1996 Medal Western Reserve Numismatic Club

Coin Details

Description

This 1996 medal from the Western Reserve Numismatic Club is a standalone piece without a counterstamped host coin, representing the club's own original medal design for its 1996 program. While the Western Reserve Numismatic Club is best known for its extensive counterstamped coin program, the club also produced original medals that stood on their own merits as commemorative pieces. The 1996 standalone medal provides a clean canvas for the club's design without the visual complexity of a counterstamped host coin. The Western Reserve Numismatic Club, based in Cleveland, Ohio, maintained one of the most ambitious and diverse medallic programs of any local coin club in the United States. The standalone medal from 1996 complements the series of counterstamped pieces produced in the same year, offering collectors who preferred a traditional medal format an alternative to the counterstamped varieties. Cleveland's numismatic community has historically been one of the most active in the Midwest, and the Western Reserve Numismatic Club's prolific medal output reflects the energy and creativity of that collector base.

Rarity Notes

Scarce Western Reserve Numismatic Club standalone medal from 1996. Produced in limited quantities alongside the club's counterstamped coin series.

Cross References

PCGS #936442