Estimate: 20.000 $Ancients:
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM.
Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC).
AV distater (22mm, 17.22 gm, 10h).
NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5.
31002
Estimate: 15.000 $Ancients:
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM.
Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC).
AV distater (21mm, 17.20 gm, 7h).
NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, edge cut.
31004
Estimate: 15.000 $Ancients:
BITHYNIA.
Cius. Ca. 350-300 BC.
AV stater (18mm, 8.56 gm, 12h).
NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5.
31012
Estimate: 10.000 $Ancients:
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14).
AR cistophorus (25mm, 11.70 gm, 2h).
NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 2/5, Fine Style, brushed.
31028
Estimate: 15.000 $Ancients:
Claudius I (AD 41-54).
AV aureus (19mm, 7.90 gm, 5h).
NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5, light marks.
31032
Estimate: 7.500 $Armenia:
Cilician Armenia.
Gosdantin I 2 Tram ND (1298-1299)
MS61 NGC
31053
Estimate: 10.000 $France:
Louis XV
gold "Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette Marriage"
Medal 1770-Dated MS62 NGC
31061
Estimate: 50.000 $Great Britain:
Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
gold "Ship" Ryal of 15 Shillings ND (1584-1586)
MS63 NGC
31074
Estimate: 75.000 $Great Britain:
Victoria gold Proof
"Una and the Lion"
5 Pounds 1839
PR62 Deep Cameo PCGS
31087
Estimate: 20.000 $Jamaica:
British Colony. George II
gold Counterstamped
8 Escudos (Doubloon) ND (c. 1773)
XF45 NGC
31105
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“The Art of Making Medals” Published

by Mel Wacks

Editor Ross Pollard has packed his new book “The Art of Making Medals” with practical, first-hand insights from contemporary artists into the fascinating world of medallic sculpture.

 Ross Pollard (ed.), The Art of Making Medals. American Medallic Sculpture Association, 2025. 279 x 216 cm, 90 p. ISBN: 9798218638375. Price: $19.99 (soft cover)/ $39.99 (hard cover).

Ross Pollard (ed.), The Art of Making Medals. American Medallic Sculpture Association, 2025. 279 x 216 cm, 90 p. ISBN: 9798218638375. Price: $19.99 (soft cover)/ $39.99 (hard cover).

The book explores a wide range of traditional and modern sculpting, casting, and die-striking techniques via step-by-step demonstrations and essays. Each chapter was contributed by a member of the American Medallic Sculpture Association and documents the creation of an original medal from start to finish. Authors include Mark Benvenuto, Don Everhart, Jim Licaretz, Jacqueline Lorieo, Tracy Mahaffey, Mashiko, Michael Meszaros, Susan Taylor, Mel Wacks, et al. and Pollard has written four chapters – on creating medals for Benjamin Franklin, Nathan Hale, a Vietnam Service Medal, and Oglala Chief Jack Red Cloud.

Topics covered include clay modeling, plaster molding and casting, working with fusible alloys, die engraving, bronze casting, 3D printing, and much more!

Ross Pollard is an artist and author dedicated to the preservation of traditional medallic techniques. He holds a degree in Art History from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and has written a number of how-to articles for popular magazines such as Railroad Model Craftsman, Leather Crafters Journal, and Ceramics Monthly. Ross currently serves as a board member for the American Medallic Sculpture Association and is a frequent contributor of technical articles to AMSA’s quarterly publication, Members Exchange.

This is a beautiful, comprehensive volume that belongs on the bookshelf of every medalist and every medal collector.

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