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The medal's obverse bears nude female figure in supplicant pose, holding up medallic object before disc and stars. Around disc, FOR · EXCELLENCE · IN · THE - ART · OF - NUMISMATIC · EXHIBITING; at bottom, · HOWLAND WOOD · / · MEMORIAL · / · AWARD ·
The medal's reverse bears central disc behind ANA seal with oak and laurel underneath. Above, · AWARDED TO ·
As you can tell, I know very little about this medal and would appreciate more information about it,
This section contains a table of detailed variant information. Currently, I am only aware of 2 variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any others or if you find incorrect or missing information.
| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 64.4mm |
| weight | 109.1g |
| mintage | unknown |
| material | Silver |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 64.4mm |
| weight | 109.1g |
| mintage | unknown |
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| material | 14Kt Gold |
|---|---|
| edge6 | 14KT |
| diameter | 57.2mm |
| weight | 146.8g |
| mintage | unknown |
The medal's obverse bears bust of Washington, facing right. Around, (star) GEORGE WASHINGTON. (star) / BORN FEB. 22 1732. (star) DIED DEC. 14 1799.; signed under truncation, Paquet. F.
The reverse bears sculpture bust of Washington on top of medal cabinet, surrounded by banister. Around, (star) WASHINGTON CABINET OF MEDALS, U.S. MINT. (star) / INAUGURATED FEB. 22 1860.
On February 22, 1860, the Washington Cabinet of Medals was formally inaugurated at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. This culminated over a decade of collecting medallic remembrances of our first president by mint officials and others. Julian reports that James Ross Snowdon might have had this and an earlier medal struck solely to add his own contribution to the Mint's growing collection of Washingtonia.
The medal measures 59.7mm in diameter and was struck by the U.S. Mint. No mintage is reported.
References: Marqusee 312
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| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| patina | Rich reddish brown patina |
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 59.7mm |
| weight | 115.3g |
| mintage | unknown |
This medal goes back to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia, a predecessor of the American Numismatic Society.
The obverse bears bust of Joseph Mickley r. Above and below, PER SAECULUM / MORES INSTITUUNTUR; to left, JOSEPH / J MICKLEY / 1799 - 1878; to right, THE FIRST / PRESEIDENT / 1858 - 1867
The reverse bears owl on heraldic shield. Around, THE NUMISMATIC AND ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA; on left, VESTIGIA / RERUM / SEQ / UI (rosette); on right, M D / C C C / LVIII
The medal was issued at the time of Mickley's death in 1878, commemorating his tenure as the first President ' of the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia from 1858 to 1867.
Mickley, who began his numismatic interest in 1817 when he sought to find an elusive cent of the year of his birth, 1799, was America's best known private numismatist in the middle of the 19th century.
The Society reflected on the medal, now the American Numismatic Society, was well known and numbered among its members John Ross Snowden, who at one time was the Director of the Philadelphia Mint.
The medal measures 64.5mm in diameter and was struck by the A. C. Frank Co. of Philadelphia. The mintage is not reported.
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| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| patina | Bronze with brown patina |
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 64.5mm |
| mintage | unknown |
The plaquette bears seated female figure, l., holding vase in both hands; to her left, view of Gorham factory in Providence, Rhode Island; above two cherubs flanking Gorham stamps consisting of lion, anchor and Gothic letter G. In exergue, GORHAM MFG CO. / PROVIDENCE R. I.; signed at right bottom, E. E. CODMAN Sc
This handsome little plaquette might have been a salesman's sample of the products Gorham could produce. It is struck on a very thin planchet, maybe to keep the weight down.
The rectangular plaquette mesaures 95.8mm x 46mm and was struck in bronze by the Gorham Manufacturing Company of Providence, Rhode Island.
This section contains a table of detailed medal information. Currently, I am not aware of any variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any or if you find incorrect or missing information.
| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| dimensions | 95.8mm x 46mm |
| weight | 58.4g |
| mintage | unknown |
The obverse bears nude male from behind, studying a portrait held in outstretched arm. In right field, FOVNDED / IN / NEW YORK / MDCCCLVIII; in left field, signed G.B.
The reverse bears two wreaths, one of oak branches above and one of laurel below. In center, THE / AMERICAN / NVMISMATIC / SOCIETY / PARVA-NE-PERANT / MEMBER'S MEDAL / 1910; signed G.B.
This medal was the 27th official issue of the American Numismatic Society. This version corrected the spelling error on the reverse die ("perant" instead of "pereant") and added an apostrophe to "members" but is otherwise identical to the previous version.
The circular medal measures 77mm in diameter and was struck by Tiffany & Company and the Medallic Art Company of New York. The mintage is unknown for gold, silver, and bronze editions.
References: ANS 27, Baxter 248, Marqusee 54
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| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 77mm |
| mintage | unknown |
| material | Silver |
|---|---|
| edge6 | TIFFANY & CO / MAKERS STERLING (M mark) |
| diameter | 77mm |
| weight | 126.3g |
| mintage | unknown |
| material | Gold |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 77mm |
| mintage | unknown |
The obverse bears Columbia, standing on globe, holding a laurel branch in one hand and a flag in the other; she faces a nude male holding a lyre, rising upward from cloud. At lower left, · THE · / · AMERICAN · / · NUMISMATIC · / · SOCIETY · ; signed, G. DEVREESE
The reverse bears a draped female holding a torch, born by an eagle in flight; clouds in background. Below, · INTERNATIONAL · / · MEDALLIC · EXHIBITION · / · NEW · YORK · ; at lower right, · 1910 · ; signed G. DEVREESE
This medal was the 28th official issue of the American Numismatic Society. It is a very rare medal and it is not quite clear why it was never offered for sale. The gold pieces were used as award medals and given to the Society's treasurer Charles Pryer and its benefactor J. Sanford Saltus.
The rectangular medal measures 50mm x 89mm and was struck by Alphonse Michaux. The mintage is 2 uniface medals in gold, 2 medals in bronze, and an unknown number of uniface medals in bronze.
References: ANS 28, Baxter 253
This section contains a table of detailed variant information. Currently, I am only aware of 3 variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any others or if you find incorrect or missing information.
| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| dimensions | 50mm x 89mm |
| mintage | 2 reported |
| material | Bronze (uniface) |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| dimensions | 50mm x 89mm |
| mintage | unknown |
| material | Gold |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| dimensions | 50mm x 89mm |
| mintage | 2 reported |
The medal's obverse bears a young woman seated at a lathe, measuring a die. Around top, * DIES * (symbol) * AND * (symbol) * MEDALS *, in exergue, · JOS · K · DAVISON'S · SONS · / · PHILA · PA · ; signed at right above exergue, J · E · ROINÉ
The reverse bears a seated young man, working the levers of a panthograph on a statue; model of other statue is waiting to right of workbench. Around, · STATUARY· BAS · RELIEFS · REDUCED · AND · ENLARGED · ; signed at right over exergue, J · E · ROINÉ
This medal was struck in bronze by Joseph K. Davison's and Sons of Philadelphia. It is a redesign of an earlier 1909 medal that bore the Dietsch Brothers name instead of the Davison's name.
References: Baxter 296
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| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| mintage | unknown |
The uniface plaquette bears portrait of Horatio R. Storer, facing left. Below, TO THE MASTER IN SVRGERY / MEDICAL NVMISMATIST / AND LOVER OF MAN AND NATVRE / HORATIO R · STORER · MD · LLD / FROM HIS FRIEND R · TAIT McKENZIE · MD · 1913
Horatio Robinson Storer (February 27, 1830– September 18, 1922) was a physician, numismatist and anti-abortion activist.
Storer was born in Boston, Massachusetts and attended the Boston Latin School, Harvard College, and the Boston (Harvard) Medical School. After obtaining his M.D. in 1853 he traveled to Europe and spent a year studying with James Young Simpson at Edinburgh. He began medical practice in Boston in 1855 with emphasis on obstetrics and gynecology.
In 1857 he started the "physicians' crusade against abortion" both in Massachusetts and nationally, when he persuaded the American Medical Association to form a Committee on Criminal Abortion.
After his retirement from practice in 1872, he became an authority on, and a notable collector of, medallions of medical interest. He is also the grandfather of Malcolm Storer, the famous numismatic author.
References: Marqusee 263
This section contains a table of detailed medal information. Currently, I am not aware of any variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any or if you find incorrect or missing information.
| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| dimensions | 56.5mm x 76.3mm |
| weight | 95.2g |
| mintage | unknown |
The obverse bears kneeling nude woman, left, holding a medal in her left hand and a sculptor's tool in her right; tree to her right with branch extending over her. Around, PARVA · NE · PEREANT; in exergue, AN (oak leaves) S; signed at lower right, FE (AAW monogram) CIT
The reverse bears Pegasus in central medallion, sun and clouds in background; Above, · THE · J · SANFORD · SALTUS · / AWARD MEDAL; below, · OF · THE · AMERICAN · / · NUMISMATIC · SOCIETY · ; around central field, FOR · SIGNAL · ACHIEVEMENT / IN · THE · ART · OF · THE · MEDAL
This medal was the 38th official issue of the American Numismatic Society and it was designed as an award medal. The ANS has awarded it annually since 1919 "for Outstanding Achievement in the Art of the Medal."
The particular medal shown here was awarded to Bruno Mankowski in 1960. You can find more information on the J. Sanford Saltus Award here.
The circular medal measures 78mm in diameter and was cast by Tiffany & Company and struck by the Medallic Art Company of New York. The mintage in silver and bronze is not known.
References: ANS 38, Baxter 182, MACo 1919-003
This section contains a table of detailed variant information. Currently, I am only aware of 2 variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any others or if you find incorrect or missing information.
| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 78mm |
| mintage | unknown |
| material | Silver |
|---|---|
| edge6 | MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. FINE SILVER |
| diameter | 78mm |
| weight | 182.5g |
| mintage | unknown |