The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 50, December 9, 2007, Article 21

MORE MICMAC MEDAL REFERENCES

Darryl Atchison, editor of the Canadian Numismatic
Bibliography writes: "Further to the discussion recently
on the MicMac medal, Geoff Bell published articles on this
medal in the 1980s as follows:

1. <<Indian-Chief medals and New Brunswick - part 1>>. -
CNJ : Vol. 29, no. 4 (April 1984). - p. 150 - 158, ill.
and   part II Canadian Numismatic Journal : Vol. 29, no.
5 (May. 1984). -- p. 226 - 233

2  <<Indian-Chief medals and New Brunswick>>. - Atlantic
Provinces Numismatic Association Bulletin  : Vol. 23, no.
3 (May - June 1987). - p. 28 - 31, ill.

"Both articles are illustrated (including the medal
presented on behalf of George Washington) and full
citations for each of these articles are included in
the Canadian Numismatic Bibliography."

George Fuld writes: As the 'discoverer' of the Micmac
medal, I think some other facts should be stated.

"I spent several days at the British Museum in May of
1960 under the kind auspices of the late Dr. John Walker,
the chief curator.  One of the eye opening discoveries was
what we now call the Micmac medal.  At that time I assumed
that it was of the vintage 1792 to 1795.  Dr. Walker couldn't
make a photograph but did send several months later plaster
casts of the medal (the illustration of the medal in
Rulau-Fuld's Baker book on page 91 is from the plaster cast).

"I didn't publish any information until 1963.  It was
written up as 'New Indian Peace Medal' in Coin World 155
(April 15, 1963) page 52.  This was the first publication
of this medal but it was not yet attributed to the Micmac
tribe.  A full discussion on the medal was given in my
article in the American Journal of Numismatics, second
series Vol. 14, page 105 (2002).

"An error should be noted that in the 1999 2nd edition
of Baker - we stated that John Ford owned the second
known medal.  This was in error.  He examined the medal,
which is holed, but was unable to purchase the medal.
It still resides with the Micmac tribe.

"I hope that these facts will put the Micmac to rest!"

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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