bill Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Art piqued my interest and as he notes, these are not expensive. In no particular order except as I acquire them and get around to posting them. 1998 ANA Portland Convention Exhibitor's and Judges Medal. Pewter. 63.5 mm Manufacture: Gallery Mint, Eureka Springs, AR. Designer/Sculptor: Ron Lanis The medal is very thick and the edge is inscribed: 107 TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION, PRESENTED TO EXHIBITORS & JUDGES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE NUMISMATIC EXHIBITION. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 1981 ANA New Orleans Convention appreciation medal. Bronze, 38 mm Designed by Paul Vincze (1907 - 1994). Mintage: 450; another 350 were serially numbered as part of the convention medal set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Bill was just admiring these and your Tams one over on Omni, they are rather lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 These are very nice medals. Enjoy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Portland, Oregon Convention badge, 1998 Mintage: 500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 I really like the Oregon badge/medal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Using the holidays to catch up on cataloging my collection. Two purchases from Art: 1970 ANA convention badge Mintage: 2400 1971 ANA convention badge Mintage: 2400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Three convention medals (in chronological order): 1978 ANA First Mid-Year convention medal. Colorado Springs. Issued in 350 bronze and silver sets, this bronze example is numbered 243. 1983 ANA San Diego convention medal. Mintage: 150, non-numbered, 100 serially numbered in silver and bronze sets. 1987 ANA Atlanta convention medal. Mintage: 150 The nice part about this collecting topic is that most items have been less than $25, many less than $10 for rather limited issue medals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Three convention badges in chronological order: 1951 Phoenix badge. Mintage: 450, no official medal. 1962 ANA/CNA Detroit Convention badge. Merged emblems of the United States and Canada. Mintage 2,500. 1966 Chicago, 75th Anniversary Convention Mintage: 4,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 A few medals in chronological order. 1982 Midyear Convention, Colorado Springs. Appreciation medal, Nickel-Silver Mintage: 150, another 350 issued in bronze. 1988 Annual Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio, 57mm bronze Mintage: 250 1999 Chicago Annual Convention (one of my favorite designs). Mintage: 200 bronze and silver sets (reeded edges). 2002 New York, 57 mm bronze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 1991 Centennial Medal, designed by N. Neil Harris. Mintage: 225 in bronze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Nice medals and badges. I really don't understand why more people don't collect these items. The artistry is wonderful and they are relatively inexpensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 1991 Centennial Medal, designed by N. Neil Harris.Mintage: 225 in bronze Fantastic design. Nice collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted July 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Thank you. I just picked up another 11 badges from the Paul Kagin collection (his badges from ANA conventions). One of these days, I'll get them photographed and posted. I'm behind because of another writing project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted October 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 I haven't photographed the Kagin badges yet, but I just received a few others that are earlier, so I'll start with them: ANA 1934 Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Designed by J.J. King Engraved by J. Henri Ripstra Manufactured by Bastain Bros., Rochester, NY Approximately 100 produced. Morris Klaif was a prominent Canadian and Russian coin collector and dealer in the later years of his life. ANA 1937 Convention in Washington, D.C. Designed and Engraved by J. Henri Ripstra Manufactured by J. Henri Ripstra, Chicago, IL. 200 produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted October 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Two Klaif badges and the first Kagin badge (no name tag). The 1952 New York Convention badge had a blue ribbon. Committee ribbons added the additional yellow ribbon as seen here with the word COMMITTEE on it. Whitehead and Haog produced the badges. Approximately 450 regular badges and 30 committee badges. The Hosch catalog of ANA badges and medals does not record the OFFICIAL's badge as pictured here. 1954 Convention, Cleveland, Ohio Designed by Ray Williams Produced by Green Duck Co., Chicago, IL. Silver-plated brass Unknown mintage First of the Kagin badges (no name tag): 1959 Convention, Portland, Oregon Designed by William N. Worth Bronze 1000 produced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted October 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 1973 Convention, Boston, Mass. Designed by James Ford Clapp. Jr. Manufactured by Lincoln Mint, Chicago, IL. Mintage: 3,500 1974 Convention, Bal Harbour, Fla. Designed by George L. Osborn Manufactured by Lincoln Mint, Chicago, IL. Mintage: 2,400 1976 Convention, New York, NY Designed by Jack L. Ahr and Mico Kaufman Manufactured by Art Medals, Brookfield, CT Mintage: 1,195 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted October 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 In the 1970s, convention badges typically came in Regular and Small (Ladies) sizes. Two such pairs are pictured here. 1978 Convention, Houston, Texas. Designed by N. Neil Harris Manufactured by Roger Williams Mint, Providence, Rhode Island Mintages: Regular - 2,400 Small - 700 1979 Convention, Saint Louis, Missouri Designed by H. Richard Duhme Manufactured by Medallic Art Co., Danbury, CT. Mintages: Regular - 2,200 Small - 700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 The ANA badges and medals make for a very nice collection specialty in this area. There is a bunch of information about the various medals in the back issues of the Numismatist. Takes a bit of work but you can get tons of interesting stuff including the mintages, designers, different sets they were issued in and such. It's a fun part of the hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted April 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 1964 Convention, Cleveland, Ohio Obverse design: Robert T. McNamara Reverse design: Walter A. Sinz Manufactured by Medallic Art Co., New York, NY Mintage 3,860 1965 Convention, Houston, Texas Designed by Diane Holmes and Doris martin Sculpted by Edward R. rove Manufactured by Medallic Art Co., New York, NY Mintage 2,500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted April 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 1986 Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Design suggestion by Kurt R. Krueger Sculpted by Frank Gasparro Manufactured by Medallic Art Co., Danbury, CT Mintage 1,200 1988 Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio Manufactured by Medallic Art Co., Danbury, CT Mintage 1,200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted July 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 2006 Convention, Denver, Colorado Bronze, 64mm 125 struck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 That's a great medal Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted October 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 I haven't kept this thread fully up to date and I've been concentrating on other purchases, but I did add this medal in the past week: His friends arranged the design and production of the medal and the ANA board approved its production while he was out of the country. The medal was struck in silver and bronze (mintage unknown) and one in gold presented to Moritz Wormser. J.M. Swanson of New Jersey designed the medal and executed a fantastic portrait. Wormser's friends covered the costs of producing the medal. It was struck by Medallic Art Co. Bronze medals sold for $2.50 and silver medals sold for $7.50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Another great medal. I've got to do something with mine sometime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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