The following is re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update Welcome to the latest installment in my series on the subject. I highlight some of those featured in the best-selling Whitman Publishing book, 100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens. This week I showcase one of the most preposterous medals in the book, […]
Bowers on Collecting: American medals to the fore — medals, tokens, and medalets
The following is re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update Welcome to the second installment in my series on the subject of American medals. I highlight some of those featured in the best-selling Whitman book, The 100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens, now with additional comments and updates. Today I discuss medals […]
Bowers on Collecting: American medals to the fore — the 1787 Washington and Columbia medal
The following is re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update Welcome to the latest installment in my series on the subject. I highlight some of those featured in the best-selling Whitman book, 100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens. This week I feature the Washington and Columbia medal, one of my all-time favorite […]
The not-quite-forgotten check
By David Lott, a payments risk expert in the Retail Payments Risk Forum at the Atlanta Fed Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker notes: “Syngraphics is a term coined in 1974 by numismatist Gene Hessler and The Reverend Richard Doyle, chairman of the Department of Classical Languages at Fordham University, to encompass paper currency and related items—printed checks, bonds, […]
Bowers on Collecting: The world of medals
The following is re-published from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update Today medals are hot tickets in the wide world of numismatics. Recently, Stack’s Bowers Galleries sold the John W. Adams Collection of Early Medals for over $1 million, setting records left and right. Apropos of this, I reprint the introduction (lightly edited) […]
From the Colonel’s Desk: A medal for Kentucky’s “greatest”—and recognition for an unsung hero
Frederick T. Stoner of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away more than 40 years ago, in 1981. His granddaughter says that he didn’t get the accolades he deserved while he was alive. Stoner might not be a household name, but he had a big impact in the Bluegrass State and on the world. As a boxing trainer, […]
From the Colonel’s Desk: Kentucky Colonel Oscar Tshiebwe rejoins the Wildcats
On April 13, one of the Bluegrass State’s biggest basketball stars was commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel at the 2022 Governor’s Prayer Breakfast. Curadham Powell of WLKY (Louisville) reported that Kentucky Wildcat Oscar Tshiebwe, the event’s keynote speaker, “gave some inspirational comments, attributing many of them to his upbringing with his mother” and then Governor […]
From the Colonel’s Desk: The hobo nickel’s Kentucky connection
In the 1970s, the entire population of Kentucky’s south-central Barren County, just north of the Tennessee border, was about 28,000 souls. Nearly half of those Kentuckians lived in the county seat, the city of Glasgow. Most of the rest made their homes in 500 square miles of farmland and towns and unincorporated small communities. It […]
From the Colonel’s Desk: Collectibles from Louisville’s Southern Exposition of 1883–1887
If you’re not already a member of the Token and Medal Society, you really need to sign up. Tokens and medals offer unique windows into American history, including many connections to the Bluegrass State. TAMS is an active hobby group. It’s been around for more than 60 years and it boasts one of the most […]
Q&A: Are the designs on Olympic medals struck for public sale the same as those awarded to athletes?
The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers Q: Are the designs on the so-called “Olympic” medals struck for public sale the same as on those awarded to the victorious athletes? Is the large “gold” medal awarded to those who place first in their competitions really gold? A: The designs utilized on […]
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