History of CRNS

The Croton River Numismatic Society, or CRNS, as is normally referred to, had it’s beginnings in 1972 in the Carmel area of Putnam County, New York. A group of men and women who had been collecting, grading and selling coins and currencies for some time decided to form the Society Under Article II of the Constitution of the newly created venture was the “ Object “(ive), more commonly called now a “ Mission Statement “ “ The object of this Society shall be to encourage, discuss and promote the science of numismatics by gathering together of numismatists for the advancement of numismatics for the members and other interested parties “. At the time of the founding the officer positions were: President, Vice-President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer and two members of the Board of Governors. As the Society had no real estate to call its own, the monthly meetings were held in numerous locations in the Carmel area. Those shown below are not in actual chronological order: Putnam County Savings Bank Carmel V F W Post 1374 Putman County Office Building Gilead Presbyterian Church Guideposts Printing Plant Carmel Fire House There are still current members of the Society that remember past men and women from those early days: Sam Gizzy - Rocky Placallas - Lester Durgy - Bob Charters John Cresy - Doug Smith - Ernie Baines - Tom Enterlein Dick Johnson - Ted Kraus - Abe Feldbin - Bill & Stella Kipp Ted Loose - Ralph Behringer - James & Jimmy Sullivan Mark Simon - Dr. Charles Kilhenny - Doug Wolcott - Howard Hill - Stan Surel