Cliff Bolling

There are a few good web sites describing the Gallery Mint issues. Here is a web site that shows just about all the Gallery Mint announcements and newsletters: http://gmm.cdbpdx.com/news/ Another useful site is the Ron Landis Workbench Scrapbook: http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/rl.html Here is my web page for the Gallery Mint annual medals made 1993-1995: http://gmmannualmedals.cdbpdx.com/ This web site shows part of my collection of Gallery Mint 1796 $1 reproductions with varieties: http://gmm.cdbpdx.com/COL96100/ There are other web sites that mention Gallery Mint issues, but usually just as a side note to some broader discussion. Cliff

That is how it was described by the folks at the Gallery Mint. The following link lists everything issued from the Gallery Mint. Scroll down to 1999 to see info about the 'hot struck' medals: http://www.gmmnut.com/gmm/gmmtime.html Cliff

In 2005, Ron Landis of the Gallery Mint carved a likeness of the famous fountain in Cincinnati for the 2005 token that year. The token was struck on aluminum(?) planchets. The folks at the Gallery Mint also made special dies for this medal and struck copper and silver medals and put together 75 numbered sets struck with these dies. Cliff

I have a substantial collection of Gallery Mint items collected from about 1995 - 2007. Haven't looked at them too much since the Mint closed. Also have a nice accumulation of early Jefferson nickels, clad circulation strike Ike dollars & Kennedy halves, SMS cameo pieces, cameo proof 1964-1972 U.S. coins, a nice collection of Mexican small silver from 1860-1910, Canadian large cents, stuff like that. I collect a lot of other things besides coins. Right now, I'm heavily into spring motor phonographs - Victrolas and others. I'm retired now, so I have enough time to enjoy collecting and cataloging. Glad to be here - Cliff

Here is a picture of the 1998 judges and exhibitors medal awarded at the Portland show. It shows the edge dies of the piece. This piece was engraved by Ron Landis of the Gallery Mint in brass, then a mold was made and these medals were each cast from that mold. A published mintage of 120 pieces for this issue. The edge of a piece like this can be imaged by using the reflective mirror from a larger flashlight. Simply set the piece inside the mirror and there is the edge. Cliff

Here are some pics of the Chicago 1999 ANA medals awarded to exhibitors and judges hot struck in 46 grams of pure silver. These were engraved by Ron Landis of the now defunct Gallery Mint. The first one is the official version (young head Minerva) with a mintage of 150 pieces. The second was a pattern (mature head Minerva) that was rejected, only 15 were struck. The ANA folks wanted the 'Lamp of Knowledge' to be more prominent in the reverse design. Cliff