Tables of Contents
2021 through 2025
2021, Volume 61
(Greg Burns, Editor/Publisher)
Number 1 (January/February)
• The National Exposition of Railway Appliances Pintsch Gold Medal, by Larry Baer, p. 10
• Soldiers Homes and Their Tokens, by David E. Schenkman pp. 12-21
• An Enigmatic Pin, by Harry Waterson, pp. 22-25
• Hard Times Tokens: A Curious Political Currency of Uncertain Times, by Samuel Marknäs, pp. 26-27
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, Excelsior Rubber Stamp Works—Akron, Ohio, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 28-29
• Mavericks, pp. 30-37
• Leslie M. Shaw, Governor of Iowa Mint Medal, by Larry Baber, pp. 39
• Farewells: D. Wayne (Dick) Johnson; Edward Rowen, Jr.; David R. Gosset, p. 40
• Encased Coins Information Resource, p. 41
• Ernie Nagy Publishes Numismatic Collateral of British and American Abolition, p. 41
Number 2 (March/April)
• Chinese-American Tokens: Chinese Language Legends, by Jerry Schimmel, pp. 54-58
• Mats Saloon of Umatilla, Oregon, by David Schenkman, p. 59
• Pennsylvania Railroad Employee Athletic Association Award Medals, by George S. Cuhaj, pp. 60-70
• The 1870 Boulder County Agricultural Society Silver Medal, by Fred N. Holabird, pp. 72-73
• The Occidental Hotel, Mendocino, California, by Merle Avila, p. 74
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, Frederick Koch Company New York, New York, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 76-77
• Mavericks, pp. 78-82
• Farewells: Austin Moses Sheheen, Jr.; Henry Joseph ("Joe" Levine; Gene R. Hynds, p. 85
Number 3 (May/June)
• A Washington Token with Some Observations on the Early Career of Charles Cushing Wright, by Neil Musante, pp. 98-115
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, Henry C. Kuhnheim Cincinnati, Ohio, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 118-119
• Mavericks, pp. 120-125
• New Catalog of Prison Scrip Released on Newman Portal, p. 126
• Farewells: Alan J. Miller; "Packy's Medalettes" (by Robert Maisch), pp. 126-127
Number 4 (July/August)
• C. & P. Melees Counterstamped Large Cent, by Ernie Nagy, pp. 142-144
• It's Time to Get it Right, by Larry Baber, p.145
• Bard Mercantile Company Token, Bard, California, by John Duff, pp. 146-148
• Tokens of the Havre, Montana, Co-Operative Association, by David E. Schenkman, p. 149
• Lingering Wisps of Blue Smoke: Santa Cruz, California, Cigar Tokens, by William D. Hyder, pp. 150-157
• When Do These Evolve From Souvenirs to Collectible Medals?, by Mark Benvenuto, pp. 158-159
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, S. M. Spencer Manufacturing Company, Boston, Massachusetts, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 160-161
• Mavericks, pp. 162-167
• 1881 Yorktown, Virginia, Medal, by David E. Schenkman, p. 168
• JAHF (Jewish American Hall of Fame, p. 170
• Farewells: Daniel Allen Freeland, Sydney Furman Martin, Robert "Bob" Adams, p. 172
Number 5 (September/October)
• The Early Saloon Tokens of Station, Virginia, by Eric R. Schena and David E. Schenkman, pp. 186-189
• Chronicle of the Wallace Cafe, by Master Sergeant Ray Bows, US Army Retired, pp. 190-193.
• Jerome Monica of Sparks, Nevada, by Cole Hendrickson, pp. 194-196
• Origin and Evolution in the Use of Tokens in Brazil (1840s-1940s), by Alexandre O. F. De Barros, pp. 198-201
• Mavericks, pp. 202-208
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, Weighing Brothers Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Michigan, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 210-211
• TAMS Meeting and Banquet, photos by John Wilson, pp. 212-215
• Farewells: Dorothy Carson Baber, Jerry Francis Schimmel, P. 216
Number 6 (November/December)
• Equal Public Transportation for All: Charlotte's Journey on the South Park and North Beach Line, by Michael Wehner, pp. 228-230
• So-Called Dollars from the 1876 Centennial Exposition included in the Red Book, by Jeff Shevlin, p.231
• Award Medals, Medalist, and Exonumia from Louisville's Southern Exposition, 1883-1887, by Mike Miller, pp. 232-237
• National Commemorative Medals as Awards and Varieties, by Ray King, p. 238-239
• The Clay Tokens of George Ohr, by Ellen Lippert, pp. 240-246
• 2021 Jewish-American Hall of Fame Medals Honor Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the Creators of Superman, p. 248
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, George J. Mayer Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 250-251
• Mavericks, pp. 252-258
• Farewells: Jerome J. "Beany" Schaeper, Jr., Fred Leslie Reed III, p. 260
2022, Volume 62
(Greg Burns, Editor/Publisher)
Number 1 (January/February)
• Dunk the Druggist: One Dunk or Two?, by Craig Blackstone, pp. 8-9
• Robert Tansill, Chicago's Cigar King, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 10-14
• Game Tokens in Imitation of the Standing Liberty Quarter, by Jorge L. Crespo Armáiz, PhD, pp. 16-23
• The Shanghai Electric Construction Company and Its Elusive 3-Cent Token, by Jim Contours, pp. 24-26
• The Girl I Love, by David E. Schenkman, p. 27
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, Fred C. Kautz and Company, Chicago, Illinois, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 28-29
• Mavericks, pp. 30-37
• Mel Wacks Judaica Art Medal Award Announced at FIDEM Tokyo 2020/2021
Number 2 (March/April)
• From William to Joe: 120 Years of Presidential Inaugural Medals, by Matthew P. Chiarello, pp. 52-53
• The Brown Brothers Shell Card Token from Pleasantville, Pennsylvania, by Tom Gardner, pp. 54-55
• The Red Rubber Stamp Man of San Francisco, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 56-61
• An Out of this World Experience, by Robert J. Mellor, pp. 62-63
• Two Countermarks From the Oil Rush Days of Olean, New York, by Craig Blackstone, pp. 64-65
• Ernest Bacher and the Union Saloon, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 68-69
• The Mysterious Moose Tokens, by Jim Contursi, pp. 70-71
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, A. C. Gibson Company, Inc,, Buffalo, New York, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 72-73
• Mavericks, pp. 74-81
• Farewells: Edward William Bawden, Shane Michael Cornell, Glyn Vincent Faber, p. 85
Number 3 (May/June)
• 100% of Profits from Sale of Zelensky Medals will be Contributed to Help Ukrainians, p. 94
• The Shell Cards of the Island of St. Barts, by M/Sgt Ray Bows, US Army (retired), pp. 96-101
• A Very Subtle Medal, by Harry Waterson, pp. 102-107
• Did Victor D. Brenner's Art Inspire Hermon A. MacNeil's Standing Liberty Quarter?, by Lev Linkner and Jorge L. Crespo-Armáiz, pp. 108-111
• Nelson Churchill of Castle Rock, Washington, by Cole Hendrickson, pp. 112-113
• TAMS Election Candidates Biographies, pp. 114-115
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, Chipron Stamp Company, Los Angeles, California, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 118-119
• 2022 American Medal of the Year (AMY) Award, p. 119
• Mavericks, pp. 120-127
Number 4 (July/August)
• What is a Short Bit?, by David E. Schenkman, p. 140
• The Crimean War Medal of San Francisco, by Michael F. Wehner, pp.142-144
• 2022 Commemorative 500th Anniversary of Luther's New Testament, p. 145
• The Evolution of a Little Paint Store, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 146-152
• Instant Winner, by Dan Rizzo, pp. 154-159
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, J. L. Sommer Manufacturing Company, Newark, New Jersey, by David E. Schenkman, p. 160
• Mavericks, pp. 162-169
• Free the Bridges!, by David E. Schenkman, p. 170
• Farewells: Michael Melvin Greenspan, p. 171
Number 5 (September/October)
• Western Iconography on Some Far Eastern Tokens, by James Contursi, pp. 184-186
• Introducing Rick Gaetano, p. 186
• A Fine Find, by David Consolo, pp. 188-191
• The Many Faces of "Dr." John H. Pinkard, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 192-196
• Puerto Rico Plantation Tokens: An Overview and Bibliography Update, by Jorge L. Crespo Armátz, pp. 198-202
• Short Bits Revisited, by David E. Schenkman, p. 203
• Farewells: Frank George Pugliese, p. 203
• Mavericks, pp. 206-211
• TAMS Meetings and Banquet, photos by John Wilson, pp. 212-215
Number 6 (November/December)
• 53rd Annual JAHOF Medal, p. 226
• General Survey of Encased Cents of Puerto Rico, by , pp.228-232
• John Brown Execution Medal: What is Known About Its Legends, Mottoes, and Origin, by Ernie Nagy, pp. 234-243
• When is a Ship Not a Ship? British Navy Ship's Tokens, by Gary Archer, p. 244-246
• Some Notes on the Relative Scarcity of Modern Chinese Token Errors, by James Contursi, pp. 248-250
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, Scotford Stamp and Stationery Company, Kansas City, Missouri, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 252-253
• Mavericks, pp. 254-260
2023, Volume 63
(Greg Burns, Editor/Publisher)
Number 1 (January/February)
• Hotel Gowman—Seattle, Washington, by Cole Hendrickson, pp. 8-12
• Numismatic Remembrances of Nineteenth Century Peace Jubilees, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 14-23
• CNA Establishes Gene Hessler Literary Award, p. 25
• The History of the Ben and Sylvia Odessa Award, by Robert D. Leonard Jr., pp. 26-27
• Farewells: Bryce Franklin Doxzon, Gregory G. Brink, Andrew W. Harkness, Farrell Thomas Clark, Dallas Arthur Shaw, Edward D. Meyer, George Burbridge Gentle, p. 28
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, Alvin B. Chandler, Providence, Rhode Island, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 30-31
• Mavericks, pp. 32-40
Number 2 (March/April)
• The Medals of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, by Jorge L. Crespo Armáiz, PhD, pp. 52-58
• Lectures on Tokens and Medals from the Pacific Coast Numismatic Society, by Michael Wehner, pp. 60-61
• I, N. Gulch Tokens: Post Trader Tokens Possibly Unique Among the Others, by M/Sgt Ray Brews, U.S. Army (ret.), pp. 62-69
• The Steamer R. E. Phillips Token, by David E. Schenkman, p. 70
• An Unusual Value, by David E. Schenkman, p. 72
• JAHOF 75th Anniversary of Israel's Independence Medal Features David Ben-Gurion, p. 73
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, American Railway Supply Company, New York, New York, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 74-75
• Mavericks, pp. 76-84
Number 3 (May/June)
• Medals in Resemblance of the Standing Liberty Quarter, by Jorge L. Crespo Armáiz, PhD, pp. 96-102
• The Piano Business of Horace Waters, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 104-107
• The China Electric Company, by James Contours, pp. 108-109
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, Comet Engraving Company, Chicago, Illinois, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 112-113
• Canadian Coin News Carries Item by Jesse Robitaille Announcing Updated Book, p. 113
• Farewells: Raymond Weller, Daniel Anderson, James Curtis Bradford, Dale L. Cleckner, Roger H. Durand, Thomas D. Robertson
• An Unlisted North Carolina Lumber Company Token, by David E. Schenkman, p. 117
• Medallic Art Archive Move Complete, p. 118
• New Book on So-Called Dollars, p. 119
• Mavericks, pp. 120-128
Number 4 (July/August)
• Exonumia from the 1912 Norristown Centennial, by Benjamin Gastfriend, pp. 140-147
• What Does Petroleum, Osage Indians, the Peace Movement, and Soil Conservation Have to do with Numismatics, by Scott R. Safe, pp.148-160
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, Safford Stamp Works, Chicago, Illinois, by David E. Schenkman, p. 162-163
• "Volodymyr Zelensky" Medal by Jim Licaretz Wins the 2023 American Medal of the Year (AMY) Award, p. 163
• Farewells: Stephen Leslie Bobbitt
• Mavericks, pp. 168-172
Number 5 (September/October)
• TAMS Member Medals Type Set, by Eric Goossens, pp. 184-189
• Military Engraved Coins, by Gary Archer, p. 190-198
• New Book on Coal Mine Notes and Scrip
• TAMS Meetings and Banquet, pp. 200-202
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, F. H. Noble and Company, Chicago, Illinois, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 204-205
• Farewells: Lee Poleske, p. 208
• Mavericks, pp. 210-215
Number 6 (November/December)
• A Medal for a Message to Garcia - A Medal for a Message to Gomez, by Harry Waterson, pp. 228-235
• The Medicine Man From Elkhart, Indiana, by David E. Schenkman, pp.236-240
• Duncan Nathaniel Ingraham - Rescue of Martin Koszta, by Christopher Bower, pp. 242-244
• Point Bonita, California, Tokens: Lighthouse and Fort Barry, by Michael Wehner, p. 246-248
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, United States Engraving Company, Baltimore, Maryland, by David E. Schenkman, p. 250
• Mavericks, pp. 256-261
2024, Volume 64
(Greg Burns, Editor/Publisher)
Number 1 (January/February)
• C. H. Hanson-A Family Business, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 8-16
• Dishonoring Tilden: Isaac F. Wood's Satirical Medals, by William D. Hyder, pp. 18-21
• The Tokens of Thomas Spence, by Charles Catlett, pp. 22-34
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, Adams Brothers Company, Topeka, Kansas, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 36-37
• Here's Hoping This Doesn't Intrude, by David E. Schenkman. p. 39
• Farewells: John K. Kallman, p. 40
• Jewish-American Hall of Fame Medal for Solomon Carvalho, p. 40
• An Unusual Admission Token, by David E. Schenkman, p. 41
• Mavericks, pp. 42-48
Number 2 (March/April)
• The Generals of the Mexican War, by Michael F. Wehner, pp. 60-66
• A Very Modern Wedding Medal, Bicoastal Couple Take Their Medal Around the World, by Kevin Akin, pp. 68-69
• IOn Truth and Progress: The Iconography of Photography in Medallic Art, by Jorge L. Crespo-Armáiz, PhD, pp. 70-78
• Shaw's Perpetual Pocket Almanac, by David E. Schenkman, p. 80-82
• Farewells: John Oscar Bequest, Donald Erlenkotter, Michael A. Tramte, Gary W. Potter, pp. 82-83
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, C. G. Braxmar Company, New York, New York, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 86-88
• Mavericks, pp. 90-100
Number 3 (May/June)
• Henry Mitchell's Wagon Company, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 114-118
• The German Hyperinflation of 1923 as Described by Karl Goetz, by Kurt Hyde, pp. 120-123
• Morro Velho: The Gold Mine and Its Fascinating Tokens, by Alexandre De Barrow, pp. 124-128
• Farewells: Edward L. Craig
• Love Tokens from Puerto Rico: A Tribute to the Late Efrain Archilla-Diez, by Jorge L. Crespo Armáiz, PhD, pp. 130-134
• States Lists-Trade Tokens Update, by John Mutch, pp. 134-135
• So-Called Dollar Stories: The 1915-16 Panama California Exposition Official So-Called Dollar, by Jeff Shevlin, p. 137
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, Hoefle and Dresser, Cincinnati, Ohio, by David E. Schenkman, p. 138
• This & That, by Harry Waterson, p. 139
• Mavericks, pp. 144-152
Number 4 (July/August)
• Forgotten Context for the Inclusion of E Pluribus Unum on Hard Times Tokens, by Ernie Nagy, pp. 164-167
• The Multiphone Operating Company and Western Multiphone Company Tokens, by Michael Wehner, pp.168-170
• Silver Medal of Carl Maria von Weber, by Christopher Bower, pp. 172-173
• Rise of the Machines - The Medal Machines, That Is, by Mark Benvenuto, pp. 174-175
• The Legend of the Ruble and the Dollar, by Anatoly Saltykov-Karpov, PhD, pp. 176-177
• The 17th Century Tokens of Only, Buckinghamshire, England, by John Duff, pp. 178-181
• The Tragic 1904 Baltimore Fire, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 182-189
• This & That, by Harry Waterson, p. 190-191
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, L. F. Grammes and Company, Allentown, Pennsylvania, by David E. Schenkman, p. 192-193
• So-Called Dollar Stories: The 1910 Brian Born So-Called Dollar, by Jeff Shevlin, p. 195
• Farewells: Master Sergeant Ray Bows, US Army Red., Robert James Weinstein, John Cherry, p. 198-199
• Mavericks, pp. 200-204
Number 5 (September/October)
• Vulcanized Fibre in Numismatics, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 216-223
• The Henry F. Muller Trade Token Hoard, by Michael Wehner, p. 224-229
• Lovett Masonic Chapter Pennies, by Tom Carson, pp. 230-232
• This & That, by Harry Waterson, p. 234
• The 1890 Puerto Rico Pattern: An Apocryphal Coin for Collectors' Cabinets, by Emily Cortés, pp. 236-240
• FEDS, by Jim Contours, p. 241
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, S. W. Reese and Company7, Charles D. Reese, New York, New York, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 242-244
• So-Called Dollar Stories: The 1878 Wyoming Battle So-Called Dollar, by Jeff Shevlin, p. 245
• Archer M. Huntington Award Medal by Eugene Daub Wins the 2024 American Medal of the Year Award, p. 247
• TAMS Report From Chicago, pp. 248—251
• Mavericks, pp. 252-256
Number 6 (November/December)
• The Medals of the 1809 Old Price Riot, by John Duff, pp. 268-270
• Numismatic Remembrances of the Golden Age of Bicycling in America, by David E. Schenkman, pp.272-282
• Who Made "The Wrong Way Hiram"?, by Tom Carson, pp. 284-286
• Numismatic Relics, by Tom Casper, p. 288-289
• Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels or Bad Checks, by Julia Casey pp. 290-291
• Henry Clay's Gold Medal, by David E. Schenkman, p. 292
• So-Called Dollar Stories: 1893 Columbian Exposition Ferris Wheel, by Jeff Shevlin, p. 293
• Counterstamp Corner, by Greg Bennick, pp. 294-295
• This & That, by Harry Waterson, p. 296
• American Token Manufacturers & Their Agents, S. B. Turner and Company, Norfolk, Virginia, by David E. Schenkman, pp. 298-299
• Mavericks, pp. 300-304
64:5(2) Supplement
Encased Coin Production Records of the Osborne Coinage Company With Frankhauser and Rexdale Encased Coin Catalogs, by Bryan G. Ryker