George P. French was a founding member and first president of the Rochester Numismatic Association. He was born in 1865 and died November 25, 1932 in Rochester, New York of pneumonia.
French graduated from Columbia Medical College in 1888, interned at St. Mary's Hospital, and went into private practice. He was a founding member of the Rochester Numismatic Association and its first president. The association issued a medal celebrating its first anniversary. This medal also honored French with a portrait on its obverse.
An avid numismatist, French was best known to the numismatic community for his collection of large cents formed by him over a period of forty years. This collection included practically all the known die varieties of large cents and consisted of 832 pieces, nearly every one of which was in uncirculated condition. He had exhibited this collection at several American Numismatic Association conventions, and it was perhaps the foremost of its kind formed at the time. Three of the 1793 cents were valued at $5,000 each. French's obituary in The Numismatist reported at the time that this collection of large cents had been sold around 1929 to B. Max Mehl, of Fort Worth, Texas, for around $50,000.00.
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George P. French was a founding member and first president of the Rochester Numismatic Association. He was born in 1865 and died November 25, 1932 in Rochester, New York of pneumonia.
French graduated from Columbia Medical College in 1888, interned at St. Mary's Hospital, and went into private practice. He was a founding member of the Rochester Numismatic Association and its first president. The association issued a medal celebrating its first anniversary. This medal also honored French with a portrait on its obverse.
An avid numismatist, French was best known to the numismatic community for his collection of large cents formed by him over a period of forty years. This collection included practically all the known die varieties of large cents and consisted of 832 pieces, nearly every one of which was in uncirculated condition. He had exhibited this collection at several American Numismatic Association conventions, and it was perhaps the foremost of its kind formed at the time. Three of the 1793 cents were valued at $5,000 each. French's obituary in The Numismatist reported at the time that this collection of large cents had been sold around 1929 to B. Max Mehl, of Fort Worth, Texas, for around $50,000.00.
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