Numismatic Literary Guild Awards include Best Website, Best Video & Best Podcast
By CoinWeek News Staff …..
On Thursday, August 11, 2016 at the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) World’s Fair of Money, the Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) announced the winners of its annual writing competition at the NLG Bash, a dinner banquet attended by scores of the hobby’s most celebrated writers and publishers.
CoinWeek took home a record nine awards, including Best Online News Website, Best Online Spot News Story, Best Website Coin Article, Best Web Site Column, Best All-Around Portfolio, Best Non-Broadcast Audio Report, Best Non-Commercial Video, Best Commercial Video, and the James L. Miller Memorial Award.
“The broad range of awards that the NLG honored CoinWeek with shows our commitment to using technology and the media in new ways to bring people into the hobby and to educate them,” said CoinWeek editor Charles Morgan. “This approach is essential for the long-term growth and sustainability of the numismatic marketplace,”
It is the fifth year in a row that CoinWeek has received an award in the Best Online News Website category, and one that CoinWeek founder and webmaster Scott Purvis is quite proud of.
“Our goal has always been to provide our readers with not only the finest content from the best writers in the industry,” Purvis said, “but also to expand CoinWeek into a multi-media content distribution platform. Combined with CoinWeek’s success in developing and using social media to attract new younger collectors, CoinWeek has become the essential gateway in helping our sponsors connect and communicate with a new generation of collectors.
“We are very excited to be on the cutting edge of so many facets of the industry.”
CoinWeek’s Award Winners:
- Best Online News Site – Charles Morgan [Editor], Hubert Walker [Asst. Editor], Scott Purvis [Webmaster]
- Best Online Spot News Story – “How the Royal Mint is Attempting to Redefine ‘Legal Tender’” – Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker
- Best Website Coin Article – “The Pogue Family Coin Collection” – Greg Reynolds
- Best Website Column – Classic U.S. Coins for Less than $500 Each – Greg Reynolds
- Best All-Around Portfolio – Greg Reynolds
- Best Non-Broadcast Audio Report – “CoinWeek Podcast: It’s Important to Recognize the Greatness of American Women” – Charles Morgan
- Best Non-Commercial Video – “Numismatic Vienna” – Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker
- Best Commercial Video – “How Gold Coins are Made: Spotlight on the Vienna Philharmonic Gold Coin” – Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker
- The James L. Miller Memorial Award – “Confronting Breen” – Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker
In addition, CoinWeek’s Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker won an award for their column Market Whimsy, which ran in The Numismatist in 2015. CoinWeek contributor Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez also won an award for “Survival of the Cent and Nickel”, as published in COINage magazine.
Other Notable Winners
Heritage Auctions cataloger Mark Borckardt was awarded the guild’s coveted Clemy Award. Bestowed each year in consultation with the previous year’s winner, the Clemy is the Guild’s highest honor. Borckardt’s award serves as recognition for a career of excellent writing and research.
The NLG’s Book of the Year Award recognizes the one book with the “greatest potential for impact in numismatics” published during the award’s eligibility window, and this year’s award was presented to the trio of Leonard Augsburger, Roger W. Burdette and Joel Orosz for their biography Truth Seeker: The Life of Eric P. Newman.
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Complete List of Winners
BOOK OF THE YEAR
– Truth Seeker: The Life of Eric P. Newman, by Leonard Augsburger, Roger W. Burdette and Joel Orosz
BEST SPECIALIZED BOOK
- United States Coins – 1849: The Philadelphia Mint Strikes Gold, by Michael Moran and Jeff Garrett [CoinWeek contributor]
- World Coins – Gold Ducats of the Netherlands, by Dariusz F. Jasek
- U.S. Paper Money – Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money, Volumes 5 and 6, by Q. David Bowers
- World Paper Money – The Banknotes of the Imperial Bank of Persia, by Michael E. Bonine
- Tokens and Medals – Lincoln’s Metallic Imagery, by Paul A. Cunningham
- Numismatic Investments – The Coin Collector’s Survival Manual, Revised 7th Edition, by Scott A. Travers
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
- Abel Buell and the History of the Connecticut and Fugio Cent, by Christopher R. McDowell
- American Gold and Silver, by Dennis Tucker
- Collecting Coins in Retirement, by Tom Bilotta
- French Coinage Specifically for Colonial America, by Sydney F. Martin
- Medallic Art of the American Numismatic Society, 1865-1914, by Scott H. Miller
- Monuments in Miniature: Architecture on Roman Coinage, by Nathan T. Elkins
- 100 Greatest Women on Coins, by Ron Guth
- Robert Scot: Engraving Liberty, by William F. Nyberg
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues, 22nd Edition. Maggie Judkins, ed.
- The Hawaii National Bank Notes, by Jeremy Uota
- Coin Collecting Albums, Volume 2, by David W. Lange [CoinWeek contributor]
- Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, by Don and Lois Bailey
U.S. NUMISMATIC MAGAZINES
BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES
- Coins – “Survival of the Cent and Nickel,” Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez, COINage [CoinWeek contributor]
- Tokens & Medals – “Love Tokens: A Never-Ending Story,” Tom DeLorey, COINage [CoinWeek contributor]
- Paper Money – “Imperfect Gentlemen,” Ron Meyer, COINage
BEST COLUMN
– “My Two Cents’ Worth,” Ed Reiter, COINage
BEST ISSUE
– COINage, January 2016, Ed Reiter, Senior Editor; Lynn Varon, Managing Editor
WORLD NUMISMATIC MAGAZINES
BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES
- Coins – “The Tribute Penny: The Denarius Debate Continues,” by Walter C. Holt and Rev. Peter R. Dunstan, Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine
- Tokens & Medals – “The Waterloo Medal,” Dr. K.A. Rodgers, Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine
- Paper Money – “The Great Portuguese Banknote Scam,” by Dr. K.A. Rodgers, Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine
BEST COLUMN
– “From A to Z,” Bob Reis, World Coin News
BEST ISSUE
– Coin News, April 2016. John W. Mussell, Managing Editor
NON-PROFIT OR CLUB NUMISMATIC PUBLICATIONS
BEST ARTICLE, LARGE PUBLICATIONS
– “Family Feud,” Jim Wells, The Numismatist
BEST COLUMN, LARGE PUBLICATIONS
– “Market Whimsy,” Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker, The Numismatist
Extraordinary Merit – “Archives,” David Hill, ANS Magazine
Extraordinary Merit – “USA Coin Album,” David W. Lange, The Numismatist
BEST ISSUE, LARGE PUBLICATIONS
– The Numismatist, October 2015. Barbara Gregory, Editor
BEST ARTICLE, SMALL PUBLICATIONS
– “Anti-Semitic Bigotry as Chronicled by Historical Medals,” Benjamin Weiss, Ph.D., The Shekel
BEST COLUMN, SMALL PUBLICATIONS
– “Introduction by the Editor,” Harry E. Salyards, Penny Wise
BEST ISSUE, SMALL PUBLICATIONS
– The Asylum, April-June 2015, National Bibliomania Society, Elizabeth Hahn Benge, Editor
NUMISMATIC NEWSPAPERS
BEST SPOT NEWS STORY OR CONTINUING COVERAGE OF DEVELOPING STORY IN NUMISMATICS
– “Doubled-Die 2015 Cent Identified,” Ken Potter, Numismatic News
BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES
- Coins – “British Immigrant Designs Silver Dollar,” R.W. Julian, Numismatic News
- Tokens & Medals – “Horn Medal Not for Military Exploits,” R.W. Julian, Numismatic News
- Paper Money – “500 Escudos’ Dubious History,” Kerry Rodgers, Bank Note Reporter
BEST COLUMN
– “Notes from Washington,” Peter Huntoon, Bank Note Reporter
BEST ISSUE
– Numismatic News, Jan. 5, 2016, Dave Harper, Editor
NON-NUMISMATIC PUBLICATIONS
THE MAURICE M. GOULD MEMORIAL AWARD, BEST COLUMN
– “Money Talk,” Frank J. Colletti, Lost Treasure Magazine
BEST ARTICLE
– “Treasury Moves to Redesign $10 Bill, Add Portrait of an American Woman,” Mike Fuljenz, The Examiner, Southeast Texas
ONLINE NEWS WEB SITES
BEST ONLINE SPOT NEWS STORY
– “How the Royal Mint Is Attempting to Redefine ‘Legal Tender’,” Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker, CoinWeek.com
BEST WEB SITE COIN ARTICLE
– “The Pogue Family Coin Collection,” Greg Reynolds, CoinWeek.com
BEST WEB SITE TOKEN AND MEDAL ARTICLE
– “Emancipatory Day Token: Sarah Ann Proud,” Matthew Wittmann, ANSPocketChange.org
BEST WEB SITE PAPER MONEY ARTICLE
– “When Policy Overrules Purity: Briscoe vs. Bank of Kentucky,” Robert Korver, NumiStorica.com
BEST WEB SITE COLUMN
– “Classic U.S. Coins for Less Than $500 Each,” Greg Reynolds,” CoinWeek.com
BEST ONLINE NEWS WEB SITE
– CoinWeek.com, Charles Morgan, Editor; Hubert Walker, Assistant Editor; Scott Purvis, Webmaster
OTHER INTERNET AWARDS
BEST DEALER WEB SITE
– HA.com, Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Paul Minshull, Michael Weems, Brian Shipman, Ryan Sokol and Stewart Huckaby
BEST NON-TRADE-PRESS WEB SITE
– NumiStorica, Robert Korver, Webmaster and Publisher
BEST INTERNET BLOG
– PCGSBlog.com, Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), Ron Guth, Blogger
BEST NON-NUMISMATIC PRESS WEB SITE
– SET Investigates, Beaumont, Texas. Jerry Jordan, Webmaster and Publisher
BEST SOFTWARE
– PCGS Apps for Mobile Phones, Professional Coin Grading Service, Don Willis, Creator
AUCTION CATALOGS
BEST AUCTION CATALOG, COINS AND CURRENCY
– “The D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part III, February 2016,”
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Extraordinary Merit – “The Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part III,” May 2015, Heritage Auctions
Extraordinary Merit – “The Tom Reynolds Collection, Part I,” January 2016, Ira & Larry Goldberg
BEST AUCTION CATALOG, BOOKS AND EXONUMIA
– “The 2016 New York Book Auction,” January 2016, Kolbe & Fanning
COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS
LEE MARTIN FOUNDER’S AWARD for Best Investment Newsletter
– Maurice H. Rosen, The Rosen Numismatic Advisory
BEST DEALER-PUBLISHED MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER
– Patrick A. Heller, Liberty’s Outlook [CoinWeek contributor]
MISCELLANEOUS
BEST ALL-AROUND PORTFOLIO
– Greg Reynolds, CoinWeek.com
AUDIO-VISUAL
BEST RADIO REPORT
(tie) – “The Coin Show,” Mike Fuljenz, KLVI 560, Beaumont, Texas, and “Things You ‘Know’ That Just Aren’t So,” Patrick A. Heller, 1320 WILS-AM, Lansing, Michigan
BEST NON-BROADCAST AUDIO REPORT
– “The CoinWeek Podcast: Why It’s Important to Recognize the Greatness of American Women,” Charles Morgan, CoinWeek.com
BEST TELEVISION REPORT
– “Faces of Currency,” Scott A. Travers and Andrew Schmertz, Arise TV
BEST NON-COMMERCIAL VIDEO
– “Numismatic Vienna,” Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker, CoinWeek.com
BEST COMMERCIAL VIDEO
– “How Gold Coins Are Made: Spotlight on the Vienna Philharmonic Gold Coin,” Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker, CoinWeek.com
MEMORIAL AWARDS
JAMES L. MILLER MEMORIAL AWARD
– Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker, CoinWeek.com, “Confronting Breen”
CLEMENT F. BAILEY MEMORIAL AWARD, BEST NEW WRITER
– Lara Fabian, ANS Magazine
THE RIBBIT
– Mike Fuljenz
COIN DEALER NEWSLETTER EDUCATIONAL AWARD
–
Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society, Newman Numismatic Portal, Len Augsburger, Wayne Homren and Chris Freeland
THE CLEMY
– Mark Borckardt
