Grunthal, Henry, 1905-2001
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1905 - 2001
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- Henry Grunthal (1905-2001) of the Riverdale section of the Bronx in New York City was born in Cologne, Germany, and was the son of numismatist and medal publisher Hugo Grunthal.
Henry Grunthal (1905-2001) of the Riverdale section of the Bronx in New York City was born in Cologne, Germany, and was the son of numismatist and medal publisher Hugo Grunthal. He joined the American Numismatic Society (ANS) staff in 1953 as assistant to the chief curator and moved up to the position of curator of European and modern coins, a position he held until his retirement in 1973. His main activities at the ANS were building, labeling, and organizing the collections and assisting members with the identification and appraisal of coins, paper money, and medals. He was educated at the Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin, the University of Jena, and at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied archaeology and art history. He also studied numismatics under Kurt Regling in Berlin and Geheimrat Pick in Gotha. In 1938 he emigrated to the United States from Germany to work for Stack's Rare Coins in New York City. After retirement he was an independent numismatic consultant in New York City, where he also conducted auctions with Edward Gans at Numismatic Fine Arts. He wrote several articles for publications such as The Numismatist and Coin World and co-authored two books, Carolingian Coinage and The Coinage of Peru. He was awarded the American Numismatic Association Medal of Merit in 1970. Grunthal also received an ANS medal marking fifty years of continuous membership in 1979. He had been a member of the American Numismatic Association since 1929 and was active in both the Bronx Coin Club and the New York Numismatic Club, both of which he served as president.
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- 1905: Born, Cologne (Germany).
- 1953 - 1973: curators, American Numismatic Society (N.Y.).
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1. Henry Grunthal curator correspondence
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- Contains official correspondence from Grunthal's work as curator of the American Numismatic Society, mostly relating to the cost and historical values of coins, medals, and paper money.
3. Photograph of Henry Grunthal and Margaret Thompson
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- Henry Grunthal and Margaret Thompson in front of the Coinage of the Americas exhibition at the International Numismatic Congress at the ANS Audubon Terrace headquarters building at the time of Grunthal's retirement, September 1973.
4. Guido Kisch papers
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- Correspondence, invoices, and coin lists relating to Kisch’s collecting and research interest in law and the legal profession.
5. Photograph of the ANS fourth floor curatorial office
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- View of the fourth floor curatorial office at the ANS headquarters building at Audubon Terrace in 1957. Henry Grunthal inspects a coin.
6. Photograph of the ANS Library and curatorial visitors area
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- View of the library and curatorial visitors area at the ANS headquarters building on Audubon Terrace in 1957, after the completion of renovations. Henry Grunthal (background) meets with a visitor at the visitors' entrance to the curatorial area.
