American Numismatic Society  (ANS)
        New York, NY
        Website:  Numismatics.org

Overview: Scholarly organization covering 
        all numismatic items with interest in medals among 
        strong interest in ancient and U.S. coins.
Medal Issuing: Active issuance of art medals since 1865 
        for prominent national events.
Collections: Large collection of American medals,      
        all listed in this databank with accession numbers.
Library: World’s largest numismatic library in one 
        location.
Medal Symposiums:  Three since 1989 held once every
        decade, most recent with theme of Betts medals.
Publications: Medals mentioned in annual report;
        infrequent others; most recent a book on Society
        of Medallists.
Resources databases:
        Library:            DONIM
        Collections:     MANTIS
        Archives:         ARCHER
Curator of Medals:  Vacant

American Numismatic Association  (ANA)
        Colorado Springs, Colorado  
        Website: Money.org

Overview: Organization of collectors of all numismatic
        items -- coins, medals, tokens, paper money and 
        similar objects; with semi-annual conventions.
Medal Issuing: Medals issued for conventions, other
        events.
Collections: Strong on American items obtained by
        donations, not all medals in their collections 
        cataloged.
Library: Large lending library for members.
Publications: The Numismatist, monthly.     
        Curator of Medals: Douglas Mudd

Smithsonian Institution Department of 
        Numismatics  (SI)        
        Washington, DC
Website: Americanhistory.si.edu/numismatics

Overview: The nation’s numismatic collection, with
        extensive medals in collection; formed by donations 
        for more than 150 years, includes most rarest American
        medals.
Publicaions: Several by former chief curators Elvira
        Clain-Stefanelli and Richard Doty (all listed in
        Bibliography.
Chief Curator: Vacant

Metropolitan Museum of Art  (MMA)
        New York, NY
Website: Metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search?Ft=American+medals

Overview: Foremost art museum includes medals
        from selected artists.
Collection: Over 400 medals including works by
        Victor D. Brenner, Emil Fuchs, Moritz Furst,
        Janet Scudder and others; few on  view in
        galleries; all cited in this databank.

New-York Historical Society  (NYHS)
        New York, NY
Website: nyhistory.org

Overview: This 200-year old museum includes medals in
        its collections, among other artifacts.
Collection: extensive medal holdings with 2,605 medals
        listed and described on their web site.

Yale Art Museum
        New Haven, Connecticut
        Museum collection
Website: Artgallery.yale.edu/coinsandmedals

Overview: Numismatic department at Yale Art
        Museum, named in honor of Yale alumnus Bela 
        Lyon Pratt, artist of coins and medals;
Collection: Largest collection of coins and medals by any
        Americana university, formed by donations for 
        more than 200 years; employed in teaching.
Library: Extensive in both Yale University Library and
        Pratt Study room in Yale Art Museum
Curator: William Metcalf

Princeton University Numismatic
        Princeton, New Jersey
Website: http://www.princeton.edu/~rbsc/department/numismatics/

Overview: The numismatic collections of more than 
        60,000 specimens are housed in the library as part 
        of rare books and special collections, most items 
        have been cataloged by students, placed on the web 
        site, and the collection is used for teaching. Collections: Among more than 2,000 world medals are 
        two specialized collections,, donated by Arthur 
        Newman and Cornelius Vermeule. (both collections 
        cited in this databank).
Curator: Alan M. Stahl

Brookgreen Gardens
        Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
        Sculpture Collection.
Website: brookgreen.org

Overview: Among a sculpture garden setting are the 
        large sculptural works of coin and medal sculptors; 
        large grounds include an aviary and animal zoo.
Collection: Small medal collection including the Society 
        of Medalists, housed in the Offner Sculpture 
        Learning and Research Center, which contains the 
        studio collection of medal sculptor Richard 
        MacDermott Miller.
Medal Issuing:  Issues annual member’s art medal since
        1972, all by prominent American sculptors with 
        themes related to South Carolina and Brookgreen 
        Garens and cited in this databank. Brief review on
        this series: coinbooks.org/esylum_v13n18a15.html
Curator: Robin Salmon

Cornell University Johnson Art Gallery
        Syracuse, New York
        Museum collection
Website museum.cornell.edu

Overview: Contains American medal collection donated 
        by John E. Marqusee.
Publication: Exhibition (1985); One Hundred Years of
        American Medallic Art, 1845-1945; 
        the John E. Marqusee Collection.(1996) C14.

Massachusetts Historical Society
        Boston, Massachusetts
        Museum collection
Website: masshist.org

Overview: Important American medals in collections.
Curator: Ann Bentley

Token and Medal Society  (TAMS)
        National
Website: tokenandmedal.org
Overview: Somewhat more interest on tokens than 
        medals; meetings at annual ANA summer 
        conventions.
Medal Issuing: President’s medal, members’ medal.
Collections: None.
Library: Lending library on token & medals for 
        members.
Publications: TAMS Journal, bimonthly, publishes 
        books on specialized medal and token topics.
Curator of Medals: None.

Medal Collectors of America  (MCA)
        National
Website: medalcollectors.org

Overview: For collectors of art medals. Useful data on 
        the organization’s website.
Medal Issuing:  Medal awarded for medal cataloging.
Collections: None.
Library: None
Publications: MCA Advisory, bimonthly newsletter       
Editor: John Adams

Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA)
        International
Website: omsa.org

Overview: organization of collectors of decorations,
        military medals and similar objects.
Publications:   JOMSA, bnimonthly magazine.
Editor: Richard A. Flory

American Medallic Sculpture Society  (AMSA)
        National
Website: amsamedals.org

Overview: Organization of medal sculptors and those 
        who wish to be; includes members in related fields, 
        medal manufacturers, collectors, authors, curators.
Medal Issuing: Members’ medal.
Collections: None.
Library: None.
Publications: AMSA Members Exchange, quarterly.       
Newsletter Editor: Andrew Perala

 Fédération Internationale de la Médaille  (FIDEM)
        International.
Website: fidem-medals.org

Overview: International organization of sculptors and
        manufacturers of art medals, hold congress every 
        other year with exhibition of art medals.
Medal Issuing: Grand Priz  medal for each biannual
        congress, FIDEM at 70 Prize Medal
Collections: None.
Library: None.
Publications: Medailles
President: Philip Attwood

American Bibliomanic Society  (ABS)
        National
        Website coinbooks.org

Overview: Organization of numismatic book collectors, 
        but also includes writers in the field; quarterly 
        journal.
Publications:  E-Sylum – a free weekly internet 
        newsletter often containing data on medals, seeks 
        information on medals from readers who are 
        among the most knowledgeable in the field; often 
        containing the writings of the author, Dick 
        Johnson.  Excellent archives citing articles back to 4 
        September 1998.

Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists  (PAN)
        Regional
Website: pancoins.org

Overview: Regional numismatic organization for  
        collectors; semi-annual conventions.
Publication: The Clarion, quarterly. often with medal
        articles.
Editor: Richard C. Jewell 

Benjamin Weiss Collection
Web address: historicalartmedals.com

Overview: A collector’s website with illustrations of a
        worldwide medal collection, much useful 
        information as art medal websites, bibliography, 
        medal dealers, auctioneers, appraisers, and three 
        articles by the author.    
Webmaster: Ben Weiss, benweiss.org@comcast.net

So-Called Dollar Website
Web address: so-calleddollar.com

Overview: Most useful web site for dollar size medals,
        offering medals for sale, and vast details about this 
        popular specialty; don’t overlook “Articles” which 
        illustrates, describes and list varieties of selected 
        HK medals (identified by their Hibler-Kappen 
        numbers).
Webmaster: Jeff Shevlin

Exonumia Website
Web address: exonumia.com

Overview: This website by a dealer –collector is chock 
        full of useful data with medal information on 
        Indian Peace Medals, Society of Medallists,                         Franklin Mint, Fraternal medals, Fake or Fantasy 
        items, much more.
Webmaster: Rich Hartzog

David Baldwin’s Lovett Website
Web address: Lovetttokemsmedals.com

Overview: Records and illustrates all medallic items,
        including varieties, created by all Lovett family 
        engravers --  Robert Senior, George Hampton, 
        Robert Junior, John – prominent last half of 19th 
        century.
Webmaster: David Baldwin

A Centennial Cabinet
Website:  centennialmedals.com

Overview:  A scholarly work on the medals of the 1876
        Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.; illustrates 
        and describes every type and variety the author 
        could locate; listed in 15 categories.
Webmaster: Ron Abler

Exposition Medals Website
Web address: expomedals.com

Overview: Lists and illustrates a prominent medal in 
        eleven of the major expositions and World’s fairs in 
        America (and two foreign expos of American 
        interest),
Webmaster: Robert Fowler

Columbian Exposition Medals Website
Web address; 1893columbianexpo.com

Overview: Illustrates and describes medals issued for the 
        Chicago World’s Fair, many  which feature 
        Columbus' discovery of America,  all with Eglit 
        numbers, and 110 items unlisted in Eglit; plus 
        tickets and other collectible items.
Webmaster: Tom Hoffman

Jewish American Hall of Fame  
Web address: amuseum.org

Overview: A series of more than forty medals all of Jews
        who made a contribution to America; medals in 
        similar shape.
Medal Issues: One a year; see complete list at
        medalcollectors.org series
Webmaster: Mel Wacks

NumisMaster
        Databank
Web address: NumisMaster.com

Overview: While NumisMaster includes coins and paper
        money of all periods worldwide, its medal interest 
        is covered as “unusual coins.”
Publication: Unusual World Coins, a catalog of constant
        revision published every third year.
Book review: coinbooks/esylum_v14n47a05
Webmaster: George Cuhaj

Medallic Art Company
        Dayton, Nevada
Web address:  Medallic.com

Overview: Includes a section in its web site devoted to
        articles on all aspects of medals, on medal making 
        and of much interest to medal collecctors. Over 
        150 articles written by corporation historian 
        D. Wayne Johnson, at medalblog.wordpress.com