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KOEB, Joseph A.  (active 1912-28) engraver, Rochester, NY.
             Engraver on staff of Bastian Brothers, Rochester.
            [ Not to be confused with Alphonse A. Kolb (q.v.) of  ]
            [ a later generation, but also of Rochester, New York ]
            [ who also worked for Metal Arts Co and engraved many ]
            [ of the Rochester Numismatic Club President Medals. ]

          B  A  D  G  E     S  E  R  I  E  S

American Numismatic Association Badges:

1912 A.N.A. 5th Convention Rochester Medal (struck by
            Whitehead & Hoag). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Harris 12.CB.5
            Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PCA 66:423

          M   E  D  A  L     S  E  R  I  E  S

Rochester Numismatic Association President Series:
            (both obv and rev by Koeb until 1921; then Alphonse
            Kolb did the port obv, retaining the Koeb rev):
1913 French (Dr George Peter) Founder and First President
            Medal (both sides by Koeb; struck by Bastian
            Bros, Rochester) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Storer 1126, Corio P001
            Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 27:924; PCA 49:1147
            Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . .1985.67.497
            Illustrated: The Numismatist 26:5 (May 1913) p . . . . . ..269
1913 Woolsey (L.J.) Second President Medal. . . . . . . . .Corio P002
1914 Bauer (George J.) Third President Medal. . . . . . . .Corio P003
            Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . .1985.67.498
            Illustrated: The Numismatist 27:4 (April 1914) p . . . . . 175
1915 Amberg (Louis G.) Fourth President Medal . . . . . Corio P004
1916 King (Fred B.) Fifth President Medal . . . . . . . . . . Corio P005
1917 Merritt (Fred E.) Sixth President Medal . . . . . . . . Corio P006
1918 Yawger (Harry H.) Seventh President Medal . . . . Corio P007
            Illustrated: The Numismatist 32:4 (April 1919) page . . .169
1919 Handler (Doctor S.) 8th President Medal . . . . . . .Storer 1463,
                                                                                                       Corio P008
            Illustrated: The Numismatist 33:4 (April 1920) page  . . 153
1920 Woodbury (John C.) 9th President Medal . . . . . . .Corio P009
            Illustrated: The Numismatist 34:3 (March 1921) page . .103
1921 Amberg (Wolf H.) 10th President Medal (obv port by
            Alphonse Kolb, with Koeb's rev). . . . . . . . . . . . Corio P010
            Illustrated: The Numismatist 35:5 (May 1922) page . . . 236
1922 Gillette (George A.) 11th President Medal. . . . . . .Corio P011
1923 Borradaile (Claude T.) 12th President Medal  . . . Corio P0 12
            Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 19:979
            Illustrated: The Numismatist 37:5 (May 1924) page . ..  367
1924 Sunday (William F.) 13th President Medal . . . . . .Corio P013
            Illustrated: The Numismatist 38:4 (April 1925) page . .  220
1925 Horner (John W.) Medal 14th President Medal  .  Corio P014
            Illustrated: The Numismatist 34:2 (February 1926) p . . . 79
1926 Lange (Paul M.) 15th President Medal . . . . . . . . . Corio P015
1927 Plumb (Almond H.) 16th President Medal . . . . . . Corio P016
            Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . .1985.67.499
1928 Parker (Arthur Caswell) 17th President Medal . . .Corio P017
1929 Peake (Chester A.) 18th President Medal. . . . . . . Corio P018
1930 Kaufman (Augustus J.) 19th President Medal . . . .Corio P019
1931 Kolb (Alphonse A.) 20th President Medal [self-
            portrait of the artist]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corio P020
            Collection: American Numismatic Soc[>1] . . . 1985.67.500
1932 Lindboe (Gustav J.) 21st President Medal . . . . . . .Corio P021
1933 Sloane (John W.) 22th President Medal. . . . . . . . . Corio P022
1934 Foster (Charles W.) 23rd President Medal . . . . . .  Corio P023
1935 Potter (Earle H.) 24th President Medal . . . . . . . . . Corio P024
1936 Harzinski (Joseph B.) 25th President Medal . . . . . Corio P025
1937 Powers (James E.) 26th President Medal . . . . . . . .Corio P026
1938 Peake (F. Emmett) 27th President Medal . . . . . . . Corio P027
1939 Elston (William A. Sr) 28th President Medal. . . . .Corio P028
1940 Swartz (Leslie C.) 29th President Medal. . . . . . . . Corio P029
1941 Newell (Floyd B.) 30th President Medal . . . . . . . .Corio P030
            Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PCA 48:1387
1943 Meinhart (Edward F.) 31st President Medal. . . . . .Corio P031
1944 Hutchinson (William M.) 32nd President Medal . .Corio P032
1945 Judson (Vallance W.) 33th President Medal. . . . . .Corio P033
1946 Bloom (Barney) 34th President Medal. . . . . . . . . .Corio P034
1947 Eichorn (Frank E.) 35th President Medal. . . . . . . .Corio P035
1948 Cady (Francis L.) 36th President Medal . . . . . . . . Corio P036
1949 Place (S. Clark) 37th President Medal. . . . . . . . . . Corio P037
            Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1985.67.501
1950 Pittman (John Jay) 38th President Medal. . . . . . .  Corio P038
            Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PCA 48:1388, PCA 64:1960
            Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1985.67.502
1951 Pittenger (Arnold J.) 39th President Medal . . . . .  Corio P039
            Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 48:1389
            Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . .1985.67.503

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1914 Pittsburgh Memorial for the Preservation of U.S.S.
            Maine Relics Medal (struck by Bastian Bros.) . . . . . . .
            Illustrated: The Numismatist 27:10 (October 1914) p. . .519
1922 Yale University Harkness Memorial Tower Plaquette
            (engraved by Joseph A. Koeb, struck by Bastian Bros)
             Auctions:. . . . . . . . . J&J 20:15, J&J 21:23; CAL 35:47-48;
                                                              PCA 50:1290, PCA 66:1160
1927 Lindelof (L.P.) Medal (issued by Painters, Decorators,
            Paperhangers Union). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
            Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 11:749

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

E3    {1902-30} Forrer 7:509.
M14 {1931} Storer (medical) 1126, p 185, 1463 224.
E8A {1951} Kenney Manuscript File.
S28  {1969} Harris 12.CB.5, 12.CB.5.
M64 {2010}  Corio (Timothy J.)  Rochester Numismatic Association Medals; A Pocket
          Guide. Rochester NY: Author (2010) 40 pages, illus.
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-Cornelius C. Vermule III, Curator Emeritus
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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