Lets see some medals, commem's or so-called dollars

[cpm9ball]

This medal was designed by David Lange of NGC for the Liberty Numismatic Society of San Mateo, CA. If you look closely, you can see David's initials on the left side of the clock tower. Chris

[coinsarefun]

This medal was designed by David Lange of NGC for the Liberty Numismatic Society of San Mateo, CA. If you look closely, you can see David's initials on the left side of the clock tower. Chris

Hey, thats pretty cool. I didn't know that he designed medals

[coinsarefun]

I like the CONECA medals, didn't know they had those either

[cpm9ball]

I like the CONECA medals, didn't know they had those either

I don't know if they are still available, but.............

http://hermes.csd.net/~coneca/content/CONECA2008MedalsForSale.htm

[coinsarefun]

here are a few more




























and the mother of all medals.....or maybe just a large plaque

[cpm9ball]

Stef,

I like the toning on the CA Water Project. The Franklin/Montyon medal is neat, too. This is a piece that the Paris Mint has restruck on a few occasions. The "Different" (mintmark) used from 1832-1841 looked like a genie's lamp on the original. I thought you might want to know the history of the French mintmarks that were used, so I've given you a link below.

Mad Marty is a cool guy. I had the pleasure to meet him once when he was visiting my area. We went to a place called the Twisted Conch, here, in Cape Coral to listen to a friend of his perform. Lot's of fun!

There isn't much information on the medallist who designed the Columbus medal. Actually, there are two listings, Armand Bargas and Paul Bargas. Both were born in Paris and both attended the Paris Salon, Paul in 1901 and Armand in 1902. It doesn't say if they are related, but I'm guessing they are either brothers or cousins. Armand was a pupil of Mayeux and Valton; Paul was a pupil of Vimonti. Apparently, neither continued in this career because between the two, they are only credited with seven plaquettes and medals.

French Mintmarks
http://fortiter.napoleonicmedals.org/miscellany/poincons.htm

Chris