Benson Lossing in the History of New York City Volume II wrote in 1884 that “the prime objects of the society are the cultivation of the science of numismatology, the promotion of the study of American archaeology, and the collection of coins and medals and specimens of archaic remains.”
Benson Lossing escribiu en 1884 que os obxectivos principais da sociedade eran "o cultivo da ciencia numismática, a promoción do estudo de arqueoloxía americana e o coleccionismo de moedas, medallas e espécimes de restos arcaicos”.