In This Issue
President's Message
Introduction by the Editor
Letters to the Editor

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The Great Breton Fixed Price List submitted by Joe Foster

Is It Fine Art or Factory Art? by D. Wayne Johnson

Antonio Pisanello vs. Matteo de Pasti by Lev Tsitrin

A Visit by Fernando Chao

An Account of a Gathering at the MHS by Anne Bentley

The Halliday and Sansom Medals an excerpt from Medallic Washington by Neil Musante

Jorge N. Ferrari - an appreciation by John W. Adams

Medal Collectors of America
Medal Collectors of America was founded in 1998. Its purpose is to foster the collection and study of world, American art and historical medals. Our goal is to encourage research and publication in the medal field, while bringing together all who are interested, through meetings, publications and activities. Our print Advisory is published six times a year and we encourage submission of articles with original research. It is also available electronically. We maintain an exceptional website at www.medalcollectors.org, and encourage everyone to visit the site to learn more about the organization. We hold two meetings a year featuring guest speakers on a wide range of topics relating to medal collecting. One is held in August in conjunction with the American Numismatic Association convention, and the second in January, in conjunction with the New York International Numismatic convention. Meetings are open, and all are encouraged to attend.

Annual Membership Dues:
$ 55/year Printed Edition or $ 50/year Multiple Years Hard Copy
$ 25/year Electronic Edition or $ 20/year Multiple Years Electronic
$ 75/year combined Printed and Electronic Editions
$ 10/year YN Electronic Edition (free first year)

Eight of the 31 medals typical of North American Indians created by Edward W. Sawyer in the collection at the Massachusetts Historical Society

Sawyer made 35 Indian portraits between 1904 and 1913. It was reported that just 10 sets were struck, and no complete sets are known at this time. All of the medallions are currently believed to be in museum collections. The MHS obtained this group directly from Mr. Sawyer in 1921.

For more information about Medal Collectors of America, see:
www.medalcollectors.org