A page from one of the scrapbooks

Richard Hoe Lawrence scrapbooks, 1859-1907
0.3 cubic feet (1 box)

Biographical note
Richard Hoe Lawrence (1858-1936) of New York City was a numismatic collector and scholar who was closely associated with the American Numismatic and Archeological Society (later the American Numismatic Society) during its early formative years in the nineteenth century. He amassed notable collections of Roman Republican and Early Imperial denarii and served as the Society’s curator (1879) and librarian (1880-1885), overseeing the production of the library’s first printed catalog. Lawrence served as president of the Grolier Club in New York City (1906-1908).

Collection
Two scrapbooks (1859-1907) relating to coin and medal collecting and other numismatic activities. Contains clippings from newspapers, popular magazines, and other publications on topics such as the history of coin collecting, notable publications in the field, recent transactions, and the activities of various numismatic societies in cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Newport, and Boston. Includes advertisements, such as for a coin cabinet, coin dealers, and Centennial Medals (1876). Also present are flyers, price lists, a booklet on the Nobel Prize (1906), invitations to exhibits and meetings, announcements, an obituary for Rev. Joseph M. Finotti of Boston, and a letter and short biographical sketch relating to John H. Hickcox, creator of a catalog for U.S. government documents who was arrested in 1882 for stealing money from envelopes addressed to the U.S. Capitol (the charges were later dismissed).

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