One of my current collecting passions are Coin Club / Numismatic Society Medallions.
Last weekend (9th - 10th November) the Numismatic Association of Australia held its annual weekend conference in Brisbane.
On the Saturday night a combined NAA and The Australian Numismatic Society Queensland Branch held it annual dinner.
All who attended the conference and all who had attended the dinner were allowed to purchase medallions made for these events.
Below are the 2 medallions:
The Numismatic Association of Australia Conference Medallion (NAAC2013)
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(http://i44.tinypic.com/mwcd8g.jpg)
(http://i42.tinypic.com/20jh2dz.jpg)
The reverse of this medal is in braille in memory of a great collector Graeme Stevens
(http://i41.tinypic.com/15343tw.jpg)
The dinner medallion was issued by the Australian Numismatic Society Queensland Branch for the dinner:
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(http://i43.tinypic.com/t6yzps.jpg)
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Another medallion I picked up on ebay was issued by the Newcastle Numismatic Society in 2004
(http://i44.tinypic.com/2q9cb28.jpg)
(http://i44.tinypic.com/sdd4rn.jpg)
Thanks Barry, it's a good write up..wiki worthy :good: so who got the one and only silver one :)
that's my new word for the week, "wikiworthy" meaning - excellent writing well worth putting into the coin wikipedia :)
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='34044' dateline='1384167786'so who got the one and only silver one :)
The silver one was auctioned at the dinner and went to the wife of an ANS member who purchased it for her husband's 70th Birthday in January. The highest bid was $260.00
Quote from: 'humpybong' pid='34045' dateline='1384168429'Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='34044' dateline='1384167786'so who got the one and only silver one :)
The silver one was auctioned at the dinner and went to the wife of an ANS member who purchased it for her husband's 70th Birthday in January. The highest bid was $260.00
These medals are a passion of mine too and was sorry I didn't get to meet you there Humpy. I only found out on the second day that you were at the evening dinner.
I was fortunate enough to be invited to speak at the conference (coincidently on an Australian Medal) and was award one of the silver finished medals.
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While I was there I also picked up an array of Queensland numismatic societies' medals issued for the Sesquicentenary (lovely word that)
There's a common obverse (http://imageshack.us/a/img812/8369/8arn.jpg)
And I got three different reverses:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img21/8109/oy9a.jpg)(http://imageshack.us/a/img19/3554/a1ht.jpg)(http://imageshack.us/a/img27/3065/qpjk.jpg)
There was also this beast of a medal to commemorate 10 years of the QNS as well as the sesquicentenary of the Newstead Homestead
(http://imageshack.us/a/img812/9939/gx64.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img43/3774/1z9o.jpg)
(it's more of a belt buckle than a medal!)
But probably my favourite piece was rescuing this box from a dealers window while I was in Brisbane:
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Which contained these two beautiful medals as part of the Numismatic Associations of Victoria's Explorers series:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img845/6276/caql.jpg)(http://imageshack.us/a/img96/8969/1egz.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img708/8020/nmha.jpg)(http://imageshack.us/a/img89/2299/vfjl.jpg)
As the current presidents of the NAV I had to bring them home :)
Great pick up......sorry I missed you.
Only went to the dinner and not the conference.
Quote from: 'humpybong' pid='35377' dateline='1385345030'Great pick up......sorry I missed you.
Only went to the dinner and not the conference.
Oh and at the conference they did give a talk on the medal's production, including the passing around of the die, which was interesting.
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3 hrs 40 something min >> left if you are interested thought I would share what I found
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australian-Numismatic-Society-Centenary-Medal-Holey-Dollar-Dump-1813-2013-/261355486304?pt=AU_Exonumia_Medals_Tokens&hash=item3cda003c60#ht_185wt_1124
Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='38345' dateline='1388301310'3 hrs 40 something min >> left if you are interested thought I would share what I found
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australian-Numismatic-Society-Centenary-Medal-Holey-Dollar-Dump-1813-2013-/261355486304?pt=AU_Exonumia_Medals_Tokens&hash=item3cda003c60#ht_185wt_1124
I just put a bid on this and if I win it I will send it to you as a Late Christmas Prezzie AC :friends:
The news is good AC :wavemulticolor:
If anyone wants a copy of this medal, just let me know and I will purchase thru the club on your behalf.
:yahoo:
Quote from: 'humpybong' pid='38364' dateline='1388314589'If anyone wants a copy of this medal, just let me know and I will purchase thru the club on your behalf.
:yahoo:
Can you get me one please?
I promised this one away before I had a good look at it, it is a well designed piece :good:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='38366' dateline='1388314870'Quote from: 'humpybong' pid='38364' dateline='1388314589'If anyone wants a copy of this medal, just let me know and I will purchase thru the club on your behalf.
:yahoo:
Can you get me one please?
I promised this one away before I had a good look at it, it is a well designed piece :good:
No worries....next meeting is on 20th January so will pick one up for you then. I think they are $15 each to members plus postage.
Quote from: 'humpybong' pid='38370' dateline='1388315816'Quote from: 'trout' pid='38366' dateline='1388314870'Quote from: 'humpybong' pid='38364' dateline='1388314589'If anyone wants a copy of this medal, just let me know and I will purchase thru the club on your behalf.
:yahoo:
Can you get me one please?
I promised this one away before I had a good look at it, it is a well designed piece :good:
AWSOME Mate , Thanks for that :yahoo:
No worries....next meeting is on 20th January so will pick one up for you then. I think they are $15 each to members plus postage.
Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='38345' dateline='1388301310'3 hrs 40 something min >> left if you are interested thought I would share what I found
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australian-Numismatic-Society-Centenary-Medal-Holey-Dollar-Dump-1813-2013-/261355486304?pt=AU_Exonumia_Medals_Tokens&hash=item3cda003c60#ht_185wt_1124
Here it is AC, I will have to get one for myself now :)
What a nicely designed medallion :good:
I will get this in the post for you Mate :yahoo:
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/medal2.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/medal1.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/medal.jpg)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='39181' dateline='1389247969'Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='38345' dateline='1388301310'3 hrs 40 something min >> left if you are interested thought I would share what I found
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australian-Numismatic-Society-Centenary-Medal-Holey-Dollar-Dump-1813-2013-/261355486304?pt=AU_Exonumia_Medals_Tokens&hash=item3cda003c60#ht_185wt_1124
Here it is AC, I will have to get one for myself now :)
What a nicely designed medallion :good:
I will get this in the post for you Mate :yahoo:
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/medal2.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/medal1.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/medal.jpg)
I have ordered one for you trout and will pick it up at next ANS meeting on 17th January. Do you still want it?
QuoteDo you still want it?
My oath I do, it is a corker.
Thanks for doing this mate, As soon as I looked at this I had a "My Precious" moment But I did promise it to AC and she is a "Good Egg" and we are Mates.
All is good :wavemulticolor:
I have one it's very nice in hand.
Got this one on the weekend :)
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Nicely done Mate :good:
:dodgy: yeah well this is all your bloody fault :laugh2: and here I was trying to find one thing to collect and now I'm adding more :( but I quite like the medals so all is :good:
AJ...if you want more I have a number of duplicates...including a silver version of the Sydney Harbour Bridge medal you have displayed.
Thanks heaps Barry, PM sent mate :good: