1964 Silver Medal 20th Convention Boston N.E.N.A.

Coin Details

Description

This 1964 silver medal commemorates the 20th Convention of the New England Numismatic Association, held in Boston. The N.E.N.A.'s return to Boston for its twentieth annual gathering brought the convention to the historical heart of New England numismatics, a city whose coin clubs and collector community dated back to the nineteenth century. The twentieth convention represented a generation of continuous annual gatherings, demonstrating the N.E.N.A.'s established role as the primary regional numismatic organization for the six New England states. The silver composition marks this as a premium convention medal, appropriate for the milestone twentieth gathering. The 1964 date places this convention at the peak of the great coin collecting boom of the early 1960s, when the impending removal of silver from circulating coinage had generated enormous public interest in coins and driven A.N.A. membership to record levels. Convention bourse floors in 1964 were bustling marketplaces where rolls of silver coins changed hands alongside rare date coins and numismatic supplies. The N.E.N.A.'s Boston convention benefited from this wave of enthusiasm, drawing larger attendance than previous years.

Rarity Notes

Scarce silver convention medal from the N.E.N.A. 20th Convention in Boston. Silver issues produced in limited quantities during the peak of the 1960s collecting boom.

Cross References

PCGS #925638