BOOKS
- 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: A California Gold Rush History, Q. David Bowers
- BEST SPECIALIZED BOOK ON
- (a) United States Coins: The Harry W. Bass Jr. Museum Sylloge, by Q. David Bowers
- (b) World Coins: Standard Catalog of World Coins – Spain, Portugal and the New World, by Chester L. Krause and Clifford Mishler; Colin R. Bruce II, Senior Editor
- (c) U.S. Paper Money: Comprehensive Catalog of Military Payment Certificates, by Fred Schwan
- (d) World Paper Money: Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, 8th Edition, edited by Neil Shafer and George S. Cuhaj
- (f) Numismatic Investments: Type II Double Eagles 1866-1876, by Michael Fuljenz and Douglas Winter
- EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
- Coin Collecting for Dummies, by Ron Guth
- A Collector’s Guide to the Indian Head Quarter Eagle, by Michael Fuljenz and Douglas Winter
- The Official Price Guide to Mint Errors, 6th Edition by Alan Herbert
- Standard Catalog of Stocks & Bonds, by Rainer Stahlberg and Colin R. Bruce II
- Commemorative Coins of the United States, 2nd edition by Anthony J. Swiatek, edited by William T. Gibbs
- The Insider’s Guide to U.S. Coin Values 2002, by Scott A. Travers; mintage research by R.W. Julian
U.S. COMMERCIAL NUMISMATIC MAGAZINES
- BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES
- (a) Coins: William E. Hagans, “From Pan Pac $50s to the San Diego Half Dollar,” Coins Magazine
- (b) Tokens & Medals: Bryon Kanzinger, “Collecting Civil War Tokens,” Coins Magazine
- (c) Paper Money: Ron Meyer, “Worth the Paper It’s Printed On,” COINage
- BEST COLUMN
- “My Two Cents’ Worth,” Ed Reiter, COINage
- BEST ISSUE
- COINage, May 2002, Jeffery R. Shoop, Publisher
- EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
- Jon Blackwell, “A Salute to West Point,” COINage
WORLD COMMERCIAL NUMISMATIC MAGAZINES
- BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES
- (a) Coins: “Medieval Irish Coinage,” Michael Greaney, World Coin News
- (b) Tokens & Medals: “Propaganda Leaflets Invade Afghanistan,” Herbert A. Friedman, World Coin News
- BEST COLUMN
- “Canadiana,” Serge Pelletier, World Coin News
- BEST ISSUE
- World Coin News, December 2001, David Harper, Editor
NON PROFIT OR CLUB NUMISMATIC MAGAZINES
- BEST ARTICLE
- “When Stamps Were Money,” Robert D. Leonard Jr., The Numismatist
- BEST COLUMN
- “Pearlman’s People,” Donn Pearlman, The Numismatist
- BEST ISSUE
- Paper Money, May-June 2002, Fred L. Reed III, Editor
- EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
- “Proof 1840 Seated Dollar Restrikes,” Jeff Ambio, Gobrecht Journal
NUMISMATIC NEWSPAPERS
- BEST SPOT NEWS STORY OR CONTINUING COVERAGE OFDEVELOPING STORY IN NUMISMATICS
- “25th Memphis Show Team Coverage,” Bank Note Reporter, David C. Harper, David C. Kranz, John Wilson and Nancy Wilson
- BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES
- (a) Coins: Beth Deisher, “How’d You Like to Sell a 1913 5 Cents for $2,000?,” Coin World
- (b) Tokens & Medals: Fred L. Reed III, “A door opens, a medal appears,” Coin World
- (c) Paper Money: Randy Vogel, “1929 FRBNs a True Emergency Currency,” Bank Note Reporter
- BEST COLUMN
- “Editorial Opinion,” Beth Deisher, Coin World
- BEST ISSUE
- Coin World, Feb. 25, 2002, Beth Deisher, Editor
- EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
- “Coin Market” Price Guide Section, Joel Edler, Numismatic News
- “Trends of U.S. Coins” Price Guide Section, Stuart Segan, Coin World
NON-NUMISMATIC NEWSPAPERS
- BEST ARTICLE
- “I Take Wooden Nickels,” Bob Fritsch, The ASI Chronicles
- EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
- “Fair Lawn Mayor Makes His Mark on U.S. Money,” Ed Reiter, The Record of Hackensack
COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND INTERNET WEB SITES
- BEST WEB SITE ARTICLE
- “Why All Your Gold Coins Should Be Certified,” Mike Fuljenz, UniversalCoin.net, Universal Coin & Bullion
- BEST WEB SITE
- heritagecoin.com, Heritage Rare Coins, Paul Minshull and Brian Shipman, Co-Authors
- BEST NON-COMMERCIAL WEB SITE
- Tie: CoinGrading.com, James L. Halperin, and Mel Wacks, amuseum.org
- BEST TRADE WEB SITE
- coinworld.com, Coin World, Beth Deisher, Editor
- BEST SOFTWARE
- “The Digital RAG,” Edgar E. Souders, Vived Treasures Productions
AUCTION CATALOGS
- BEST AUCTION CATALOG
- “The ‘Dallas Bank’ Collection,” Sotheby’s and Stack’s
- EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
- “The Morris Silverman Collection,” Heritage Rare Coins
COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS
- 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
BEST ALL AROUND PORTFOLIO
- Collection of writings and/or photographs and related items demonstrating numismatic writing ability and versatility: James L. Halperin
BEST WRITER IN NLG NEWSLETTER
- NLG Newsletter editor alone selects winner. Criteria include writing skill and style, numismatic or organization support, content to inform the member readers: David L. Vagi
- CLEMENT F. BAILEY MEMORIAL AWARD
- This award recognizes excellence among new writers in numismatics, whose first published writings appeared during the previous year: None
- EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
- Dr. Howard M. Berlin, Web Master of NumismaticLiteraryGuild.org, the NLG Web site
- Pete Smith, “Guide to Biographical Research”
