"A Gallery of Abraham Lincoln in American Numismatics" (Chicago Coin Club)
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Dennis Tucker to Present “A Gallery of Abraham Lincoln in American Numismatics” at Chicago Coin Club
Dennis Tucker will give an illustrated talk on Abraham Lincoln to the Chicago Coin Club on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. The club meeting begins at 6:45 pm Central Daylight Time at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, and the talk will also be streamed online.
Tucker’s presentation is titled “A Gallery of Abraham Lincoln in American Numismatics.” It draws on his work with award-winning author Fred L. Reed. Tucker was publisher at Whitman Publishing for Reed’s two monumental volumes of Lincoln numismatic history—Abraham Lincoln: The Image of His Greatness (2009) and Abraham Lincoln: Beyond the American Icon (2013).
The lecture is both a tribute to the late Mr. Reed (who passed away in 2021) and a richly illustrated exploration of the Great Emancipator in American coins, medals, tokens, paper money, and popular culture. It includes major seldom-seen rarities as well as more common collectibles. Tucker will also share insight from his experience on the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, discussing its review of modern Lincoln coins.
“A Gallery of Abraham Lincoln in American Numismatics”
features medals, tokens, coins, and more.
The Chicago Coin Club, founded in 1919, is a group of collectors interested in all aspects of numismatics. Its objective is to pursue numismatic knowledge through study and research of related items and to share this information through monthly meetings, dialogue, and publications. Its website is www.chicagocoinclub.org.
Current CCC members may attend meetings in person or online. A non-member may watch the Club’s monthly presentations online after becoming a member, or by contacting Secretary Scott McGowan (secretary.chicagocoinclub@gmail.com) in advance to make special arrangements.
About the presenter: Dennis Tucker has been a coin collector since the age of seven. He is a Life Member of the American Numismatic Association, secretary of the American Medallic Sculpture Association, a past governor of the Token and Medal Society, and former numismatic specialist of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). He has written hundreds of articles and lectured on many numismatic subjects, and has been featured on NPR’s “Planet Money” and in other national media. In retirement he serves as chairman of the Board of Directors of Brayhope Farm, Inc., a charitable nonprofit for children with disabilities and special needs.
Dennis Tucker at the Lincoln Memorial,
Washington, D.C.
Comments
I worked with Fred Reed at Coin World.
What was it like working with him at Coin World? I remember Fred's enthusiasm for the hobby in general, and his focused immersion when he was on a particular subject that caught his attention.
I wish I could be there. I have a fairly large collection of Lincoln tokens from his 1860 and 1864 presidential campaigns. Here are some of many.