Society of Medalists
Collector's Guide

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MCA Society of Medalists Collector's Guide
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This list originally written by D. Wayne Johnson and rights retained by him; used with permission.

{1970}   

Johnson (D. Wayne) Collectors’ Choice. Weston, CT: Society of Medalists. (1970) 8 pages.

List of collector topics found in SoM series and other notable characteristics found among SoM medals.
 

{1972}

Norton (R.W.) Art Gallery. Medallic History of the United States of America; August 8 to September 17, 1972. Shreveport, LA: Norton Art Gallery, 40 pages.

The Society of Medalists is item 59 on pages 27-28. The Norton Art Gallery owned a complete set and borrowed another from Medallic Art Co to display a double set–for obverse and reverse--of 85 SoM medals for this exhibition.
 

{1988}

Stahl (Alan M., editor) The Medal in America. New York: American Numismatic Society. Coinage of the Americas Conference. Sept 24-27, 1987. Volume 1, 247 page. Contains: Noble (Joseph Veach) “The Society of Medalists,” p 223-247.

Includes tables of medals issued by the Circle of Friends of the Medallion, 1909-1915, and The Society of Medals, 1930-1987 [furnished by D. Wayne Johnson]. In 1988 The Society of Medalists reprinted Joseph Veach Noble’s article as a separate monograph of 26 pages (numbered 224-247 as in original). It included illustrations of nine SoM medals and tables also as in original.
 

{1990}

Collectors’ Auctions, Ltd. Auction Catalog at The Greater New York Coin Convention, Friday, September 7 and Saturday, September 8 (1990). Danbury, CT: Collectors’ Auctions, Ltd.. 2784 lots, illustrated. Compiled and copyrighted by D. Wayne Johnson.

The only American auction in which every Society of Medalist Issue up to #110, in addition to silver medals, special issues and paperweights were sold individually (34 silver medals and 122 bronze among 156 total lots).
 

{1993}

Salmon (Robin R.) Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture. Volume II. Brookgreen Gardens, SC: Printed by Trustees (1993) 297 pages, 100 photos.

Because of a fortuitous bequest of a complete set of Society of Medalists medals by its onetime president, Joseph Veach Noble, Brookgreen Gardens has taken a dynamic interest in collecting the medallic and sculptural work of all SoM artists. Thus every SoM artist is covered in this book.
 

{1996}

Marqusee (John E.) One Hundred Years of American Medallic Art, 1845-1945; the John E. Marqusee Collection. Ithaca, NY: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 98 pages, illustrated.

All 32 Society of Medalists issues up to 1945 (Issues #1 through 32, plus #34 and #38) are contained in this collection. In the Introduction, Susan Luftschein discusses the Societyof Medalists at length, p xxii-xxiv.
 

{2000}

Bosco (Paul) Society of Medalists Pricing Guide. The Medal Cabinet 1:1 (Summer 2000 ) p 8-9. Revised: Pricing Update for SoM Medals The MCA Advisory 4:2,3 (Spring-Summer 2002) p 12,15.

Both of these periodicals published by Medal Collectors of America. Silver medals were listed in the first list, bronze only for the second.
 

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Scarinci (Donald) Unpublished manuscript on the Society of Medalists. This will be the standard work on this series. Watch for publication!