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Welcome to the American Numismatic Society

The American Numismatic Society is an organization dedicated to the study of coins, currency, medals, tokens, and related objects from all cultures, past and present. The Society's headquarters in New York City has the foremost research collection and library specialized in numismatics in the United States. These resources are used to support research and education in numismatics, for the benefit of academic specialists, serious collectors, professional numismatists, and the interested public.

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News and Events

ANS Lyceum: Collection Management and Coin Conservation 
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ANS Lyceum: Collection Management and Coin Conservation 

April 19–May 24, 2023 with With Peter van Alfen (ANS); David Yoon (ANS); Alan Stahl (Princeton University); Jennifer Gloede and Ellen Feingold (National Numismatic Collection); Nathan Elkins (ANS); and David Hendin (ANS)

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COAC 2023: Call for Papers
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COAC 2023: Call for Papers

The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw the beginning and apex of the Industrial Revolution in the United States and abroad, and those methods drastically changed during this period.  Perhaps nowhere is this more obvious than in numismatics, where nearly every method of design, die production, and striking was transformed.

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March 2023 eNews
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March 2023 eNews

Wartenberg will speak in Munich, Bransbourg will speak in Paris, and the 2022 Saltus Award is announced

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February 2023 eNews
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February 2023 eNews

We held the 2023 Annual Gala, a new book is available for purchase, and February is the last month to apply for the upcoming Summer Seminar

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Pocket Change

Wee Deities on Coins
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Wee Deities on Coins
By Austin Andrews

Infanthood is one of the few universal conditions that every adult has once experienced, which they—other than subconsciously—cannot explicitly recall….

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Long Table 131. The Coinage of Eadberht, Saxon King of...
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Long Table 131. The Coinage of Eadberht, Saxon King of Northumbria, 737-758 AD: A Tough Nut to Crack

Join Ronald Bude, MD, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, for this week’s Long Table. The historical record is almost bereft…

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Season 4, Ep. 3: A Conversation with François de Callataÿ
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Season 4, Ep. 3: A Conversation with François de Callataÿ

Today’s guest is archaeologist and numismatist François de Callataÿ whose latest book, Numismatic Antiquarianism through Correspondence (16th–18th c.): In the…

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The Last of the MACO Archives Return to New York
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The Last of the MACO Archives Return to New York
By Peter van Alfen

Figure 1. Some of the pallets staged in Green Bay ready for pickup.

In 2018, the American Numismatic Society purchased…

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Long Table 130. Great Potosí Mint Fraud of 1649
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Long Table 130. Great Potosí Mint Fraud of 1649

Join ANS Curator Jesse Kraft to discuss the Potosí Mint Fraud of 1649. This seemingly small scandal had international…

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Interest Rate Policy, Banking System, and Fiat Currencies
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Interest Rate Policy, Banking System, and Fiat Currencies
By Gilles Bransbourg

March 15, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed on Friday, March 10, 2023, followed shortly by Signature Bridge Bank.

Based on historical…

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The John S. White Medal and The Rise and Fall...
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The John S. White Medal and The Rise and Fall of the Berkeley School for Boys
By Jesse Kraft

Medals help tell a story, but they rarely tell the entire story. The medallic arts are often employed to portray…

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Long Table 129. Pompey's Propaganda against Caesar
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Long Table 129. Pompey's Propaganda against Caesar

Join ANS Fellow and Roman specialist Ben Lee Damsky for a look into Pompey’s anti-Caesar propaganda. This denarius was struck by…

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