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ANS Earns 8 Numismatic Literary Guild Awards
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ANS Earns 8 Numismatic Literary Guild Awards
By The American Numismatic Society

The American Numismatic Society was honored with eight awards by the Numismatic Literary Guild at the 2023 World’s Fair of Money:

Best Specialized Book Tokens & Medals

The Early Betts Medal Companion: Medals of America’s Discovery and Colonization (1492-1737)

Christopher R. McDowell

Best Specialized Book Numismatic History or Personalities

Numismatic Antiquarianism through Correspondence (16th-18th c.): In the Margins of the Project Fontes Numismaticae Antiquae (FINA)

Francois de Callatay, Ed.

Best Column or Article: U.S. Paper Money

“Vitriolic Acid, Geometry, and the Early Technology of Bank Note Engraving”

Neil Musante, ANS Magazine

James L. Miller Award (Article/Story of the Year)

“The ‘Wild Scheme’ of Sydney P. Noe: The 1942…

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ANS Summer Book Sale
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ANS Summer Book Sale
By The American Numismatic Society

It’s time for the ANS Summer Book Sale! 

Stock up for your summer reading with books from the ANS. Choose from…

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Yarrow Book Wins Royal Numismatic Society's Lhotka Prize
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Yarrow Book Wins Royal Numismatic Society's Lhotka Prize
By The American Numismatic Society

The Roman Republic to 49 BCE: Using Coins as Sources by Prof. Liv Mariah Yarrow, Chair of Classics at Brooklyn…

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The Early Betts Medal Companion earns 3rd Prize at IAPN...
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The Early Betts Medal Companion earns 3rd Prize at IAPN Competition
By The American Numismatic Society

The International Association of Professional Numismatists (IAPN) announced this week the winners of its annual Book Prize. The ANS is…

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The Planchet Podcast Season 3 Wrap-Up
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The Planchet Podcast Season 3 Wrap-Up
By Andrew Reinhard

Season 3 of the Planchet podcast from the American Numismatic Society wrapped earlier in December with a conversation with Chris…

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ANS Wins 8 Numismatic Literary Guild Awards
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ANS Wins 8 Numismatic Literary Guild Awards
By The American Numismatic Society

August 22, 2022

The Numismatic Literary Guild honored the ANS with 8 awards at the recent American Numismatic Association 2022 World’s…

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Numismatics in Your Ear: The Planchet Podcast from the ANS
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Numismatics in Your Ear: The Planchet Podcast from the ANS
By The American Numismatic Society

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The American Numismatic Society launched its podcast, The Planchet, in 2020. Free to listen to online or via podcasting…

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New Print-on-Demand Program
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New Print-on-Demand Program
By The American Numismatic Society

The American Numismatic Society is proud to announce a new print-on-demand (POD) program.

Every month the ANS will release 4–10 out-of-print…

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Winner of the ANS’s Collier Prize Announced
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Winner of the ANS’s Collier Prize Announced
By Peter van Alfen

James M. Collier, self-portrait after Memling (2006).

In 2020, Carole Anne Menzi Collier established the Collier Prize in Ancient Numismatics at…

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Managing the Collection: An Interview with Dr. Elena Stolyarik
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Managing the Collection: An Interview with Dr. Elena Stolyarik
By Austin Andrews

Dr. Elena Stolyarik, Collections Manager at the American Numismatic Society, has held nearly every single one of the Society’s over…

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ANS Acquires Mark Salton Papers
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ANS Acquires Mark Salton Papers
By David Hill

Thanks to the efforts of ANS life fellow Dr. Ira Rezak—and with gratitude to Katharine Conway, executor of the Estate…

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From Mound House to Manhattan, Part I
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From Mound House to Manhattan, Part I
By Jesse Kraft

As many of you know, the American Numismatic Society purchased the archives of the Medallic Art Company (MACO) at a…

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