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QUERY: CATALOG OF POST-1892 MEDALS OF THE U.S MINT?Bruce W. Smith writes: There is a fabulous catalog by Bob Julian on medals made at the U.S. mint through 1892 -- both government issued medals and privately issued medals. I want to know if anyone is working on a catalog of medals made after 1892 -- especially the private medals. One would think that if the records are available for the 19th century, they would be available for the 20th century. However, in a letter some years ago, Julian told me that Eva Adams or her successor at the mint, had many of the 20th century records destroyed. So what is the status on a catalog of 20th century mint medals?
Great question - I've often wondered about this myself. Is anyone attempting to tackle this problem? Earlier E-Sylum discussions named Mint Director Stella Hackel as the culprit in mint record destruction. Others mentioned hoards of old records stored at the Denver Mint, and others held in Maryland but not open to researchers. So perhaps more information will come to light someday. Still, a catalog of medals known to exist and thought to be of mint origin would be useful, even without backing documentation
-Editor
To read an earlier E-Sylum article, see: MINT RECORDS DESTROYED BY STELLA HACKEL, NOT MARY BROOKS (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n08a16.html)
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