Token and Medal Society

The Token and Medal Society is an American numismatic organization founded in 1960. The organization specializes in the study, collection, and research of different types of exonumia.

Token and Medal Society
TypeMembership-driven
IndustryHistory, research
Founded1960 (1960)
Key people
  • James Brokamp (President)
ProductsMemberships, magazine, library, conventions
Websitewww.tokenandmedal.org

History

The Token and Medal Society was founded on November 19, 1960, in Detroit and formally incorporated on April 8, 1966.[1] Among the founding members were well-known numismatists Q. David Bowers and Clifford Mishler.[2]

TAMS encompasses a wide range of material, including civil war tokens, hard times tokens, subway tokens and others. Members of the Token and Medal Society also work to attribute and identify "maverick" issues, which are tokens and medals for which the origin is unknown.[3][4]

The organization hosts an annual meeting and awards presentation in conjunction with the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money summer convention.[5]

TAMS Journal

Since the organization's beginning, it has published a bi-monthly magazine, TAMS Journal.[6] Many of the magazine's past issues have been digitized and are currently available on the Newman Numismatic Portal.[7][8]

References
  1. Tucker, Dennis. "New Token and Medal Society journal features Rochester medals, maverick tokens, and more". news.coinupdate.com. Coin Update. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. "TAMS celebrates 50th with medal". numismaticnews.net. Active Interest Media. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. "Mavericks". tokenandmedal.org. Token and Medal Society. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. "FEATURED WEB SITE: THE TOKEN AND MEDAL SOCIETY". coinbooks.org. The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. Gilkes, Paul. "Token and Medal Society bestows awards at ANA show". coinworld.com. Amos Media Company. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  6. "TAMS Journal". tokenandmedal.org. Token and Medal Society. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. "TAMS Journal". nnp.wustl.edu. EPNNES & Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. "THE ALLURE OF THE TOKEN AND MEDAL SOCIETY". coinbooks.org. The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS). Retrieved 30 September 2023.


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