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New purchase Morgan medal

Post by vampicker » Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:50 pm

This just showed up today, adding to my collection of medals by Morgan. This was first struck in 1872 and was an award from the School of Military Engineering. This example of BHM 2940 was awarded in 1900 according to its edge inscription.
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Re: New purchase Morgan medal

Post by hairfield1 » Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:58 pm

I remember you showing one of Morgan's metals at the Baltimore Show a few years back,
Nate was there also.
So how many do you have now?
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Re: New purchase Morgan medal

Post by morganman » Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:02 pm

Fantastic way to collect remembering history Thanks for sharing
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Re: New purchase Morgan medal

Post by vampicker » Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:11 pm

I don't have an exact count off the top of my head but it's something like 20 different examples, and maybe more
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Re: New purchase Morgan medal

Post by vamnuke » Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:56 am

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Re: New purchase Morgan medal

Post by messydesk » Fri Jul 14, 2023 1:04 pm

Very nice!
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Re: New purchase Morgan medal

Post by fogie » Sun Jul 16, 2023 2:35 am

Too bad it has the dreaded green pox...
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Re: New purchase Morgan medal

Post by vampicker » Sun Jul 16, 2023 1:09 pm

It's not as bad in hand and I've got some practice with conservation on copper and bronze
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Re: New purchase Morgan medal

Post by Albannach » Sun Jul 16, 2023 3:36 pm

Silver as well... :mrgreen:
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Re: New purchase Morgan medal

Post by RogerB » Sun Jul 16, 2023 7:35 pm

George Morgan did a lot of nice medal work until he got to the Philadelphia Mint. Then things gradually went downhill.
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Re: New purchase Morgan medal

Post by messydesk » Mon Jul 17, 2023 12:47 am

RogerB wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 16, 2023 7:35 pm
 George Morgan did a lot of nice medal work until he got to the Philadelphia Mint. Then things gradually went downhill.
His assay commission medals are quite nice, as are the presidential portrait medals he did. I imagine he was also under pressure to adopt the Art Nouveau style which perhaps wasn't playing to his strengths.
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