Token and Medal Society
{{Short description|American numismatic organization}}
{{Infobox company
| logo = TAMSlogo.gif
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| type = Membership-driven
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| key_people = {{plainlist|
- James Brokamp (President)
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| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1960|11|19}}
| location =
| industry = History, research
| products = Memberships, magazine, library, conventions
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.tokenandmedal.org/}}
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The Token and Medal Society (TAMS) is an American numismatic organization founded in 1960. The organization specializes in the study, collection, and research of different types of exonumia.
History
The Token and Medal Society was founded on November 19, 1960, in Detroit and formally incorporated on April 8, 1966.{{cite web |last1=Tucker |first1=Dennis |title=New Token and Medal Society journal features Rochester medals, maverick tokens, and more |url=https://news.coinupdate.com/new-token-and-medal-society-journal-features-rochester-medals-maverick-tokens-and-more/ |website=news.coinupdate.com |publisher=Coin Update |access-date=29 September 2023}} Among the founding members were well-known numismatists Q. David Bowers, Clifford Mishler, and Russell Rulau.{{cite web |title=TAMS celebrates 50th with medal |url=https://www.numismaticnews.net/archive/tams-celebrates-50th-with-medal |website=numismaticnews.net |date=7 July 2010 |publisher=Active Interest Media |access-date=29 September 2023}}
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.{{cite web |title=Mavericks |url=https://www.tokenandmedal.org/Mavericks/Mavericks.html |website=tokenandmedal.org |publisher=Token and Medal Society |access-date=30 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=FEATURED WEB SITE: THE TOKEN AND MEDAL SOCIETY |url=https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v13n51a29.html |website=coinbooks.org |publisher=The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) |access-date=30 September 2023}}
The organization hosts an annual meeting and awards presentation in conjunction with the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money summer convention.{{cite web |last1=Gilkes |first1=Paul |title=Token and Medal Society bestows awards at ANA show |url=https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/token-and-medal-society-bestows-awards-at-ana-show |website=coinworld.com |publisher=Amos Media Company |access-date=29 September 2023}} From 1983 until 2010, the Society issued their own medals commemorating its annual meetings. Due to rising costs, the 2010 medal was the last in the series.{{cite web |title=TAMS celebrates 50th with medal |url=https://www.numismaticnews.net/archive/tams-celebrates-50th-with-medal |website=numismaticnews.net |publisher=Active Interest Media |access-date=13 July 2024}}
=TAMS Journal=
Since the organization's beginning, it has published a bi-monthly magazine, TAMS Journal.{{cite web |title=TAMS Journal |url=http://www.tokenandmedal.org/Journal/Journal.html |website=tokenandmedal.org |publisher=Token and Medal Society |access-date=30 September 2023}} Each of the magazine's past issues from 1961-2015 have been digitized and are currently available on the Newman Numismatic Portal,{{cite web |title=TAMS Journal |url=https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/publisherdetail/515304 |website=nnp.wustl.edu |publisher=EPNNES & Washington University in St. Louis |access-date=30 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=THE ALLURE OF THE TOKEN AND MEDAL SOCIETY |url=https://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n23a12.html |website=coinbooks.org |publisher=The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) |access-date=30 September 2023}} while later issues are available on the Society's website.{{cite web |title=2016 - 2020 |url=https://www.tokenandmedal.org/Journal/page58/page58.htm |website=tokenandmedal.org |publisher=TAMS |access-date=6 August 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.tokenandmedal.org/ Token and Medal Society Website]
{{Numismatic Associations}}
Category:Numismatic associations
Category:1960 establishments in Michigan
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