MORE ON THE DANIEL W. VALENTINE MEDAL

Stephen A. Crain wrote an article about Daniel W. Valentine for the E-Gobrecht in May of 2005. Later Steve wrote about his joy in acquiring an example of the New York Numismatic Club medal for Valentine. Steve appreciated Valentine for his reference book about half dimes.

In 2013, I was a judge for Numismatic Literature at the ANA Convention. There was an excellent exhibit about Valentine that was well deserving of first place. It included an example of the Valentine medal in silver and bronze. The exhibitor had acquired photos and other items from the Valentine family.

I thought the exhibit was probably placed by Crain. When I saw him later I asked him but he did not know who placed the exhibit. As the awards were announced we learned that the exhibitor was Jerry Fochtman. His interest in Valentine was related to the book on Fractional Currency.

Members of the New York Numismatic Club collect the Valentine medal as part of the series of medals issued for club presidents. Mark Anderson is involved with sales of the club medals and keeps track of buyers by serial numbers. He attempted to identify owners of the Valentine medal and the serial numbers for each medal.

I collect tokens and medals issued for numismatists. I did not own a Valentine medal in 2013 but was fortunate to acquire one a couple of years later.

Dave Perkins adds:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
D. W. VALENTINE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL (https://www.coinbooks.org/v22/esylum_v22n21a26.html)

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