- BOOK OF THE YEAR
- The work having the greatest potential impact on numismatics: Criteria include overall reader appeal, research quality, photographic, printing and graphic excellence, cover and typography where applicable. Books submitted in the specialized categories below may be considered for Book of the Year as well: Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents, 1793-1814, edited by Mark Borckardt
- BEST SPECIALIZED BOOK ON
- (a) United States Coins: The Crime of 1873, The Comstock Connection, by Robert Van Ryzin
- (b) World Coins: An Ethnographic Study of Traditional Money, by Charles J. Opitz
- (c) U.S. Paper Money: Confederate States Paper Money, 10th Edition, by Arlie Slabaugh
- (d) World Paper Money: The Coins and Banknotes of Palestine Under the British Mandate, 1927- 1947, by Howard M. Berlin
- (e) Tokens & Medals: none
- (f) Numismatic Investments: How to Make Money in Coins Right Now, 2nd Edition, by Scott A. Travers
- (g) Museum & Exhibition Catalogs: The Numismatic Legacy of the Jews as Depicted by a Distinguished American Collection, by Claudia Wallack Samuels, Paul Rynearson and Ya’akov Meshorer
- EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
- The Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties, 4th Edition, by Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton; Mike Ellis, Editor
- A Collector’s Guide to the Indian Head Quarter Eagle, by Michael Fuljenz and Douglas Winter
- Official Guidebook to America’s State Quarters, by David L. Ganz
- The Ultimate Guide to Attributing Bust Half Dollars, by Glenn R. Peterson, M.D.
- The Coin Collector’s Survival Manual, 4th Edition, by Scott A. Travers
- BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES
- (a) Coins: Ed Reiter, “A Voice for Redesign,” COINage
- (b) Tokens & Medals: Robert W. Julian, “Medals of the Assayers,” COINage
- (c) Paper Money: John Iddings, “The New Look of Paper,” COINage
- BEST COLUMN
- Market Watch,” Joel Edler, Coins Magazine
- BEST ISSUE
- COINage, November 2000, Jeffery R. Shoop, Publisher
- EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
- Coin Photography, Larry Stevens, COINage
- BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES
- (a) Coins: “Coinage of the Congo,” John R. Crawford, World Coin News
- (b) Tokens & Medals: “Awards Plentiful Since the Iturbide Period,” Don Bailey, World Coin News
- (c) Paper Money: none
- BEST COLUMN
- “Around the World,” Richard Giedroyc, World Coin News
- BEST ISSUE
- World Coin News, December 2000, David Harper, Editor
- BEST ARTICLE
- “Dr. Lewis Roper: Argonaut of the Numismatic Realm,” Joel J. Orosz, The Numismatist
- BEST COLUMN
- “Coins & Collectors,” Q. David Bowers, The Numismatist
- BEST ISSUE
- Paper Money, January-February 2001, Fred L. Reed III, Editor
- EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
- “Rachel Notes,” Rachel Feller, IBNS Journal
- GNA Journal, Spring 2001, David Crenshaw, Editor
- BEST SPOT NEWS STORY OR CONTINUING COVERAGE OFDEVELOPING STORY IN NUMISMATICS
- “The 1974 Aluminum Cent and the 1933 Double Eagle,” Alan Herbert and David L. Ganz, Numismatic News
- BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES
- (a) Coins: “Better Coins Through Science,” William T. Gibbs, Coin World
- (b) Tokens & Medals: “James E. Fraser’s Works Are Famous, Though He Is Not,” Fred L. Reed III, Coin World
- (c) Paper Money: “Lincoln’s Portraits on Paper Money Help Establish Federal Government Image,” Fred L. Reed III, Coin World
- BEST COLUMN
- “Designs of the Times,” Bradley Karoleff, Coin World
- BEST ISSUE
- Coin World, Aug. 7, 2000, Beth Deisher, Editor
- EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
- Editorial Cartoons, Bill King, Numismatic News
- EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
- “Recovered Treasure,” Anastasis Hendrix, San Francisco Chronicle
- BEST WEB SITE ARTICLE
- “The Sacagawea Dollar: A Progress Report,” Ed Reiter, wsrarities.com, Wall Street Rarities
- BEST WEB SITE
- heritagecoin.com, Heritage Rare Coins, Paul Minshull and Brian Shipman, Co-Authors
- BEST NON-COMMERCIAL WEB SITE
- money.org, American Numismatic Association
- BEST TRADE WEB SITE
- coinworld.com, Coin World, Beth Deisher, Editor
- BEST MASS-MARKET WEB SITE
- wnbc.com, WNBC/NBC-TV, based on One-Minute Coin Expert; Scott A. Travers, Author; Patrick L. Brown, Editor
- BEST SOFTWARE
- “The Ultimate Coin Book,” Ron Guth, coinfacts.com
- BEST AUCTION CATALOG
- (a) Coin and Currency Auction Catalogs: Tie: Stack’s, “65th Anniversary Sale,” and Auctions by Bowers and Merena, “The Harry W. Bass Jr. Collection, Part III”
- (b) Catalogs for Auctions of Books and Exonumia: Auctions by Bowers and Merena, “The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere”
- LEE MARTIN FOUNDER’S AWARD
- for Best Investment Newsletter: Maurice Rosen, The Rosen Numismatic Advisory
- BEST DEALER PUBLISHED MAZAINE OR NEWSPAPER
- Rare Coin Review, Bowers and Merena Galleries
- EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
- Michael R. Fuljenz, Investor’s Profit Advisory
- Collection of writings and/or photographs and related items demonstrating numismatic writing ability and versatility: Ed Reiter
- NLG Newsletter editor alone selects winner. Criteria include writing skill and style, numismatic or organization support, content to inform the member readers: none
- BEST TELEVISON CONTINUING SERIES
- Asa Aarons, WNBC/NBC-TV
- BEST VIDEO
- “Your Guide to Selling Coins and Currency at Auction,” Heritage Numismatic Auctions
- CLEMENT F. BAILEY MEMORIAL AWARD
- This award recognizes excellence among new writers in numismatics, whose first published writings appeared during the previous year: Jon Blackwell, COINage