Fuld, Melvin
Born in Baltimore, Maryland. Father of George. Attended Johns Hopkins University and Lehigh University. Married to Carol. Employed as a chemist. Resident of Baltimore. Director of research for Fuld Bros, Inc.
Fuld began to collect in 1940. He was the founder and first president of the Civil War Token Society. Founder of Maryland Numismatic Society and Middle Atlantic Numismatic Association. He received the ANA Medal of Merit in 1962. He served on the Assay Commission for 1965. Received Sandra Rae Mishler Cataloguing Award in 1972. Received the Krause Publications Numismatic Ambassador Award in 1975.
Wrote the token and medal page for Coin World after 1966. Author of Put Another Token In in 1970 reprinted from Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine.
Member of the Masons. He died in Baltimore. In 2002 he was inducted into the CWTS Hall of Fame.
obit: NUM 100 Nov 1987 page 2428 DOB:SSDI
2 entries found
Displaying records 1 — 2
1960Patriotic Civil War Tokens, Volume 2
Note: This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. However, for this item, either no rightsholder(s) have been identified or one or more rightsholder(s) have been identified but none have been located. You are free to use this item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
