All Medals

The medal's obverse bears two male golf players shaking hands over a hole, globe centered on North America in background. In exergue, CANADA CUP; signed above exergue at feet of right player, R·A·W

The medal's reverse bears wreath with streamers. Around, INTERNATIONAL GOLF TROPHY / TEAM MEMBER / PRESENTED BY / JOHN JAY HOPKINS

John Jay Hopkins (1893-1957) was the founder and first president of General Dynamics.  He created the golf World Cup, which began as the Canada Cup in 1953.  He also donated the trophy for the event.

References:   MACo 1953-031

The uniface plaquette bears harbor scene with windmill in background and seal of New Netherlands colony at left. Above, HOLLANDA SOCIETY;  under seal, SEAL - 1623 / PROVINCE OF NEW NETHERLAND; across bottom, JANUARY MCMXIV

The rectangular plaquette measures 81.8mm x 51mm and was struck in bronze by the Whitehead-Hoag Company of Newark, New Jersey. No mintage is reported.

References:   HSoNY 1914

The medal's obverse bears female angel in flight, reaching for a star in the firmament. Signed at bottom, B. LUCCHESI

The reverse bears two hands holding an eight-pointed star. Across, Christmas / 1975; at right bottom, © MACO / 1975

The circular medal measures 63.4mm in diameter and was struck in bronze and silver bu the Medallic Art Company of Danbury, Connecticut. No mintage is reported.

References:   MACo 1975-164

The medal's obverse bears globe surrounded by pyramid of animals, including pair of dolphins at bottom, rhinoceros, gorilla, lion, kangaroo, crane, bear, mountain lion, panda, eagle, topped by peace dove.

The reverse bears globe surrounded by month segments. On globe, incuse, 2001; in ring around globe, PEACE / HOPE / HARMONY

The medal was modeled by Don Everhart II but the designer is not yet known to me.  Maybe someone can help out with that information.

The circular medal measures 76.2mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Franklin Mint. No mintage is reported.

References:   Cal FM-2001

References:   Baxter 273

The medal's obverse bears view of Honeywell Regulator Company's building with central tower. Around, >>> MINNEAPOLIS · HONEYWELL · REGULATOR · COMPANY >; at lower right, 1885 / 1935

The reverse bears Butz damper flapper at left and gas burner with flame at right. Across, PRESENTED TO / JULICE M. WHEALIN / IN RECOGNITION / OF OVER FIFTEEN / YEARS OF FAITHFUL / SERVICE

Honeywell's roots go back to 1885, when an inventor named Albert Butz patented the furnace regulator and alarm. He formed the Butz Thermo-Electric Regulator Co., Minneapolis, in April, 1886, and soon invented a device he called the "damper flapper," an ingenious predecessor to the modern thermostat.

The damper flapper was a relatively simple device. When a room cooled below a predetermined temperature, a thermostat closed the circuit and energized an armature. This pulled the stop from the motor gears, allowing a crank attached to the main motor shaft to turn one-half revolution. A chain connected to the crank opened the furnace's air damper to let in air. This made the fire burn hotter. When the temperature rose to the preset level, the thermostat signaled the motor to turn another half revolution, closing the damper and damping the fire. The temperature correction was automatic.

In 1927 the company merged with with the company Mark Honeywell had founded in 1904 to form the Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company.

The circular medal measures 75.8mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company.  No mintage is reported.

References:   MACo 1935-025

The obverse bears Henry Hudson and sailors on the Halve Maen during the hoisting of some freight onto the ship. Around top, DISCOVERY OF HUDSON RIVER BY HENRY HUDSON A D MDCIX; at lower left, THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY; at lower right, HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION COMM.; in exergue, HALVE MAEN; signed in lower right corner, E FUCHS

The reverse bears three seated female figures representing Steam Navigation, History, and Commerce; above, portrait of Robert Fulton. In background, views of New York in 1807 and 1909. Below portrait, ROBERT FULTON / 1765 1815; in exergue, FIRST USE OF STEAM NAVIGATION / ON THE HUDSON RIVER / 1807; signed in lower right corner, E FUCHS

This medal, in one of its many variants, is probably one of the most common ANS medals being traded. There are 15 known variants ranging from 1¼in silver-plated to 3in gold and 4in silver. Even the large gold variant had 11 pieces produced! This is probably the most successful ANS medal ever.

This medal was the 23rd official issue of the American Numismatic Society.

The offical medal measures 76mm in diameter and was struck by Tiffany & Company of New York as well as Whitehead and Hoag of Newark. The reported mintage for the official ANS issue is 100 pieces in silver but there is a wide range of variants that are listed separately.

References:   ANS 23, Marqusee 186,187

References:   Cal MA-1997

The uniface medal bears a massive steam shovel in a strip mine, loaded bucket at left. Around, PEABODY COAL COMPANY · BUCYRUS · ERIE COMPANY / · FOR THE FUTURE OF COAL ·

Neither of the two commemorated companies exist anymore.  Peabody Coal filed for bankruptcy in 2016 and Bucyrus Erie, a company that was heavily into coal equipment and mining, was acquired by Caterpillar in 1997.

With the advent of Global Warming concerns, coal production and use in the U.S. came under heavy regulation, until it became unprofitable for many companies during the Obama administration.  This medal is a great memento of a bygone industrial period.

The circular medal measures 75.8mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No mintage is reported.

References:   MACo 1962-040

References:   MACo 1971-013-003, WR 3