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McKinley’s body was temporarily interred at Canton, Ohio’s, Westlawn Cemetery until a suitable mausoleum, the McKinley National Memorial, could be built in the same community. George Bruce Cortelyou, who was secretary of the Treasury during the Panic of 1907, headed the committee that built McKinley’s final resting place. President Theodore Roosevelt spoke at the tomb’s dedication on Sept. 30, 1907. James Whitcomb Riley wrote a poem for the event.

Collectors know the event today mainly through a series of medals, watch fobs and badges produced by Whitehead and Hoag, a privately operated mint. The centerpiece is a 2-inch silver-plated bronze medal showing the bust of McKinley on the obverse and the mausoleum on the reverse. The medal was designed by the committee’s assistant secretary, Frederick S. Hartzsell, of Canton. Henry Ryder, of Newark, N.J., engraved the dies.

The Numismatist praised the medal in its October-November, 1907, issue: “A medal, appropriate in design and approaching perfection in mechanical execution, has been issued by the McKinley National Memorial Association to commemorate the dedication of the McKinley Memorial.

“The few not distributed, preceding and during the dedicatory exercises, are offered for sale at fifty cents each.”

While a reported 10,400 medals were struck, the medal seems uncommon today, rarely turning up at coin shows.

Uncirculated pieces are hard to find. Prices tend to run $15 to $25. The medal is an inexpensive and dramatic addition to a collection.

 

If my memory is right Whitehead and Hoag also struck the Stone Mountain Children's Honor Roll medals. So they were well known and apparently involved in the production of many medals.

 

I like dark coins

 

I like lustrous coins...

 

So do I, and that one is gorgeous!

 

I like both...

 

Not monster toned, but the 35D is a surprisingly tough date, especially with decent toning. So I'm pretty happy about this one. Also, though it's definitely not FB, it's pretty close.

 

I few Lincoln Wheats I picked up recently

 

This is one of the prettiest in my collection and the prettiest 40D I've ever seen. I bought it in an old NGC 67FB holder, and it took two tries to cross. I think this coin is a 68FB, but for now I'm just happy it crossed.

 

My recent 3-Cent Silver acquisition.

 

Very nice, you sure have an eye for those.

 

This was a $9 win at my coin club meeting auction the other day. ( Shout out- Blackstone Valley Coin Club!) There were no competing bids.

 

Stop, you're killing me!! Love this one and the 1935-D!

 

That coin is outstanding and the eye appeal is off the charts. I love blue dimes

 

Did I post one yet? I don’t recall. I really need to upgrade my experience and equipment to get a good toned coin pic.

The obverse on this piece ain’t no big deal so, no pic, I bought it for the reverse.