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September, 1972

No. 9

The NUMISMATIST

Tufsle of Contessts

U. S. (Coins and Currency)

Official U. S. Mint Report

FOREIGN (Coins and Currency)

Legal Gold Coins 1934-1959 New and Recent Issues .

ANCIENT

The Art of the Shekel and Its Meaning

TOKENS and MEDALS

ANA Convention Badges and Medals Token Collectors' Page — Admiral Dewey

DEPARTMENTS

Book Reviews Calendar of Events From the President's Desk . Letters From Members . Notes and Queries . Numismatic Vignettes. . . . . . Obituaries

ASSOCIATION NEWS

Advertising Rates and Information Convention Souvenirs . Donations Continue . Library Report Membership Report . Museum Notes Officers' Page Seminar Report

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Official Publication of the

AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION Home and Headquarters: 818 North Cascade Ave. , Colorado Springs, Colo.

An Educational, Non-Profit Organization

Thomas A. Marshall, Editor, P. O. Box 2366, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80901

Published Monthly. Oi1972 American Numismatic Association. Non-member subscription $10. 00 per year. Send all subscriptions and remittances. undelivered magazines, change of address and zip code with old address label to P. O. Box 2366, Colorado Springs. Colo. 80901. Printed and second class postage paid at Wichita. Kansas. U. S. A.

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