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Medals and Badges of the American Numismatic Association283. ANA OFFICIAL CONVENTION MEDAL, CHICAGO, 1920.ANA 20 CM 12. Identical to the 1920 badge above except for theabsence of the pin clasp on the reverse. (F)SOUVENIR/ DE LA/ CONVENTION/ ANA/A MONTREAL/25 AU 39 AOUT/ 1923. The ribbon is near mint. A number ofdifferent tokens were used for this year’s badge – Harris believesthat most of them utilized this particular token. 65 Collectorsregistered for this year’s convention. (H)287. SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE. But using an 1837 Half PennyCanadian bank token (Breton 522) In Very Fine condition. (H)Lot 284284. ANA OFFICIAL CONVENTION BADGE, BOSTON, 1921.ANA 21.CB 13. 25mm. bronze pinback with AMERICANNUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION AUG, 1921 BOSTON aroundscene of landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. Designed by FrankShumway and struck by Bastian Bros. Choice Uncirculated.Mintage unknown. Registration of 99 (F-G)285. ANA OFFICIAL CONVENTION MEDAL, BOSTON, 1921.ANA 21.CM 13. Choice Uncirculated. Identical to the above,but without the pinback on the reverse. Unknown Mintage butprobably very close to that of the medal. (F-G)288. OFFICIAL CONVENTION BADGE, CLEVELAND, 1924.ANA 24. CB 15, A 3e piece silver plated hanging badge. AU.(Bastian Bros.) AU. Obv: Rectangular pinback header inscribedCLEVELAND suspends white ribbon giltstamped: AMERICAN/NUMNISMATIC/ ASSOCIATION/ AUG. 23-28/ 1924. 34X 36mm irregular drop in shape of a map of Ohio. ANNUALCONVENTION above branch of a buckeye tree. Mintageunknown. Registration of 80. (G289. ANA OFFICIAL CONVENTION BADGE, BUFFALO, 1930.ANA 30. CB 21. (American Emblem Co., Utica, N.Y. ) AboutUncirculated. Nameplate 19mm x 49mm bronze with pin back.Blue & white striped suspension ribbon, 33mm bronze drop with aBuffalo, A-N-A 1930 obverse and seal of the ANA reverse. 175 ofthese badges were made. Registration: 77 members & 15 visitors.(F-G)Lot 290290. ANA OFFICIAL CONVENTION MEDAL, BUFFALO, 1930.ANA 30. CM-15. 32.7mm. Silver. (American Emblem Co.). Edgelettered SILVER. Choice Uncirculated. Same design as the dropabove but without the loop. A mere 20 of these were struck insilver. ($1000+)291. ANA OFFICIAL CONVENTION BADGE, CLEVELAND,1934 ANA 34. CB25(a) Nameplate (NELSON T. THORSON/OMAHA NEBR) suspends dark blue ribbon with 34 x 59mmsilver plated drop. J. Henri Ripstra, Sc. (Bastian Bros.) Uniface.About Uncirculated. Obverse: AMERICAN/ NUMISMATIC/ASSOCIATION above seal of the Western Reserve NumismaticSociety. Below: CLEVELAND. OHIO/ 1934. There were 103registrants to the convention who received badges with a bronzefinish. An unknown number of badges with a silver finish such286. ANA OFFICIAL CONVENTION BADGE, MONTREAL,1923. ANA 23.CB 14a. A F/VF 1844 Montreal Half PennyBank Token (Breton 527.) with a soldered stickpin on the reverseis attached to an orange ribbon with black letters inscribed:H74Lot 286