100 Years of Coin Collecting

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CHICAGO 1891 1991 29 STATESO 13 1991 60601 1858 E'R NUMISMATICS ptrnwais 17 AMERICA MERICA

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100 Years of Coin Collecting First Day of Issue: August 13, 1991 First Issue Location: Chicago, Illinois In 1891 Dr. George F. Heath — a Michigan physician and avid numismatist determined to foster participation in the hobby — met with a group of similar-minded collectors in Chicago to found the American Numismatic Associa- tion (ANA). Today the ANA — headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado — is the largest coin, token and medal collectors' organization in the world. Boasting an unpar- alleled research library and a world-class money mu- seum, the ANA sponsors educational seminars and annual conventions to serve member needs, while its publication “The Numismatist" is one of the hobby's foremost scholarly journals. In 1991 the ANA marks its centenary, and the U.S. Postal Service tenders a salute of its own with the release of a stamp commemorating ANA's 100th anniversary. The design on this Maximum Card features a studious collector from the 1890s. To- gether with the stamp, the design honors the American Numismatic Association and its efforts to safeguard the hobby for collectors of the future. No. 91-57 ©1991 The Maximum Card Collection A division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 ® Original painting for the Maximum Card by Shannon Stirnweis