Press Releases

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2012

January 31, 2012 American Numismatic Society Announces 2011 Huntington Award Recipient
The American Numismatic Society is delighted to announce Dr. Richard Doty as the 2011 Huntington Medal Award Recipient

2011

November 2, 2011 American Numismatic Society Unveils Archer: A Breakthrough in Archival Cataloging
The American Numismatic Society today unveiled the new interactive ANS archival search tool, ARCHER (numismatics.org/archives/). ARCHER (ARCHival Electronic Resource) provides access to the ANS’ unrivalled collection of unique archival material, through a series of simple search screens.
October 27, 2011 ANS Unveils New Medal Honoring Eric P. Newman
The American Numismatic Society is pleased to announce the limited edition medal honoring ANS Trustee Emeritus, Eric P. Newman. The medal will be minted in both bronze and silver and will be available by subscription only until January 13, 2012.
October 26, 2011 ANS Duplicates Included in Stacks Bowers Ponterio Auction
10/26/11 The American Numismatic Society's Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that, in its meeting held on Saturday, October 22nd, 2011, it has approved the sale of a group of duplicate modern Chinese coins from the collection of its East Asian Department.
September 16, 2011 ANS EADitor included in Society of American Archivists' Description Expo 2011
9/16/11 The American Numismatic Society is pleased to announce that EADitor, the open-source collection management and web publication system created by ANS web and database developer Ethan Gruber, has been selected for inclusion in the Society of American Archivists’ Description Expo 2011.
August 16, 2011 2012 ANS Gala Honorees Announced
8/16/11 The ANS is pleased to announce the honorees for the 2012 Dinner Gala.
June 17, 2011 Donations in Memory of F. Gordon Frost
6/17/2011 On March 2, 2011, Gordon Frost, a Fellow and donor of the American Numismatic Society unexpectedly passed away at the age of 75. At the suggestion and with the active support of his devoted wife of almost 45 years, Rosalie, the American Numismatic Society wishes to commemorate Gordon Frost’s life-long passion for numismatics and books by naming a section of the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library after him.
May 27, 2011 ANS Commissions Medal in honor of Eric P. Newman's 100th Birthday
5/27/2011 To celebrate the 100th birthday of its Trustee Emeritus and benefactor, the American Numismatic Society is presenting Eric Pfeiffer Newman a portrait plaque, which was commissioned to commemorate this event.
May 3, 2011 ANS Announces New Exhibition Cultural Change: Coins of the Holy Land
5/3/2011 American Numismatic Society announces a new exhibit entitled Cultural Change: Coins of the Holy Land on view at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York May 6th through December 31, 2011
April 6th, 2011 ANS Unveils MANTIS: A Major Numismatic Research Tool
4/6/2011 American Numismatic Society Director Ute Wartenberg Kagan today unveiled the new interactive ANS collection search tool, MANTIS (www.numismatics.org/search). MANTIS (Mantis: A Numismatic Technologies Integration Service) provides access to all 600,000 records for objects in the ANS collection, through a series of new, easy-‐to-‐use search screens.
ANS Adjunct Curator David Hendin to Excavate at Sepphoris
March 30th, 2011 ANS Adjunct Curator David Hendin will be on-site numismatist at Duke University's Sepphoris Regional Project during May.
January 26-27th, 2011 ANS Duplicates in Upcoming Stack's Auction
01/26/11 Duplicate items from the ANS Collection will be included in the upcoming Stack’s Auction The New York Americana Sale, January 26-27, 2011.

2010

October 28th, 2010 Funny Money: Exhibit at the Federal Reserve Bank now extended to January 30, 2011
10/28/2010 - Funny Money: The Fight of the US Secret Service against Counterfeit Money - An exhibit in conjunction with the US Secret Service, the ANS, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been extended through January 30, 2011.
October 25, 2010 - ANS seeks entry-level Database and Web Services Developer
The American Numismatic Society seeks to hire an entry-level Database and Web Services Developer to oversee the ongoing development of its curatorial database and related resources as tools for internal collections management, scholarly research and public outreach...
September 15, 2010 Ira and Lawrence Goldberg to be honored at 2011 ANS Gala
9/15/2010 - The American Numismatic Society is pleased to announce the honorees for the Annual Dinner Gala will be Ira and Lawrence Goldberg.
April 19, 2010 Medal honoring Q. David Bowers released
4/19/2010 - The American Numismatic Society is pleased to announce the limited edition of the ANS Medal honoring numismatist Q. David Bowers.
April 9, 2010 Funny Money: New Exhibit at the Federal Reserve Bank
4/9/2010 - Funny Money: The Fight of the US Secret Service against Counterfeit Money - An exhibit in conjunction with the US Secret Service, the ANS, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
April 1, 2010 Colonial Newsletter Anniversary Year and Staff Changes
4/1/2010 - Oliver Hoover will become the fifth editor-in-chief of the Colonial Newsletter and will guide the venerable publication into its next fifty years serving the colonial community.

2009

January 9, 2010 George Frederick Kolbe Public Auction Sale 111
11/13/2009 - Highlights from the Stack Family Numismatic Library & American Numismatic Society Duplicates.
Victor England 2010 American Numismatic Society Gala Honoree
10/15/2009 - Mr. England will be honored at the 2010 Annual Dinner Gala held at the Waldorf-Astoria on Thursday January 7, 2010.
Stack Family Coinage of the Americas Conference: Augustus Saint-Gaudens and His Numismatic Legacy
10/11/2009 - Over 30 attend the event at which experts on Saint-Gaudens and interested collectors, scholars, and dealers discussed the master sculptor's medallic production.
Sage Society Trip 2010: Journey to the Birth of Coinage
9/22/2009 - The Sage Society Trip for 2010, led by ANS Deputy Director Dr. Andrew Meadows, will take in some of the most important and numismatically significant sites of the ancient Greek world.

2008

ANS Hires New Librarian
8/01/2008 - The ANS is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Hahn to the Francis D. Campbell Librarianship of the Harry W. Bass Jr. Library
ANS Auctions Ancient Duplicates
11/19/2008 - American Numismatic Society to auction ancient duplicates from the Leggett and other ANS collections

2007

ANS Headquarters Move
11/27/2007 - The ANS Relocation to One Hudson Square
Saint-Gaudens Exhibit at the FED
8/27/2007 - The ANS presents "I suppose I shall be impeached for it...Theodore Roosevelt, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and America's Most Beautiful Coin" at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York