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Some of the series here are true series, others are reference works or collections that serve as organizational tools to group medals together. Also check out the Glossary for thematically grouped medals. If you have a user account you can add medals to your own Favorites collection. Eventually you will be able to create other personal collections as well.

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  • All Medals
    All medals in random order
    This series includes an up-to-date list of all medals on the site in daily randomized order. Browsing this series is a great way of exploring the world of medallic art.
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  • American Art-Union
    The first American art medal series
    This (very small) series consists of three medals and was the first American art medal series.
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  • American Numismatic Society
    A member medal series
    The member medal series of the American Numismatic Society, encompassing many of the most famous American medallic artists.
  • Brookgreen Gardens
    A member medal series
    The member medal series by Brookgreen Gardens, running since 1973.
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  • Calendar Medals
    American calendar medals
    Calendar medals from various makers.
  • Circle of Friends of the Medallion
    A member medal series
    A short-lived American member medal series in the early 20th century.
  • Gorham Co.
    A prominent maker of art medals and fine silver
    One of the preeminent manufacturers of American art medals.
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  • Hall of Fame of Great Americans at New York University
    A medal series
    Probably the best-selling series of American art medals commemorating great Americans.
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  • Holland Society of New York
    A member medal series
    A member medal series in the early 20th century.
  • Jewish American Hall of Fame
    A medal series
    The longest running American medal series that is still active.
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  • The John E. Marqusee Collection
    Catalogued by Susan Luftschein
    A well-known and catalogued collection often cited as a reference for American art medals. A great starting place to discover some of the more beautiful American art medals from the 1845 to 1945 period.
  • Medallic Art Collector's Selection
    A selection of Medallic Art Collector's favorite medals
    This collection includes some of my favorite medals. It is updated whenever I add new favorites to the website. In addition to granting strangers insight into my psyche, this allows you to quickly cut through some of the clutter and focus on some of the more interesting medals on the site.
  • Medallic Art Company
    A prominent maker of art medals
    One of the preeminent manufacturers of American art medals. Originally located in New York, the Medallic Art Company moved first to Connecticut, then to South Dakota, and finally to Nevada where it is now owned by the Northwest Territorial Mint.
  • Nordic Art Medal Series
    A medal series by Scandinavian countries
    A series of annual medals created by famous Scandinavian sculptors for participating Scandinavian countries.
  • Robbins Co.
    A maker of all kinds of metal objects, including medals
    The Robbins Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts was a serious player in the high-end bronze medal market for a couple of decades in the first half of the 20th century. After Julio Kilenyi stopped working with Whitehead-Hoag, most of his medals were produced by Robbins Co.
  • Society of Medalists
    A member medal series
    The most famous art medal series of the United States, running from 1930 to 1995. It's artist list reads like a "Who is Who" of American sculpture.
  • The Beaux-Arts Medal in America
    by Barbara A. Baxter
    "The Beaux-Arts Medal in America" by Barbara A. Baxter is one of the few books on American medallic art. It includes many European medals as well, so unless other collectors send me their images and medal data, this reference will never be complete.
  • Tiffany & Co.
    The world famous maker of luxury goods
    Tiffany & Co. hardly requires an introduction, but many people don't know that they also made medals in addition to jewelry and stained glass. We track Tiffany's both as an artist and a series with slightly different rules for which medals get included.
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  • Twelve Tribes of Israel
    A medal series
    A medal series by Elisabeth Weistrop, probably primarily of interest for Jewish collectors, but I find the medals quite beautiful and I'm not Jewish.
  • Whitehead & Hoag
    A prominent maker of art medals
    One of the preeminent manufacturers of American medals.
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  • World Religions
    A small medal series
    A neat little series of medals, mostly by Ralph J. Menconi.
  • World War II
    A medal series
    A medals series about World War II.
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