1873 Token R-MA-BO-13C Boston Numismatic Society

Coin Details

Description

This 1873 token, cataloged as R-MA-BO-13C, was issued by the Boston Numismatic Society, one of the earliest organized numismatic clubs in the United States. The Boston Numismatic Society was founded in 1860 and played an important role in the development of American numismatics as an organized pursuit, hosting meetings, exhibitions, and auctions that brought collectors together and advanced the field's scholarly standards. Tokens issued by numismatic societies are collected both for their own merit and as artifacts of the institutional history of coin collecting in America. The R-MA-BO catalog prefix places this within the Massachusetts section of the Rulau reference. The 1873 date corresponds to a period when numismatic clubs were proliferating across the eastern United States, establishing the organizational infrastructure that would culminate in the founding of the American Numismatic Association in 1891.

Rarity Notes

R-MA-BO-13C. Boston Numismatic Society token. Numismatic society pieces are collected as organizational history artifacts.

Cross References

R-MA-BO-13C; PCGS #656130; Boston Numismatic Society, 1873