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Always Something New!
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GMM Annual Medals Are Virtually IMPOSSIBLE To Find
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If Strips Of Chicken Are Called "Chicken Fingers"...
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Searching Old GMM Publications
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In C.O.D. We Trust
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New Jersey Maris8F NJNS 1996 Auction
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1998 ANA Summer Seminar Medal Production Error
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Enlargement scans available on WWW and ScrapBook CD-ROM.
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Two superb GMM seal dies
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Always Something New!
Except in this case it appears to be something relatively old, judging
from the "1992" date on one of the dies, and just coming to your
compiler's attention. Of course, 1992 doesn't have to be the date the
seal die was created. These two neat GMM seals appear to be roughly 24mm
in diameter and showed up on the coin strips shown in a previous
ScrapBook Subject. I have never seen either one before.
Have these seals been used on
previous GMM creations?
Surely they must have since so much work was put into these two dies. I
sure would like to learn about any previous usage so I can share this
information with all y'all!
Since today is my Mama's eighty-second birthday anniversary I reckon I'd
best shut this down for today and go spend some time with her and Dad. I
had intended to wait until after my visit to the Gallery Mint Museum
this weekend to even start adding new ScrapBook Subjects to Page11 but
somehow the new stuff just keeps flowing in...I LOVE IT!!!
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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1993 Annual GMM Medal
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1994 Annual GMM Medal
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1995 Annual GMM Medal
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GMM Annual Medals Are Virtually IMPOSSIBLE To Find
Considering that there were only 500 of these medals struck each year,
that they weren't very popular in their day, that they were each struck
using 1.5 Troy Ounces of silver and that once the purchaser actually got
the "feel" of the piece they would NEVER consider parting with them...
it is quite understandable why these rarely come up on the market. These
medals are slightly larger than a silver dollar, roughly 40mm, and
considerably thicker. Keep your eyes peeled for these at your local coin
shop or at your next convention and heft one for yourself. There are so
many different silver medals on the market that the odds are these
pieces will be underpriced and the dealer won't realize what it is that
they have. Ron Landis is quite simply at the top of his game when
working on the broad canvas of large silver medals...the larger the
better!
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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If Strips Of Chicken Are Called "Chicken Fingers"...
...THEN... are strips of coins called "Coin Fingers"? Probably not!
:-)
My chickens have feathers on their feet...it gets COLD here in
Kansas...but I've never noticed any with fingers. Ah the power of
American merchandising! Anyway... we have
EMail:Cliff Bolling
to thank for telling us all about these interesting GMM creations.
Even coin strips are not immune to production errors. The two closeups
shown here are of the 1804 dollar double struck areas on the dollar
strip shown below at the very bottom of this ScrapBook Subject.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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From: Gallery Mint Museum publication circa1995
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Searching Old GMM Publications
Having heard, from one of our more experienced GMM collectors, that
there was a 1787 NJ Maris62.5 Cent struck at GMM with initials "WM" under
the horse's head...I went looking through my GMM publications stack. In
the publication that I think is my oldest one from GMM I found the above
composite picture on the third page. There I found a picture of the
fabled piece. THEN...I looked at my own copy of Maris62.5 and it has the
WM on it also...so what's the big deal? I can see that the piece shown
in the publication does not have the simulated die-crack. More
questions for poor Ron...bet he gets tired of me quickly!
I also found the 1995 Anaheim ANA Medal shown there. I am not certain if
it was a convention medal, an exhibitors medal, or what...but there it
is. The search continues unabated!
In this same publication the 1995 Concept Dollar was available for $6
but both the 1786 NJ Copper Maris8F ($8) and the 1795 Gold HalfEagle
($170) were overstamped SOLD OUT.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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1787 "WM" NJ Cent
1995 Anaheim ANA Medal
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Doe Dough
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In C.O.D. We Trust
It looks like GMM planned a weekly issue in 1992 of restruck U.S. cents
featuring Eureka Springs landmarks, galleries, artists, attractions,
etc. Wonder if this effort got off the
ground? I reckon I'll find out this weekend.
I just got the above "Doe Dough" cent from my corresponding friend,
EMail:Doug Chaussee,
who found two specimens in their original Gallery Mint packaging. I knew
the coin existed but the packaging was a nice surprise. I am including it
below so you will know what to look for...since I know you will want one
for yourself.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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NJ Numismatic Society 700th Meeting Medal
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New Jersey Maris8F NJNS 1996 Auction
First a glimpse into how the NJNS medal was conceived, created and
delivered into the hands of eager and appreciative collectors:
7/17/95: Discussion about the upcoming 700th NJNS meeting
celebration elicited a suggestion from former NJNS President Harry
Rescigno that striking a medal to commemorate the event might be looked
into.
9/18/95: Chris Connell is going to investigate the
possibility of commissioning Ron Landis of the Gallery Mint to strike
the 700th NJNS meeting medal.
10/16/95: Chris Connell, Harry Rescigno, Ray Flanagan and
Dennis Wierzba gave an update and will continue looking into the Gallery
Mint medal.
11/20/95: The Gallery Mint will strike medals for the
Society, with dies to cost the Society $500, plus the individual medal
cost. The choice for New Jersey Copper variety will be investigated by
the subcommittee.
12/18/95: Chris reported that Gallery Mint will strike a
NJ Copper replica, variety to be chosen and authorized by NJNS, for the
commemorative medal. A motion to have 100 medals struck was approved,
and the Maris8F, date under plowbeam was chosen. The reverse will
have NJNS 700th and/or 1933 (year of founding) on the shield reverse.
1/15/96: A trial piece struck by Gallery was passed
around, and all agreed on the outstanding quality. Gallery has offered
to defray the cost of the obverse die if NJNS allows Gallery to use the
die for other medals it chooses to strike. One hundred medal would be
struck, and offered to members first at $15.
2/19/96: Medals were available for sale to members, limit
two until all were offered.
4/15/96: At the 700th NJNS meeting the remainder of the
medals were offered for sale to members, and the seven errors were
auctioned off. The highest bid ($100) went for the unique deerhead
muled with NJNS reverse, and all were sold.
EMail:Steve Middleton...Wed, 4 Oct 2000 16:57:29
Now for the really interesting details on the specimens that were sold
at the New Jersey Numismatic Society, 700th Meeting Auction,
April 15, 1996:
Maris8F New Jersey Copper Replica Patterns, Errors and Special Mule
Coins by Ron Landis of the Gallery Mint Museum.
LOT #1: In pencil on flip insert by Ron Landis "MY 1ST DIE
LARGE DATE LARGE "A"". In ink on flip insert by Dennis Wierzba "MAY BE
UNIQUE LANDIS WAS NOT SATISFIED". Date thicker and less regular,
particularly the "1", than the final issued replicas. The thicker "A"s
give a richer appearance. Well centered.
LOT #2: In pencil on flip insert by Ron Landis "THIS ONE
IS MORE ACCURATE REPRO. DATE IS HAND CUT". Only Maris experts will be
able to note the accuracy of the statement. An outstanding example.
LOT #3: Slightly Off-Center strike. On obverse parts of
Nova Caesarea missing. On reverse a small portion of the bottom of the
shield and the top of the N in "N*J*" is missing. This is almost
certainly a production error.
LOT #4: Shift Double Strike 30%. This appears to be a well
struck piece which didn't quite make it out of the press before the next
strike. on the obverse the result is that only 30% of the bottom (plow
beam and date) remain of the original strike. On the reverse only
"*NUMISMATIC*" and the three points of the shield remain of the original
strike. An interesting piece for the error collector.
LOT #5: Full Obverse Brockage. Full strike on obverse.
Reverse with imprint of obverse caused by second coin in press on second
strike. Likely match with LOT #6.
LOT #6: Full Reverse Brockage. Full strike on reverse with
die break at the "*" under the 1996 or a defect in planchet. Obverse
with imprint of reverse caused by second coin in press on second strike.
Likely match with LOT #5.
LOT #7: Deerhead Obverse with NJNS Reverse Mule. This is
the Deerhead obverse featured in Coin World. Presumable the only one
made.
NOTE: All comments and descriptions are believed to be
accurate but you are on your own. I have trouble seeing fine detail
without a stereo microscope and the only Maris I know is Roger.
Ronald S. Thompson (Quoted directly from
the auction sheet used at the meeting by the participants.)
I want to thank Steve for taking the time to provide all this great
information. It is super to have this level of detail for once. Usually
I have to make a lot of assumptions and educated guesses. Either that or
just pleading ignorance and ask for help.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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Landis Obverse with Janssen Reverse
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1998 ANA Summer Seminar Medal Production Error
This wonderful error piece is clearly a production error as we can see
the planchet lamination that caused the planchet to get hung up and the
medal to be struck off-center. This piece is easily recognizable as
ex-Ellis, having been offered in his 1999 GMM auction. I do not have a
strong interest in collecting error pieces but a few pieces do add some
color to my GMM/Landis collection. This is one of those pieces that are
scattered to the winds at conventions, seminars, demonstrations, and the
like and then become VERY difficult to track down.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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