Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Token: 1939 Convention Am. Numismatic Ass. A. Kosoff
Object Number:
1943.301
Date:
1939
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Souvenir token; white metal; obverse "FAIR DATE IN N.Y. / DEAL AT / Kosoff / 122 EAST 57th ST. / NEW YORK CITY" reverse "1939 / ANNUAL / CONVENTION / AMERICAN / NUMISMATIC / ASSOCIATION / SEPT. 30-OCT. 5"; token is enclosed in white 2"x2" envelope which reads "Convention / Souvenir / 1939 / Compiments of / A. Kosoff / Numismatist / 122 E. 57th ST. / PLaza 8-2656 N.Y.C."
Gallery Label:
The American Numismatic Assoc. is a nonprofit educational organization, which promotes the study and collection of money, including coins, tokens, medals and paper currency. The association has held annual conventions since 1891, and this token is a sovenir of its 1939 convention in New York City.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
