Ever had your sanity questioned?

You know what I mean. I'm sure you've heard one these:

You spent how much on that penny?
You collect what … medals?
What is a numismatist - something strange?

If so you found yourself a safe hangout at the asylum for

This site is dedicated to an eclectic mix of Numismatic Interests - Coins, Medals, Tokens, the occasional piece of Currency, as well as research and history.

Charlotte Branch Mint Gold Type Set is an illustrated look at the various types and varieties stuck by the Charlotte Branch Mint during its facinating history from 1838 - 1861. The coins depicted here were on public display at the Wilson Library on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from April 1999 through mid January 2000 as part of an exhibition to honor the bicentennial of the discovery of gold in North Carolina.

Quarter Eagles of Bela Lyon Pratt is an illustrated look at what may well be the only gold series that the average collector can realistically hope to assemble. So, If you have been bit by the gold bug and are looking for a therapeutic activity to treat it consider an Indian Head Quarter Eagle Set, 1908 - 1929, designed by Bela Lyon Pratt.

Obsolete Banknotes of North Carolina is an ever evolving, illustrated look at the vast varieties of banknotes that circulated in North Carolina prior to the Civil War. The variety of denominations and designs on these notes are tremendous! Many denominations unheard of today are represented. Would you believe three, four, six, seven, eight, and nine dollar notes! With the many different banks and branches operating simultaneously in many towns plus any out of town notes that might be circulating it must have been quite a confusing time.

Eccentric Lincoln Memorial Cents is an interesting look at this common series with a little twist. Track the progress as this patient patiently searches out just the right pieces to complete this eccentric endeavor.

Medallic Art's Lunar Landing Medals is a display of the silver and bronze medals designed by Ralph J. Menconi and struck by the Medallic Art Company of New York to honor each of the NASA lunar landing missions.

Official NASA Medals Struck by Balfour Co. illustrates the 13 medals struck for NASA by the L. G. Balfour Company of Massachusetts for distribution to NASA and space industry employees that worked on the missions. They were not originally available to the public but in 1973 public distribution was approved.

Official Presidential Inaugural Medals is an illustrated look at the medals issued by the inaugural committee's of each newly elected or re-elected president. This can be helpful guide for the new collector of these historically interesting medals in distinguishing the official medals from other Medallic series which are often mis-marketed as such.

How a Medal is Made is another illustrated narrative on the manufacturing process involved in creating a high-relief art medal. Featuring the Gerald R. Ford Unofficial Presidential Inaugural Medal struck by AMI in 1974, it is unlike the uniface process set featured in the e-exhibit Striking the 1981 Reagan Medal in that it shows how the design evolves on both sides of the medal as it progresses through nine stages of manufacture beginning with the planchet and ending with the finished medal.

Numismatic Articles contains just that Numismatic articles. Mostly text only, some may include illustrations. It is also cross linked to e-Exhibits that have significant editorial content.

Numismatic WWW Links contain hot links to many major Numismatic organizations and coin and medal dealers.

Log of Updates made to this site:

March 22, 2001 - Today the e-exhibit Official Presidential Inaugural Medals officially out grew The Coin & Medal Collector's Asylum. Thanks to the support of Presidential Coin & Antique Company, Inc. it can now be found at its own domain - InauguralMedals.com.

February 3, 2001 - Installed completely reworked Official Presidential Inaugural Medals e-Exhibit.

January 3, 2001 - Added George W. Bush Official Inaugural medal images and an Order Form to purchase the new President's medal to the Numismatic e-Exhibit Official Presidential Inaugural Medals.

September, 2000 - Added missing inaugural medals necessary to complete the Numismatic e-Exhibit Official Presidential Inaugural Medals from 1949 to date. Also updated the button graphics and expanded the bibliography to include references to various magazine articles for this e-Exhibit.

August 24, 2000 - Added seven dates to the Numismatic e-Exhibit Eccentric Lincoln Memorial Cents. Also several updates over the past several months have been made to the Numismatic e-Exhibit Obsolete Banknotes of North Carolina.

January 18, 2000 - Added Items for Sale - Literature

January 1, 2000 - Numismatic e-Exhibit Obsolete Banknotes of North Carolina added.

December 12, 1999 - Numismatic e-Exhibit How a Medal is Made II added as well as new purchases to Numismatic e-Exhibit Eccentric Lincoln Memorial Cents.

November 20, 1999 - Preliminary Version of Numismatic e-Exhibit Medallic Art's Lunar Landing Medals added.

November 19, 1999 - Numismatic e-Exhibit Official NASA Medals Struck by Balfour Co. added.

October 17, 1999 - Added Items for Sale - Medals and updated table of contents look.

August 22, 1999 - Added new purchases to and updated look of Numismatic e-Exhibit Eccentric Lincoln Memorial Cents

August 4, 1999 - Added new purchases to Numismatic e-Exhibit Eccentric Lincoln Memorial Cents

April 18, 1999 - Numismatic e-Exhibit Charlotte Branch Mint Gold Type Set added.

April 16, 1999 - Added more articles links to Numismatic Articles.

April 7, 1999 - Photo essay of the 1985 Ronald Reagan Presidential Inaugural Medal Process Set added in the How a Medal is Made e-Exhibit.

March 24, 1999 - New look frameset for openning page added. New features include running history of page updates so frequent visitors can go directly to the new stuff.

March 23, 1999 - Numismatic e-Exhibit Quarter Eagles of Bela Lyon Pratt added.

March 21, 1999 - Photo essay of the 1989 George Bush Presidential Inaugural Medal Process Set added in the How a Medal is Made e-Exhibit.

March 14, 1999 - Numismatic e-Exhibit Eccentric Lincoln Memorial Cents added.

March 7, 1999 - Photo essay of the 1973 Gerald Ford Vice Presidential Inaugural Medal Process Set added in the How a Medal is Made e-Exhibit.

 

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