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Coin World [08/26/2002] (pg. 48)

8/26/2002

and one person booked five days for just 400 New York City is hurting A few weeks earlier I had occasion to visit a client in the Midwest in the land of waving fields of grain of unclouded skies of prairies from horizon to horizon This was William Jennings Bryan s farm land of a century ago and now I found it vibrant and full of life While I do not expect to see grass grow ing in times square anytime soon history does have a way of repeating itself and I suspect that growth and enthusiasm will in time return to New York City and it will be propelled at least to some extent by the strength of rural and suburban America William Jennings Bryan was unsuccess ful in his 1 896 bid for the presidency ditto for his bids in 1900 and 1908 In the 1920s he was front While I do not expect

Harper's Weekly (pg. 467)

7/1/1915 Numismatics; Periodicals

434 HARPERS WEEKLY for November 6 1915 Armenia s cross oj iron news gathering and presentation and in business sense Because of him there is likely to be increased the amount of pure white light of understanding that radiates from times square Mr McAneny s Move T HE most distinct success in the American news paper field in the last twenty years has been the building up of the New York Times Different news papers achieve distinction for different things The editorial page of the New York World for example is deservedly famous for its freedom and its power The Springfield Republican is almost sure to contain among its editoria

The Shekel, vol. 7, no. 1 (Spring 1974) (pg. 4)

/1974

l assist the hundreds of expected out of town guests Reports have been made of planned bus loads of visitors from Massachu setts New Jersey Connecticut and other nearby states so that hopes of attendance of 7 000 or more have been made by a number of the con vention workers The convention headquarters will be the New York Sheraton located at 56th Street at Seventh Avenue at the top of the times square area and just below the beautiful Central Park Ex cellent food and refreshment facilities in and near the hotel and the nearby theatres movies and entertainment centers of the Times Square area make the choice of the Sheraton a particular ly welcome one to the out of town visitors The meetings arc open to the gen eral public there will be no admission charge 2

The Bankers Magazine [vol. 77] (pg. 500)

/1908

60 Broad way It will utilize the first seven floors and the sixteenth for its offices the floors l etween the seventh and sixteenth being arranged in office suites The first floor is set apart for the institution s trust and banking departments the application de partment bureau of investment and the officials offices Hie Greenwich Bank has purchased the furniture and fixtures of the times square branch of the Mechanics Traders Bank Broadway and Forty fifth street and has established a branch of its own at this location This makes the fifth branch that this bank has established in the city and as the location is a favor able one the seven and one half millions of deposits will be largely increased The Greenwich Bank is one of the oldest banks in New York founded in 1830 and its

The Clarion, vol. 19, no. 2 (pg. 11)

9/1/2002 Pennsylvania

Would You Believe 7 5 Million by Dick Duncan It was truly a remarkable evening It was Tuesday evening July 30 the eve of the 2002 American Numismatic Assn Convention in New York City held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in times square A One Coin Auction Jerry Kochel John Eshbach and I took a taxi from Times Square to the Sotheby Auction Galleries located on York Avenue at 71st Street It was shortly before supper time 4 30 p m but we decided to find the place first beating the end of work rush of traffic and then we could get a bite to eat The auction was scheduled for 6 00 p m The event would be on the seventh f

The Bankers Magazine [vol. 79] (pg. 709)

/1909

gotiable Instruments Act IMPORTANT LEGAL DECISIONS OF INTEREST TO BANKERS All the latest decisions affectina bankers rendered by the United States courts and State courts of last resort will be found in the Magazine s Law Department as early as obtainable Attention is also directed to the Replies to Law and Banking Questions Included in this Department STOPPING PAYMENT CERTI FIED CHECK times square AUTOMOBILE CO vs RUTHERFORD NAT BANK COURT OF ERRORS AND APPEALS OF NEW JERSEY JUNE 14 1Q09 Where a bank certifies a check at the request of the payee the effect is the same as if the funds had been paid out to him and redeposited to his own credit and hence the bank may not refuse to pay the check upon the ground that it was pro cured from the drawer by fraud UMMERE C J One Purdy

Financial History: The Magazine of the Museum of American Financial History (pg. 29)

6/1/2000 Numismatics Periodicals

The new times square Nasdaq Market Site information to them but they were able to obtain the information much faster than ever before And with the invention of the telephone in 1876 trades were happening at a much greater volume than ever before The Wall Street Journal helped investors obtain facts and news with the promise of no opinions when it began distributing its afternoon edi tion in 1889 The staff at

The Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine (pg. 4)

9/1/1941 Numismatics; Periodicals

locations and the money is taken in sealed receptacles to spe cial offices for counting In Manhattan with its 38 000 coin telephones and most intensive use of their service about 700 000 coin box collections are made in a year The nickels thus brought in are counted in our Coin Box offices by modern coin counting machines Most frequent collections are made from the coin telephones in the times square and Grand Central Terminal sections which are prob ably the busiest in the world An estimated 30 000 persons a month are served by the coin telephones in a single Times Square cigar store It takes only a day to a day and a half for the nickels and other money taken from these telephones in the big city to be counted and then distributed to banks the auto mat restaurants and other places

Coin World [10/27/2003] (pg. 5)

10/27/2003

the background in the regions on either side of the portrait of Andrew Jackson and in the same area of the back Blue ink is used for several design elements on the face of the notes In New York City Bureau of Engraving and Printing Director Tom Ferguson along with Marsha Reidhill assistant director for Cash and Fiscal Agency at the Federal Reserve spent the colorful 20 FRNs at businesses in times square Purchases included three 1 Love NY T shirts from a vendor A billboard in Times Square high lighting The New Color of Money cam paign was also unveiled as part of cere monies in New York City James Brent BEP chief of the office of currency production bought postage stamps at the L Enfant Plaza Post Office in Washington DC Among participants in the ceremonial use of the new notes was

Coin World [11/05/1980] (pg. 42)

11/5/1980

Coin World [04/08/1964] (pg. 41)

4/8/1964

gh the copper box which was placed in the cornerstone of The New York Times Tower in 1903 are Arthur Ochs Sulzberger president and publisher of The Times Mrs Orvil E Dryfoos the publisher s eldest sister and Chester Brown president of Allied Chemical Corporation whose company recently purchased the building Photo by The New York Times nue that soon thereafter gave the area its name of times square and has been a landmark through the years Only nine years later this building became too small for The Times and forced the paper to move around the corner to its sixth home on 43d street where it still is housed although it is once more cramped for space and has built an auxiliary plant at 101 West End Avenue which later will be enlarged to The Times seventh home The famous Adolph S Ochs

Coin World [03/07/2011] (pg. 56)

3/7/2011

assaults BY PAUL GILKES COIN WORLD STAFF Long time exonumia dealer Stephen L Tanenbaum was struck and fatally injured Feb 11 in Brooklyn N Y by a stolen vehicle whose driver was fleeing police after he had allegedly stabbed three people to death By the time the suspect Ukranian born naturalized American citizen Maksim Gelman 23 was arrested by police at a subway sta tion in Manhattan s times square some 28 hours after the mayhem began four people were dead and another four had suffered nonfatal stab wounds Gelman was arraigned Feb 13 in Brooklyn Criminal Court on four counts of murder one count of assault two counts of robbery and two counts of criminal possession of a weap on according to Jonah Bruno a spokesman for the Brooklyn district attorney s office Gelman s case was to be p

Coin World [10/06/2008] (pg. 2)

10/6/2008

fr ii m iny I lc mu Kuikj Ip iiu jWiUriland Make your plans to view Viewing schedule Irvine California Bowers and Merena Offices By appointment Maastricht Paper Money Show Netherlands September 26 28 Frankfurt Germany Koehler Offices Wiesbaden September 29 PCDA Money Show St Louis Missouri October 16 17 Hong Kong John Bull Offices October 21 New York New York Hilton times square October 25 28 and attend the auction Auction schedule Auction to be held at the Hilton Times Square New York with simulcast auction rooms in Hong Kong and Qermany Monday October 27 2008 10 00 a m ET Chinese and other Asian Banknotes including East Bay and Kann Tuesday October 28 2008 10 00 a m ET Russian and European Banknotes including East Bay CALL 800 458 4646 for more infor

Coin World [10/13/2008] (pg. 4)

10/13/2008

Coin World [12/6/1963] (pg. 28)

12/6/1963

No 5543 in the Ameri can Numismatic Association and took the office of the presidency retary treasurer and John Young auctioneer The club was fathered by the board of gover nors of the Community Center as an added activity for the res idents of the area Meetings are scheduled for the third Monday of each month at 8 p m in the center Mitchell said SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT tffs sw ssk s times square Area which is the Num spiatic Center of New York City I will maintain a stock of both United States and Foreign Coins also featuring a complete line of Whitman supplies When in New York City please be sure to drop in for a friendly visit a always in the market to buy good material The store hours are from 9 00 a m to 6 00 p m Monday through Saturday It will be my pleasure to serve you H

Harper's Weekly (pg. 26)

8/1/1913 Numismatics; Periodicals

Lizzie sometimes but never was looking upon his work from afar with Now see here Sam Kelly went on without reprisals on account of his high the emotions of a successful general So quietly I m going to drive her back voice was umpiring He told Gordon also were looking but with different emo See You can have the machine at to hurry up tions a small knot of men high up in the times square or anywhere you say at Burke called the first one a ball on the left corner perched like a horrid swarm seven Never mind what I m doing second batter and the two hundred volun of bats Louie Kelly and his friends You re took sick and you re going home teer umpires who sit behind the catcher Yes I was suspended continued on the elevated like a good feller Now yelled in derision He

Harper's Weekly (pg. 120)

8/1/1913 Numismatics; Periodicals

To day when there are eight theaters in the same block the lessee pays 4 500 The owner of a theater in the heart of the play going district informs me that a church property across the street from his house was in the market ten years ago for 225 000 while last year the price had risen to 480 000 POPULATION is also a favorite topic A with the promoter Within a radius of fifteen miles of times square says he there are 7 000 000 who come to Man long and a little under a third of a mile unde contains forty theaters hattan when they want to see a good show In addition there is the city s 300 000 floating population mostly com posed of pleasure seeking show shop pers Besides this there is the normal increase in the population of 140 000 a year This looks like fairly fertile ground t

Harper's Weekly (pg. 179)

1/1/1916 Numismatics; Periodicals

a shape slightly differ ent changed typography and a dec orative cover which is a distinct im provement The War s Effect on American Business A remarkable series of articles by well known economists now running in The Annalist any one of which is worth more than the cost of a year s subscription A sample copy will be sent free on request THE ANNALIST 10 cents on News Stands 4 a year times square NEW YORK 15 10 also a year s and a half year s subscription are offered as prizes in the Harper s Weekly Motor Contest For full partic ulars as to how you can enter the contest write to THE MOTOR EDITOR HARPER S WEEKLY 251 Fourth Avenue New York THE SWOBODA SYSTEM OF CONSCIOUS EVO LUTION gives unusual health unusual energy and unusual vitality For information address ALOIS P SWOBODA

Harper's Weekly (pg. 555)

8/1/1913 Numismatics; Periodicals

mong newspaper men all over the country for a piece of writing which crackled with electricity and was at the same time abso lutely clear good English of the straight from the shoulder sort But now Listen to this alleged sentence and guess what Charles A Dana is doing in his grave All this time skipping lightly over what once was Gree ley and now is Herald Square and Longacre now times square and climbing out of the subway at what is now known as Columbus Circle but which undoubtedly will be changed after Honorable Hearst builds on his corner lot there to American and Journal place one came upon the quietest election night crowd always excepting the bell ringers and horn blowers who ring and blow no matter how elections go that the city has seen It is an attempt at the Sun s

Harper's Weekly (pg. 128)

1/1/1913 Numismatics; Periodicals

y Committee Central Trust Co of Illinois Burton F Peek Vice Pres Deere Co Moline James W Stevens Pres Illinois Life Insurance Co W O Johnson General Counsel and Director Chicago Erie Railroad R Floyd Clinch Crerar Clinch Co William C Boyden Matz Fisher Boyden Attorneys C B ScoviLLR Real Estate Oak Park and Chicago Charles G Dawes Es Comptrollcr of Currency times square NEW YORK Vttnotxtmi Euiato Single Rooms without bath Double Single Rooms with bath Double Parlor bedroom and bath WM C MUSCHBNHBIM 2 50 to 4 00 3 50 to 5 00 3 50 to 7 00 4 50 to 10 00 10 00 to 16 00 Origil rll fj MUSCHENHEIM 29

Harper's Weekly (pg. 489)

1/1/1907 bub_upload

Certified Coin Dealer Newsletter: 2001 (pg. 89)

/2001 Numismatics; Periodicals

CERTIFIED COIN DEALER newsletter CCDN a weekly report on the Sight Unseen certified market published by the Coin Dealer Newsletter est 1963 Vol XVI No 8 February 23 2001 Single copy price 4 00 Small Gold Hot At Long Beach Expo Two California Auctions Total 10 Million The Long Beach Coin and Collectibles Expo is the times square for coin collectors this week Many dealers and advanced collectors are presently in California at the convention center hoping to find that special coin or coins Early reports from dealers are upbeat although there are concerns about the economy Dealers that we spoke to say the demand is very strong for 2 50 and 5 denomina tion Gold Buyers are after Liberty and Indian designs buying almost

The Essay-Proof Journal (pg. 64)

1/1/1947 Numismatics; Periodicals; Essays; Proofs

mely Rare BELGIUM Full Sheet CANADA 12i Proof NEW BRUNSWICK Connell Proof URUGUAY Diligjeneia Proofs TWO SICILIES Savoy Cross Proof Illustrated Catalog of this Essay Proof Auction Sent Free on Request Vahan Mozian Inc Estab 1901 505 Fifth Ave New York 17 N Y IF YOU HAD BLACK FEATHERS and flew in a straight line as the crow flies you would And that it is just 4 4 miles from times square to Shrub Oak Uncle Sam isn t a crow so via the mail routes it is perhaps 47 miles That 47 miles is no great bar to our getting together to further your collecting needs A barrier of thousands of miles does not keep my philatelic friends on the Coast from sampling true personal philatelic service If you are an auction buyer particularly of quality United States write immedi ately for a co

The Coin Dealer Quarterly III Newsletter: 2002 (pg. 29)

/2002 Numismatics; Periodicals

ever a limit of twenty 20 coins per household will be strictly observed Don t delay call 800 459 2646 to order today No dealers please at these special prices 24 Hours A Day 7 Days A Week Texas Residents Add 8 25 Sales Tax For Orders Under 1000 Proud member of the BBB ANA PCGS and NGC Numismatic Literary Guild Awards dinner held August 1 2002 at the famed Marriott Marcjuis Hotel in times square New York City Mike Fuljenz added three more NLG plaques to his wall for his writings in the Book Newsletter and Best Website Article categories To receive Mike s latest award winning writings Call Toll Free 800 459 2646 Your FREE Bonus Gift package valued at 280 includes the following award winning information Investor s Profit Advisory For the sixth consecutive year our newsletter I

The Essay-Proof Journal (pg. 7)

6/1/1993 Numismatics; Periodicals; Essays; Proofs

rom its secretary Dana M Marr P O Box 4155 Tulsa OK 74159 Yet another option for those primarily interested in foreign paper money is the Interna tional Bank Note Society which publishes an excellent quarterly journal Membership infor mation from Milan Alusic P O Box 1642 Racine WI 53401 Hail and Farewell N the mid 1930s a young man came into the offices of the Metro Stamp Co on times square in New York City introduced himself as Tom Morris and mentioned that he was starting a collection of proofs He also explained that his father had been a designer en graver for the American Bank Note Company The name meant nothing to the young clerk but the opportunity to sell some proofs in that Depression Era was important Not many buyers presented themselves in those days and the skimpy s

The Shekel, vol. 5, no. 4 (Winter 1972) (pg. 34)

/1972

make up of the Board of Directors and to approve a set of By Laws You ll have the chance to socialize with out of town friends along with the oppor tunity to see a little of New York City itself AINA s Convention won t be out in the sun and under a tent that will blow in the wind or leak in the rain We ll be in the all new New York Sheraton Hotel formerly the Park Sheraton at the top of the times square area Well how do you get your tickets You write right away to AINA so we can help you reserve your rooms We ll want to know how many will be at your table at the banquet We ll want that information very soon So tell your wife to get a new dress send your sports jacket to the cleaner and call your travel agent It s NEW YORK CALLING for the most exciting May in your life Cordially

The Shekel, vol. 8, no. 1 (Spring 1975) (pg. 34)

/1975

not the year you could shtU e the adventure of Israel with us certainly the New York experience of AINA s great na tional convention with its wonderful meetings banquet the bourse and the auction the business affairs of AINA plus the warmth of the fraternity of INS members meeting as a group is something you won t want to miss The dates May 1 4 New York s Sheraton Hotel is at the lop of times square and within two tiny streets of New York s lovely Central Park Fifth Avenue with its wondrous stores is only two blocks away and the theatre district is so near four six and eight short streets that you will enjoy the Spring walk to the show of your choice But the Convention itself will be so rich with activities you may not find much time for shows and shopping You surely won t want to mis

The Shekel, vol. 8, no. 2 (Summer 1975) (pg. 18)

/1975

The Shekel, vol. 15, no. 3 (May-June 1982) (pg. 4)

/1982

ater New York Currency and Coin Convention Among special guests you will be likely to meet is Adna Wilde president of the American Numismatic Association You will be able to add to your Israeli collection and the NASCA Auction assures you of great offerings in American or other special interest coins currency and medals This most important event is at the New York Sheraton Hotel just above times square Join us for the educational and social events which will make this a memorable occasion Lena and I will have at that time just returned from the mid August ANA Convention in Boston at the Boston Sheraton This event from August 16th to the 22nd will provide AINA with the opportunity to greet our New England friends At the AINA table meet Board Director Moe Weinschel who will assist Lena and

The Shekel, vol. 35, no. 4 (July-August 2002) (pg. 5)

/2002

PRESIDENT S MESSAGE By Mel Wacks Ten Reasons Why You Should Attend The Annual AINA Meeting 1 The location is within a short drive of many of our members The annual meeting will take place at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel 1535 Broadway in times square Thursday August 1 2002 from 1 00 3 00 pm in the Hart Room on the 4th floor 2 We will have an exciting guest speaker Dr Ira Rezak who will discuss medals in the Bezalel style issued before 1948 Ira is an avid collector and his illustrated talks are always enjoyable and stimulating 3 You will get a sneak preview of upcoming new Israel coins medals etc from Eli Shahar General Manage

The Shekel, vol. 35, no. 3 (May-June 2002) (pg. 4)

/2002

with their family and friends are invited to attend our annual meeting at the upcoming American Numismatic Association convention in New York We will have an exciting guest speaker with slides plus officials from the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation who will give a sneak preview of upcoming commemorative coins and medals The meeting will be held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in times square Thursday August 1 2002 from 1 00 3 00 pm in the Hart Room on the 4th floor 1 look forward to seeing you there 1 am pleased to announce the appointment of two new board members to replace Moe Weinschel and Ed Janis both of whom will be greatly missed These new board members are young life members who will bring a new generation of ideas and talent to our organization Please join me in wel

Certified Coin Dealer Newsletter: 2014 (pg. 481)

/2014 Numismatics; Periodicals

o featuring the Sunnywood Collection of toned Morgan Dollars see some highlights herein October 9 11 is slated for the first annual PNG New York New York Invitational an odd name considering the public is welcome and the fact that dealers do not have to be PNG members nor invited to obtain a table at the show This show will be located at the Millennium Broadway Hotel within a half block of times square Heritage and Stack s Bowers will both host their own auction at the show Heritage s auction includes the La Jolla Lady s Collection the Pannonia Collection Part 2 and The Valley View Life Collection Part Three Stack s Bowers auc tion will feature the Gold Dollar collection of Milt TVetiak Legend PCGS Grade 1912 D Lincoln Cent CAC MS66RD 1861 3 Cent Silver Cam CAC PR66 1915 Buffalo N

Hobbies: The Magazine for Collectors - 1935 (pg. 134)

/1935 Numismatics Periodicals

or trade Box 388 Pacific Grove Calif aulOOOl WANTED Old song favorites earliest published editions of music or lyrics such as Casey Jones Home on the Range She s More to Be Pitied Rockabye Baby Frankie and Johnnie Flying Trapeze Pig Got Up and Slowly Walked Away etc appearing in early collections and especially song poems reproduced in old newspapers Give date Post Office Box 76 times square Station New York City s3252 WORLD WAR POSTERS all countries purchased Send list price condition Captain Mac 1785 Columbia Road Wash ington D C au327 WANTED Early Chicago newspapers historical newspapers old handbills pamphlets documents items on slavery Please give price and description Francis Rooney 7130 Ellis Ave Chicago Illinois apl2003 OLD TYPEWRITERS Any make

Hobbies: The Magazine for Collectors - 1935 (pg. 152)

/1935 Numismatics Periodicals

or trade Borx 388 Pacific Grove Calif aulOOOl WANTED Old song favorites earliest published editions of music or lyrics such as Casey Jones Home on the Range She s More to Be Pitied Rockabye Baby Frankie and Johnnie Flying Trapeze Pig Got Up and Slowly Walked Away etc appearing in early collections and especially song poems reproduced in old newspapers Give date Post Office Box 76 times square Station New York City s3252 WANTED TO BUY Items relating to Piano Industry of historical value of the 18th 19th centuries and earlier such as books on piano manufacturing piano catalogues trade cards of piano manu facturers and agents old business direc tories of New York Albany Boston Philadelphia Baltimore etc Also Amer ican advertisers directories postmarked envelopes bearing

Hobbies: The Magazine for Collectors - 1935 (pg. 174)

/1935 Numismatics Periodicals

Dealer 74 South St Morristown N J jel2423 WANTED Old song favorites earliest published editions of music or lyrics such as Casey Jones Home on the Range She s More to Be Pitied Rockabye Baby Frankie and Johnnie Flying Trapeze Pig Got Up and Slowly Walked Away etc appearing in early collections and especially song poems reproduced in old newspapers Give date Post Office Box 76 times square Station New York City S3252 WANT TO BUY Old Toy Penny Banks particularly Mechanical Banks and Pottery Banks Send complete de scription best price first letter Sher wood 612 Fifth Avenue Asbury Park New Jersey aul2003 STAMPS WANTED Will pay 100 00 for 1924 lc green Franklin rotary press perforated eleven 1 000 00 if un used Cash paid for certain stamps found in old trunks

Hobbies: The Magazine for Collectors - 1935 (pg. 193)

/1935 Numismatics Periodicals

y ap63 REAL TIGER Man Eater SHARK TOOTH Securely riveted to genuine Shark Leather Full sized Watch Fob 25c Book mark cut from genuine Shark leather shape of Shark size 2 x 7 inches 25c Colors of each tan green brown or black Je63 MARINE NOVELTY MFG CO P O Box 104 Newport Rhode Island ANCARTHE PUBLISHERS Suite 2003 111 W Washington St Chicago The largest and nicest hotel on times square 2000 Rooms with bath from 2 50 HOTEL liUv NEW YORK Chicago Hobby Show November 4th to 9th SHERMAN HOTEL Chicago

Hobbies: The Magazine for Collectors - 1934 (pg. 222)

/1934 Numismatics Periodicals

n expires July 24 1936 WILL TRADE old chess books for old U S coins 1908 Christmas seal value 1 00 Christmas drafts novelty 25c dozen for old coins A Atlas Leve Syracuse N Y Only real stamp shop in Syra cuse ol65 SEND ME 15 different Bicentennial or Commemorative Precancels and receive in exchange a mint sheet of 100 German stamps Ralph Hinrichs Box 677 Ver ona Wis f13 times square s LARGEST HOTEL THE TAFT is close to everything interest ing Theatres shops and business all New York is within quick reach 2000 fine rooms replete with extra living comforts Single rooms with private bath are 2 50 per day Double with private tub bath and shower 3 50 Twin bedded private tub bath and shower 4 00 HOTEL 7th Avenue at 50th St NEW YORK dp

Hobbies: The Magazine for Collectors - 1934 (pg. 242)

/1934 Numismatics Periodicals

COVERS mostly 1928 10c One hundred and twenty five to swap for Indian Relics or Bureau of American Ethnology Reports C G Drake Union City Ga nip SWAP National Geographies 2 years Linn s complete other stamp magazines for stamps mixtures covers Write K Diven 114 Walnut Penn Yan N Y nl32 STAMPS COINS etc for Street Smiths Good News L E Moore Little Rock Ark nip times square s LARGEST HOTEL THE TAFT is close to everything interest ing Theatres shops and business all New York is within quick reach 2000 fine rooms replete with extra living comforts Single rooms with private bath are 2 50 per day Double with private tub bath and shower 3 50 Twin bedded private tub bath and shower 4 00 HOTEL TAFT 7th Avenue at 50th St NEW YORK _dp

N.O.W. News, Fall 2006 (pg. 26)

10/1/2006

Mr Peanut Employee Coin Team Success Mr Peanut coast all of which he traveled in the Planters Nut Mobile In Hollywood Mr Peanut re ceived a star on Hollywood s Melrose Avenue Character Walk and even today has his own fan club the Peanut Pals Mr Peanut has also long been associated with Broadway His first appearance was in 1942 when his billboard appeared in times square In 1997 he made his inaugural ap pearance in the Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade and still travels the country in the Nut Mobile Mr Peanut employee coins were originally struck for the manager of the Fort Smith Arkansas plant to be given to their employ ees Written on one side Team Success Mr Peanut and on the other side positive reinforcement The coin measures a little over one in

TAMS Journal, Vol. 46, No. 2 (pg. 13)

4/1/2006 numismatics periodicals tokens medals

em in escapes All windows were fitted with hardened steel enclosures Gun galleries cages for machine gun wielding guards were built in the cell blocks Tear gas defenses were placed in the mess hall and in the entrances The inmates called the main corridor Broadway other corridors were named Michigan Avenue a Chica go connection Sunrise Alley on the east Sunset Strip on the west times square and C D Seedy Street and the first level cells which looked out onto Broadway were considered the least desirable because of the traffic in the corridor Thelowest cells were cold as they sat on the long stretch of concrete The dining hall was nicknamed the gas chamber Upper tiers were torture of a kind the inmates could see and hear San Francisco from there James A Johnston was Alcatraz

The Fare Box (pg. 38)

1/1/1994

d I have my scouts In Queensland searching for some of these I would like to come over to the next AVA Convention if 1 can arrange it In New York the NYCTA is issuing new Metrocards which are intended sooner or later to replace tokens No doubt to encourage their use NYCTA has issued some Inaugural limited editions of these cards picturing Grand Cen tral Station the NYC skyline times square and a harbor scene Only 20 000 four card sets are being made and these are for sale at 50 for a set As they have a face value of 36 25 total for si 4 cards this Is a considerable mark up I wonder If they wU sell out In addition to the 50 you must pay a 10 ship ping charge as well free download from www vecturist com

N.O.W. News, Winter 2010 (pg. 28)

12/1/2010

New Year Celebrated with Visits to Homes On New Year s Eve millions of television viewers around the world will watch the ball drop in times square But how did people celebrate the New Year before electricity and mass media New Year Day greeting card depicting a boy and girl ice skating That evening people of all ages flocked to public balls featuring multi course dinners and dancing into the night The following morning young friends often embarked on day long sleigh rides into the countryside snuggling together under mounds of blanke

The New Netherlands Numisma: 14th Mail Bid Sale (pg. 11)

12/1/1959 Numismatics; Auction catalogs

1941 Hans looked considerably younger and quite a bit thinner The Stack operated Manhattan Coin Co was located at 19 West 46th St midway between their main store and the Schulman office Several Jewelry stores handled coins in New York during those months before Pearl Harbor and several still do This writer remembers MAX BERENSTEIN who operated Berns and I STUPAY who had a little store in times square Berns is still in business but Stupay disappeared during the war In June 1941 MR and MRS WITTL1N opened a coin store on Broadway between 52nd and 53rd streets FRANK STERNBERG was associated with the Wittlins as Expert I SNYDERMAN was in his present location on East 59th St and uptown HENRY GRUNTHAL could be found at 275 Fort Washington Ave Over in Brooklyn the late Joe Barnet w

The MCA Advisory, May 2005 (pg. 19)

5/1/2005 Medals Tokens

model was actually chosen twice by the contest judges and the Commission of Fine Arts His career was well along in 1932 well past his 1900 1920 peak At the height of his artistic powers Flanagan created the COF Hudson Fulton Medal the City of Verdun Medallion recalling the epic battles around that city in World War I It is believed that his life ended in a times square hostel for alcoholic derelicts in New York City in 1952 EDGE AND PATINA VARIETIES OBSERVED 1 THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS SIXTH ISSUE A Deep reddish brown with green highlights 2 Ditto D Bright malachite green 3 Ditto A Light brown gold 4 Ditto F Even blue green 5 J K SPECIAL EDITION SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 1993 FINE SILVER MEDALLIC ART COMPANY first Minneapolis telemarketer r

The N.A.S.C. Quarterly (pg. 9)

10/1/1962 Numismatics; Periodicals

ntained lear plastic tubes and put together to simulate logs This initial out fiding creation won for Hood a California State Numismatic Association idential citation This first Hood creation was purchased by the Ripley ieve It or Not Museum at St Augustine Florida where it is now on anent display It is reported that Ripley Enterprises hope to acquire latest Hood creation for either it s times square Museum in New York ir or for their newest one being built in Niagara Falls A chance for many numismatists to see this historic work of art and Lory will be afforded them at the NASC Convention at the Statler Hotel mary 30th and 31st and February 1st and 2nd 1963 5

The N.A.S.C. Quarterly (pg. 13)

6/1/1965 Numismatics; Periodicals

The White H ouse In Minature I The pictures above shows the front and rear view of the White i House in minature as it was constructed by Ernest Hood of Culver City California This masterpiece is now in the Ripley s Believe 1 It or Not Museum in New York City at times square i This model of the White House was made to scale The height I width and length was obtained from the Department of Interior and S the balance of the information was obtained from pictures and I articles such as the details around the windov s and the door to the north portico On the original White House there are spindals all around the 9

Financial History #116 (Winter 2016) (pg. 16)

1/1/2016

hiest women Her real estate holdings in the city were immense In the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan Jumel owned an elegant mansion built in 1765 as well as unimproved acreage that added up to a staggering 783 city lots Earther down town she possessed two 20 by 6o foot built up lots on the northwest corner of 41st Street and Seventh Avenue just south of what would become times square Most remuneratively she had holdings Previous page Eliza Jumel in Rome in 1 854 with a great niece and great nephew whom she raised Painted by Alcide Ercole in the Einancial District 150 Broadway three blocks north of Wall Street and just around the corner 71 and 73 Liberty Street All three buildings were leased profitably as retail space and offices Nor should we forget her upstate

The Clarion, vol. 14, no. 3 (pg. 9)

9/1/1997 Pennsylvania

ld friends view ing lots of impressive coins and even en joying some highlights of the city I took advantage of an ANA bus tour of the city and another tour took us to the Amer ican Numismatic Society headquarters for a short lecture a tour and lunch That outfit is considerably older than the ANA although membership is smaller On the Town The ANA Show was right in the heart of times square which was exciting I had found out you can stand in line for about an hour and get theater tickets for half price so that s what I did Thus the three of us enjoyed Miss Saigon a first rate show And another evening found the three of us dining in Windows on the World located on top of the 110 floor World Trade Center A great view of the city with the Hudson River on the left and

The Centinel, vol. 50, no. 2 (pg. 26)

6/1/2002

more secure We arrived at the Newark Airport via Pittsburgh The Pittsburgh terminal is state of the art and one of our favorites because it boasts an Aunt Annie s Pretzel booth and ice cream from Ben and Jerry s Needless to say we had to sample both On our Pittsburgh to Newark flight Fran sat next to Michigan dealer Mike Annis We decided to share a van ride to the Marriott Marquis at times square site of the ANA Convention The first person to greet us at the Marriott was CSNS Governor and long time ANA volunteer Don Charters He was assisting dealers to find their way to security and giving directions to registration The Marriott Marquis is a large first class operation equipped with 48 floors and 16 elevators The lobby is on the 8th floor convention registration on the 7th and t

Penny-Wise, Vol. 41, No. 3 (pg. 36)

5/1/2007

in 2006 in the pages of the March P W He was a truly wonderful man who helped a novice Brit complete his Red Book Collection of Middle and Late Dates back in the mid nineties and beyond I especially remember bringing in the New Millennium with him via telephone trying to describe the scenes here in London to him and talking copper in between the festivities He was eagerly awaiting the event in times square still five hours or so away His love of Conder Tokens shone through as he asked if I could get him a map of England and its counties from the period Duty bound I went to the Public Records Office in London and found him one He was going to put it on his List to sell to any interested parties I also recall his leaving for California from Connecticut when he retired and telling me his only me

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