(1962) Medal SOM-65 Silver, Dancers Medallic Art Co., NY

Coin Details

Description

This silver medal, cataloged as SOM-65, features "Dancers" as its subject and was produced circa 1962 by Medallic Art Company of New York for the Society of Medalists series. By the early 1960s, the Society of Medalists was well into its third decade, having commissioned over sixty medal designs from leading American sculptors. The dance theme reflects the program's embrace of artistic and cultural subjects, with the sculptor capturing the movement, grace, and energy of human dance in the challenging medium of struck metal. The silver composition is the premium version of this issue, produced in smaller numbers than the bronze subscriber edition. The 1960s represented a period of cultural ferment in the United States, and the Society of Medalists' choice of dance as a subject reflected the growing national interest in performing arts that was exemplified by the Kennedy administration's patronage of culture. Medallic Art Company's ability to translate the dynamic movement of dance into the static medium of a struck medal demonstrates both the sculptor's skill and the manufacturer's technical excellence in reproducing complex designs at medallic scale.

Rarity Notes

Silver, SOM-65. Society of Medalists. Premium silver version with limited production. Dance-themed artistic medal.

Cross References

PCGS #658820; SOM-65