The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 13, March 28, 2004, Article 3

FORD READING ROOM DEDICATION

  Dr. Ute Wartenberg Kagan, Executive Director of
  The American Numismatic Society, forwarded the
  following press release regarding the dedication for
  the John J. Ford Jr. Reading Room of the American
  Numismatic Society Library:

  "A reception in honor of the new John J. Ford Jr. Reading
  Room will be held on Thursday, May 13 at 6:00 pm.

  John J. Ford Jr. is one of the nation's best-known coin dealers
  and an expert on all aspects of US numismatics.  Ford's career
  began in the late 1930s when he was just fifteen years old,
  working for J.B. and Morton Stack. In 1950 he joined Charles
  Wormser at New Netherlands Coin Co., and with the help of
  Walter Breen, he built it into the premier auction house of the
  1950s.  When he left New Netherlands in 1971, Ford flourished
  as an independent dealer. Ford's interests are wide-ranging and
  include Colonials, Hard Times tokens, Merchant tokens,
  Colonial currency and Confederate bonds. Over the past sixty
  years, he has assembled the most complete collections in
  several of these areas as well as a superb library. Ford currently
  lives in Arizona.

  The dedication will take place at our new building at 140
  William St. (at Fulton). Parking is available at William St./
  Beekman St. (two blocks north of Fulton).  By subway, take
  the 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C to the Broadway-Nassau St./Fulton stop.

  RSVP by May 7, 2004
  Please contact Juliette Pelletier at (212) 234-3130 ext.230 or
  pelletier at numismatics.org"

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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