Featured YouTube Numismatic Misinformation: What You Need To Know

I've got the ANA record somewhere that lists the medals and their mintages for the various medals that were produced. I can't remember the last year of the list, but according to that list, 3-medal sets (38mm Bronze, 38mm Silver, 19mm Bronze) were only issued from 1969 to 1982. Yes, some medals were issued individually, but the 19mm Bronze was only issued as part of a 3-medal set. Perhaps it is possible that the ANA resumed some 3-medal sets sometime after I stopped acquiring these, but I have no knowledge of it.

Chris

That is the one that got me started collecting these!

Here is another of my favorites.





Chris

 

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Even though I have my issues with the ANA I do love these medals and think they have a beautiful design.

 

With the exception of one year, all of these were produced by Medallic Art Co.

Chris

 

Which seems to now be part of MedalCraft Mint?

 

It was my understanding that they merged with Northwest Territorial Mint.

Chris

 

Don't think so, I do know the Medalcraft BRAND is still going.

 

I just tried to look them up and it sent me to MedalCraft. I may have had the wrong link though

 

Red Rose uses Keystone Mint to make our medals. They are the staff that had been at Franklin Mint when they went out of coins.

 

According to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medallic_Art_Company

MACO was acquired by Northwest Territorial Mint in 2009.

Chris

 

And yet MACO is still the brand on the ANA's exhibiting medals, and the annual convention medals. Hmm.

 

subsidiary

 

https://www.medalcraft.com/medallic-art/

 

Gorgeous, Chris! Again, the Silver looks the nicest to my eye, with great definition and "pop". Thanks for sharing!

 

Great Post! I watched a video from someone on the list and they kept calling die chips cuds. As a "converted" numismatist from sports cards for a few years now, I can from my experience tell you if you collect what you like as compared to trying to get rich, It is a more worthwhile hobby. Thank you!

 

One thing I will say, getting back on topic, I definitely agree and see where Baseball21 is coming from in regards to it would be immensely helpful if the TPG's and established experts in the Numismatic field were more active on Youtube.

It would be a breath of fresh air if they had a Numismatic resource collection of videos, and would put a lot of the nonsense to rest.

PCGS has some good videos, I was watching a few some time ago about the D. Brent Pogue collection. I just wish they had a resource of the basics.

 

It seems strange that Medalcraft claims ownership of MACO, yet nowhere does it say in their history when they purchased the company. I'm not sure I believe them.

What say you @V. Kurt Bellman ?

Chris

 

I don't think so! It would only add "purported" credibility to the bums that try to pawn their crap onto uninformed and unsuspecting readers. You don't find these bums trying to pawn their crap on sites where knowledgeable people exist because they just won't stand for it.

Chris

 

Completely agree. PCGS seems to have cooled off on that avenue a little over the last year and I hope they and others pick it back up again as well as expand into the other venues. There is and has been a huge educational/marketing for expansion potential that comes with minimal cost to the ones doing it. Many individuals have realized this and made vibrant numismatic venues such as IG but they don't have the same clout as some leadership organizations.

Plenty of those types are members of "respected" numismatic organizations

 

Yes, we've had our share of them show up here, but they don't usually last very long.

Chris

 

I think if the likes of David Hall, @Insider , and other authorities in the field who legitimately know what the hell they're doing posted Numismatic resource videos, I think that it would silence the aforementioned bums Chris speaks of.

Also, I don't think many of the bums are members of respected Numismatic organizations. Do you mind elaborating who you're referring to Baseball?

People with the likes of "CouchCollectibles" and such would be completely laughed out of the ANA or any respected society, in my honest opinion.