1944 Chicago Coin Club Medal Abe Lincoln 25th Anniversary Sterling Silver
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1944 Chicago Coin Club Token Medal Abraham Lincoln 25th Anniversary (315 Issued). Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.
25th Anniversary Medal / 1944 A.N.A. Convention
The 25th anniversary year of the Chicago Coin Club coincided with the 1944 A.N.A. convention which was again held in Chicago. Although it was not as streamlined as the preceding year, the war was still on and the report shows an absence of festivities which were usually associated with Chicago c...onventions. Once again, the Club sponsored the banquet at the La Salle Hotel for 271 convention goers in honor of its 25th anniversary.
Although fearful in 1943 that wartime restrictions would not allow it, the Club was able to strike a silver anniversary medal to commemorate the occasion. Seven designs were displayed at the May 1944 meeting and the committee chose the one submitted by A. Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio. The 1-1/2" silver medals show a bust of Abraham Lincoln. The medals were struck by the Osborn Register Company of Cincinnati and were made available at the 1944 convention. They proved to be quite popular and sales to non-members had to be curtailed so as not to short the Club members. The Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine of January 14, 1945 reported that the original issue was 267 pieces. The Club ordered an additional 50 struck, but the treasurer's report shows that only 48 arrived, placing the total number of medals issued at 315 pieces. 28grams. Vf+
25th Anniversary Medal / 1944 A.N.A. Convention
The 25th anniversary year of the Chicago Coin Club coincided with the 1944 A.N.A. convention which was again held in Chicago. Although it was not as streamlined as the preceding year, the war was still on and the report shows an absence of festivities which were usually associated with Chicago c...onventions. Once again, the Club sponsored the banquet at the La Salle Hotel for 271 convention goers in honor of its 25th anniversary.
Although fearful in 1943 that wartime restrictions would not allow it, the Club was able to strike a silver anniversary medal to commemorate the occasion. Seven designs were displayed at the May 1944 meeting and the committee chose the one submitted by A. Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio. The 1-1/2" silver medals show a bust of Abraham Lincoln. The medals were struck by the Osborn Register Company of Cincinnati and were made available at the 1944 convention. They proved to be quite popular and sales to non-members had to be curtailed so as not to short the Club members. The Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine of January 14, 1945 reported that the original issue was 267 pieces. The Club ordered an additional 50 struck, but the treasurer's report shows that only 48 arrived, placing the total number of medals issued at 315 pieces. 28grams. Vf+
