Newsprint Research 08/31/2017 One open research area for the POTUS sGm series is the location of documented use in newsprint during the years of issue. This requires a search of newsprint archives. However, I did locate a few occurrences where the medal is physically described and awarded to individuals. This is groundbreaking as it supports presidential provenance and identifies actual recipients!
One open research area for the POTUS sGm series is the location of documented use in newsprint during the years of issue. This requires a search of newsprint archives. However, I did locate a few occurrences where the medal is physically described and awarded to individuals. This is groundbreaking as it supports presidential provenance and identifies actual recipients!
What is a Special Government Medal? 03/04/2017 The image for this blog post is from the Annual Report of the Director of the Mint: Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1962, page 2. As you can clearly see (underlined in blue), two terms are used to identify what was designed and manufactured (by the Bureau of the Mint as another regular function). The first term is "medals of national character". The second term is "special medals for United States Government agencies". The conjunction "and" is used to indicated these are two separate and
The image for this blog post is from the Annual Report of the Director of the Mint: Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1962, page 2. As you can clearly see (underlined in blue), two terms are used to identify what was designed and manufactured (by the Bureau of the Mint as another regular function). The first term is "medals of national character". The second term is "special medals for United States Government agencies". The conjunction "and" is used to indicated these are two separate and
Numismatic Discovery 02/12/2017 Seasoned collectors and experienced dealers know US numismatics like the back of your hand. However, I encounter many who become speechless with amazement when they first encounter a POTUS sGm. In rare cases, they refute my research findings with the notion that if it's not reported or documented by the US Mint (aka Bureau of the Mint) it's not their product. However, once they see the hard evidence (White House memos and Bureau of the Mint memos) they are dumbfounded and utterly floored by
Seasoned collectors and experienced dealers know US numismatics like the back of your hand. However, I encounter many who become speechless with amazement when they first encounter a POTUS sGm. In rare cases, they refute my research findings with the notion that if it's not reported or documented by the US Mint (aka Bureau of the Mint) it's not their product. However, once they see the hard evidence (White House memos and Bureau of the Mint memos) they are dumbfounded and utterly floored by
