Mico Kaufman

[1] Born in Buzău, Romania in 1924, Kaufman was best known for making inaugural medals for United States Presidents Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W.

[3] He left the camp at the age of 21[4] and eventually immigrated to the United States in 1951 and moved to Tewksbury, MA in 1964.

In January 2016 he published his book A Chiseler's True Story: The Art of Mico Kaufman.

[8][9] At the time of Ronald Reagan's second inauguration, it was noted that Kaufman was the second artist in the history of the series to make this many medals.

[11] Upon his death, pieces from his collection were donated to local libraries including Tewksbury Public Library, Middlesex Community College, the Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center in North Andover, MA, and University of Massachusetts Lowell.