse, Daub utilizes a flowing simplicity to portray the act of ratification and the historical record and chronology of the ratification process by the original thirteen States, thus giving life to the Constitution.    Like the Franklin medal above, it is " An Official Medal of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution." [MACO # 1987 - 466]. 3 inches, Bronze, 7.35 oz. The 35 page pamphlet shipped with this packaging of the medal includes a lively yet condensed history of the Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist debate over ratification; the role 85 essays published in NYC newspapers from October 1787 to May 1788-- later gathered in a two-volume set released in 1788 and now widely known as The Federalist -- played in swaying public opinion; and lastly, a chronology of the December, 1787, to May, 1790 path to ratification. If you're unfamiliar with the breadth of sculptor Daub's work, see his namesake website: https://eugenedaub.com/ " Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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Found it... D.W. Johnson, remembered correctly. Felix Weil and His Partner Jules Edouard Roiné https://medalblog.wordpress.com/201...ouard-roine/UPD: I wonder if the medals listed in the MACo archives as being in the period 1907-1909 have the familiar signatures from MACo on edges? Or is the Lincoln medal the first time such a mark has been used? Here it looks more like an imitation (homage) of the ANS sign. I looked on the Inet, for example, on the Whistler plaquette from V.D. Brenner it says on edge: Cornucopia of Paris Mint. In addition, it is known for sure that some Circle of Friends of Medallion were made by Joseph K. Davison's Sons firm. UPD2: On the edge of the New Theatre of New York Medallion from B.L. Pratt sign - Med. Art. Co. (MACo 1909-003). At the same time Carl Schurz - Guiding the Immigrant Plaquette - U.S. Mint, Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York Anniversary Dinner Plaquette - Gorham. Finally. It's strange, they write the following: https://macoarchives.wordpress.com/...o-1902-1920/History of MACO, 1902-1920 ...Bronze medal for the Lincoln Centennial by Jules Edouard Roiné, 1909. This was the first medal to include the MACO name, on the obverse below the 1865 date... What about Pratt's medallion? Edited by WHC
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Great examples! Alexander joins forces with James Madison and John Jay to write a series of essays defending the new United States Constitution, entitled The Federalist Papers. The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays, the work divided evenly among the three men. In the end, they wrote eighty-five essays, in the span of six months. John Jay got sick after writing five. James Madison wrote twenty-nine. Hamilton wrote the other fifty-one!  |
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I don't really collect art medals, but I put in a low-ball bid in an auction and won these nice examples. They are all from the Society of Medalists series which ran from 1930 to 1995. 1958 SOM-57  1965 SOM-72  1969 SOM-79  1975 SOM-92  |
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Very nice examples, Cdncoins.
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I put in a low-ball bid in an auction and won these nice examples. They are all from the Society of Medalists series which ran from 1930 to 1995. Nice examples!
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Nice medals. Errers and Varietys.
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