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.
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September 13, 2022
on Friday, September 23 at 1:00 PM ET with Dr. Matthew K. Averett
on Saturday, October 15 at 3:00 PM
on Thursday, October 15 at 5:00 PM celebrating Richard Abdy’s “Roman Imperial Coinage II.3: From AD 117 to AD 138 – Hadrian”
The ANS repatriates a peace medal to the Pawnee Nation, ANS authors win a record number of NLG Awards, and the staff prepares to head to Warsaw for the INC.
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August 3, 2022
Resolute Americana funds the chair American numismatics, a new book on 700 years of Sakra coinage, and more!
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August 1, 2022
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following post is by 2022 ANS Eric P. Newman Graduate Summer Seminar in Numismatics student Eduardo García-Molina…
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