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 […]
From the Colonel’s Desk: The Red Cross in Kentucky
Numismatists are familiar with the rich history of tokens and medals related to the Red Cross. They include small, modest American issues like a brass relief-fund token made during the First World War. There are larger pieces, too, like the impressive 1920 War Council medal designed by Daniel Chester French and co-sponsored by the American […]
United Kingdom: Preview of the service medal commissioned for the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
Britain’s new public service medal commissioned to mark the upcoming Platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II was unveiled on the 23rd September to the country’s media. Heading the unveiling was British Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, who beforehand toured the facility tasked with the production of the medal. After she was invited to strike a […]
The Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020: What it means for the hobby
On January 13, 2021, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill known as the “Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020.” The bill was first introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Barbara Lee, D-CA, on March 27, 2020, and is quite comprehensive, affecting every circulating coinage denomination from the cent to the […]
Historic collections of United States coins and exonumia offered in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries August 2020 Las Vegas Auction
Santa Ana, CA — Stack’s Bowers Galleries is thrilled to present several important collections of United States coins and Numismatic Americana in their August 2020 Las Vegas Auction. The sale will be held August 5-7 at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino alongside the PCGS Members Only Show, with additional Internet-only sessions to be hosted on […]
Stack’s Bowers Galleries announces schedule for August 5-7, 2020 Auction at Bellagio Hotel and Casino — Las Vegas
Santa Ana, CA — Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce details of their upcoming August 2020 showcase auction of United States coins and banknotes and world coins and banknotes. The live auction will be held August 5-7 at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, in coordination with the recently announced PCGS Members […]
Bowers on collecting: A favorite medal
1805 Washington Medal by Eccleston “The Land Was Ours” 250 to 400 known in copper Among numismatically popular early medals associated with the life of George Washington, the Eccleston medal of 1805, from dies cut by Thomas Webb, is certainly the largest (76 millimeters), and it is among the most interesting. At first glance, this […]
A special selection of World War I, Goetz, and Cathedral medals: The April 2020 Collectors Choice Online World Auction
Live Auction: April 22, 2020 • 10:00 A.M. PT Stack’s Bowers Galleries is excited to present a special April Collectors Choice Online (CCO) auction of over 160 lots of exonumia. These pieces represent three different topics: The works of Jacques Wiener mostly comprising his famous, intricately engraved architectural series; World War I medals from a variety […]
Bowers on collecting: The world of medals
Today, in March 2020, 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) to my 2007 book, 100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens. […]
