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Submissions Accepted for ANA Young Numismatist Literary Awards

Submissions for the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) annual Young Numismatist Literary Awards competition are being accepted through April 1. The awards were established to...
The John S. White Medal and the Rise and Fall of Berkeley School for Boys

The John S. White Medal and the Rise and Fall of Berkeley School for...

By Jesse Kraft for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   Medals help tell a story, but they rarely tell the entire story. The medallic arts are...
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More Than 4,000 Collectors Flock to Phoenix National Money Show

The American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) 2023 National Money Show in Phoenix, Arizona, welcomed 4,306 people to the three-day event, held March 2-4 at the...
PNG Coin Show Security Tips

PNG Offers Coin Show Security Tips for Dealers and Collectors

“The world is becoming less secure and coin shows are increasingly a target for both sophisticated and novice criminals looking to make a quick...
New National Coin & Bullion Association Website Launched

New National Coin & Bullion Association Website Launched

NCBA, or the National Coin & Bullion Association (the trade name for the Industry Council for Tangible Assets or "ICTA"), has officially launched our...

Money in Mid-Republican Rome

By Lucia Carbone for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   On February 16–18, 2023, the Royal Netherlands Institute of Rome (KNIR) hosted an international workshop titled...
American Numismatic Society (ANS) Invites Applications for 2023 Collier Prize in Ancient Numismatics

ANS Invites Applications for 2023 Collier Prize in Ancient Numismatics

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to invite applications for the 2023 Collier Prize in Ancient Numismatics, to be awarded to the best...

Submissions Accepted for ANA Club Publications Competition

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is currently accepting submissions for the 2023 Barbara J. Gregory Outstanding Club Publications competition. Awards will be presented in...
Jewish-American Hall of Fame Commemorates Israel's 75th Anniversary of Independence with David Ben-Gurion Medal.

Jewish-American Hall of Fame Commemorates Israel’s 75th Anniversary of Independence

No More Than 75 Impressive Medals Will be Made Commemorating Israel’s 75th Anniversary of Independence Featuring a Remarkable Portrait of “The Father of Modern...
Numismatic Crime - Counterfeit Confederate Notes Sold Over Facebook

Numismatic Crime – Counterfeit Notes Sold Over Facebook

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Coin Shop Burglary - Florida The Bay County Sheriff’s Deptartment is investigating the early morning...
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PNG 2023 YN Scholarship Competition Announced

For the first time since the COVID pandemic began in 2020, the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) will provide a scholarship to a deserving young...
Fake Gold, Silver Coins on Hundreds of Websites: ACEF

Fake Gold, Silver Coins on Hundreds of Websites: ACEF

Investigators discover more than 300 websites selling counterfeit “rare coins” and “precious metal” items, including some advertisers on Walmart.com   A Long Island, New York investor...
Stolen Morgan Dollar from Package. Numismatic Crime

Numismatic Crime – Coins Stolen From International Shipments

  By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Stolen in Transit: USPS - Texas to California A package being shipped by Priority Mail...
Coins Provide Key Evidence in Historic Origins of Judaism

Coins Provide Key Evidence in Historic Origins of Judaism

By David Hendin for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   All coin images in this post appear in Hendin's Guide to Biblical Coins (6th Ed.) and...
Artist Hanna Antonina Jelonek Receives ANS 2022 Saltus Award

Artist Hanna Antonina Jelonek Receives ANS 2022 Saltus Award

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce that Polish sculptor Hanna Antonina Jelonek is the recipient of the Society’s prestigious 2022 J....
ANA to Increase Security Measures at Phoenix Money Show

ANA to Increase Security Measures at Phoenix Money Show

Numismatic crime is on the rise, as evidenced by a series of thefts in the past year at major coin shows across the country...
Numismatic Crime - Help Catch Traveling Coin Theft Suspects: NCIC, Doug Davis

Numismatic Crime – Help Catch Traveling Coin Theft Suspects

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Lost/Stolen in Transit: UPS - Texas to Georgia A package being shipped UPS Overnight direct...
Gold Coinage in Pre-Meiji Japan

Gold Coinage in Pre-Meiji Japan

By David Yoon for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   The coinage of western Eurasia and its colonial explants featured, from the Archaic Aegean to the...
Announcing the ANS Chairman’s Fellowships for Numismatic Research

Announcing the ANS Chairman’s Fellowships for Numismatic Research

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce the inauguration of the Chairman’s Fellowships for Numismatic Research. The ANS Chairman's Fellowships are designed to...
About Cents - First Published Variety Study of Large Cents

About Cents – First Published Variety Study of Large Cents

By David Hill for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   From time to time at the ANS Library, we still get books and other numismatic items...
Numismatic Crime - Coins, Bankotes Stolen in Transit

Numismatic Crime – Coins, Bankotes Stolen in Transit

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   Stolen in Transit: USPS - Kansas to Florida A package shipped by USPS Express Mail...
ANA College Scholarships Available to Young Collectors

ANA College Scholarships Available to Young Collectors

Applications for the Gerome Walton Memorial College Scholarship provided by the American Numismatic Association (ANA) are being accepted through March 13. The scholarship fund...
Historic “Short Snorter” Display at ANA 2023 National Money Show

Historic “Short Snorter” Display at ANA 2023 National Money Show

Presidents, Prime Ministers, and notable military leaders signed banknotes in collection assembled by a U.S. Air Force Major General   Visitors to the American Numismatic Association...
Highlights From the 2023 New York International Numismatic Convention

Highlights From the 2023 New York International Numismatic Convention

By John Thomassen for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   Most of us have a favorite day of the year. For many, it’s their birthday. For...
Collecting Large Cents by Type

Collecting Large Cents by Type – Exclusive Video

  Collecting Large Cents by Type is brought to you by EAC. For more information, visit www.eacs.org. * * * CoinWeek Editor Charles Morgan breaks down the challenging and...
John Brush Honored by National Coin & Bullion Association

John Brush Honored by National Coin & Bullion Association

The National Coin and Bullion Association (NCBA) honored John Brush during its membership dinner meeting on January 4 during the Florida United Numismatists (FUN)...
Numismatic Crime - Coin Theft at New York International Convention

Numismatic Crime – Coin Theft at New York International Convention

By Doug Davis - President, Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) ......   The New York City Police Department is investigating a coin theft that occurred at...
Tennessee Coin Dealer, Legislators Honored With Service Awards

Tennessee Coin Dealer, Legislators Honored With Service Awards

Longtime member Col. Steven Ellsworth, (ret.) was honored by the National Coin and Bullion Association (NCBA) on January 4 during the organization’s membership dinner...

NCBA Committee Makes Commemorative Coin Recommendations

On January 10, 2023, the Numismatic Industry Coinage Advisory Committee (NICAC) released its first commemorative coin recommendations to the United States Congress. NICAC is...
All-Star Line-Up at ANA Phoenix National Money Show

All-Star Line-Up at ANA Phoenix National Money Show

Attendees to the National Money Show, March 2-4, can see $100 million of historic numismatic treasures   Collectors and dealers can enjoy a double-play of numismatics...