American Numismatic Society
Founded in 1858 for the appreciation of numismatics
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.
The ANS offers numerous educational and outreach programs, events, and lectures for all ages both in the New York metropolitan area and abroad.
The American Numismatic Society continues to develop free digital resources for public use, including various searchable online collections and collaborations with institutions worldwide.
The curatorial department is responsible for the care, organization, and study of one of the largest and most important numismatic collection in the world.
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)
on Friday, March 31 with Liv M. Yarrow
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.
Wartenberg will speak in Munich, Bransbourg will speak in Paris, and the 2022 Saltus Award is announced
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
Infanthood is one of the few universal conditions that every adult has once experienced, which they—other than subconsciously—cannot explicitly recall….
Join Ronald Bude, MD, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, for this week’s Long Table. The historical record is almost bereft…
Today’s guest is archaeologist and numismatist François de Callataÿ whose latest book, Numismatic Antiquarianism through Correspondence (16th–18th c.): In the…
Figure 1. Some of the pallets staged in Green Bay ready for pickup.
In 2018, the American Numismatic Society purchased…
Join ANS Curator Jesse Kraft to discuss the Potosí Mint Fraud of 1649. This seemingly small scandal had international…
March 15, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed on Friday, March 10, 2023, followed shortly by Signature Bridge Bank.
Based on historical…
Medals help tell a story, but they rarely tell the entire story. The medallic arts are often employed to portray…
Join ANS Fellow and Roman specialist Ben Lee Damsky for a look into Pompey’s anti-Caesar propaganda. This denarius was struck by…
