Subject: American Numismatics

Copper Civil War store token depicting an American eagle with flags. The token designates its issuer as the "SOLE AGENT IN THE U. S." and indicates a "PRINCIPAL DEPOT OF FRENCH COGNAC BITTERS" located at 70 Nassau St. The reverse of the token bears the date 1863. The token is identified as Fuld 630BU.1A and has a rarity rating of R1.

Civil War-era trade token issued by the kosher dining saloon of Marx & Ederheimer, located at 256 Broadway, New York City. The token's front features a shield with the inscription "CONSTITUTION AND THE COUNTRY." The reverse displays the Hebrew word for "kosher." According to the donor, this token is scarcer than a similar one with an Indian head on the front. The date is estimated as 1863.

Commemorative medal by Moritz Furst depicting Andrew Jackson and commemorating the Battle of New Orleans. The reverse side features inscriptions detailing the battle and a resolution of Congress dated February 27, 1815. This medal is one of Furst's series of War of 1812 medals. Moritz Furst (1782-1847?) was a Jewish Hungarian engraver, medalist, and portraitist who worked as a contract engraver for the U.S. Mint. He is known for his numerous medallic portraits and for creating the first recorded American Jewish medal.

Pamphlet containing the Constitution of the Numismatic Society of Philadelphia, published in 1865. Bound with this constitution are two 1867 papers by Henry Phillips Jr.: "Medicine & Astrology" and "The Pleasures of Numismatic Science." Also included is "A Historical Sketch of the National Medals" by Charles Henry Hart. Hart later served as a director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and chairman of the committee on retrospective American art at the World's Columbian Exposition.

Brass token with a face value of 50 cents, issued by Kaufman & Rodgers. The date of issue is unknown, but based on the style and condition of other similar tokens, it is estimated to have been produced around 1920. The exact nature of Kaufman & Rodgers' business is unknown. The token is found in the Judaica Americana collection and may have been in circulation within a community.

Copper replica of a twenty-dollar gold piece. Inscribed "STRASBURGER AND NUHN IMPORTERS...NEW YORK." Dating from before the American Civil War (circa 1850). Found in archival materials relating to Judaica Americana.