(1908-10) Bronze Medal NY Numismatic Club 38mm Frank C. Higgins, F.R.N.S.

Coin Details

Description

This bronze medal from the New York Numismatic Club honors Frank C. Higgins, a Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society, and dates to approximately 1908-1910 during the club's early years. The New York Numismatic Club, founded in 1908, quickly established itself as one of the premier coin collecting organizations in the United States, drawing members from the city's thriving financial and cultural communities. Higgins was among the distinguished early members whose scholarly contributions helped define the club's reputation for serious numismatic research. The medal measures 38 millimeters in diameter and is struck in bronze, following the conventions of early twentieth-century numismatic society awards. The designation F.R.N.S. after Higgins's name indicates his fellowship in the Royal Numismatic Society of London, a mark of international scholarly recognition that reflected the transatlantic connections many early American numismatists maintained with European institutions. Medals of this type served both as personal tributes and as tangible records of the individuals who shaped organized numismatics during its formative decades in the United States.

Rarity Notes

Scarce early New York Numismatic Club medal from the organization's founding era. Produced in very limited quantities for presentation to members or honorees.

Cross References

PCGS #968491