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American Numismatic Society (1907- )

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Descriptive conventionsrda
Corporate name headingAmerican Numismatic Society (1907- )
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Variant(s)American Numismatic Society
ANS (American Numismatic Society : 1907- )
A.N.S. (American Numismatic Society : 1907- )
See alsoPredecessor: American Numismatic and Archæological Society
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Beginning date1907
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedNew York (N.Y.)
Address75 Varick Street New York NY
Field of activityNumismatics Tokens Medals
Found inAmerican Numismatic Society : [magazine], spring 2009: t.p. (American Numismatic Society; ANS)
Enc. of assns., 47th ed. (2009): entry 22918 (American Numismatic Society (ANS); formerly: (1907) American Numismatic and Archaeological Society)
Pre-1956 imprints (American Numismatic Society; earlier name: American Numismatic and Archæological Society)
Its website, February 2, 2017: home page (American Numismatic Society) about (The American Numismatic Society is dedicated to the study and public appreciation of coins, currencies, medals, and other related objects. Since its founding in 1858, the ANS has assembled a permanent collection with over 800,000 objects dating from 650 BCE to the present and numismatic library, which houses approximately 100,000 books, documents, and artifacts. These resources are used to support publications of books and periodicals, lectures, academic seminars, and exhibitions. The ANS headquarters are located at 75 Varick Street in lower Manhattan, NY)
   <http://numismatics.org/>
Wikipedia, February 2, 2017 (The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is a New York City-based organization dedicated to the study of coins and medals; the Society looks back to April 6, 1858 as its date of creation; that was the day on which the fledgling Society's first constitution and bylaws were approved by the membership. In 1865, it was incorporated as the American Numismatic and Archaeological Society or ANAS. In 1907, the name was changed back to the original one)
Report of W.J. Stillman on the Cesnola Collection, 1885, viewed online February 1, 2017: page 3 (American Numismatic and Archæological Society of New York) page 33 (American Numismatic and Archæological Society)
   <http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/10012145.html>
Associated languageeng
Invalid LCCNn 50057814