BOOKS
BOOK OF THE YEAR – The work having the greatest potential impact on numismatics: Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States, by Anthony J. Swiatek
BEST SPECIALIZED BOOK
U.S. Coins: American Numismatist, by Paul Hollis
World Coins: A Guide Book of Canadian Coins and Tokens, 1st Edition, by James A. Haxby
U.S. Paper Money: History of Collecting Confederate States of America Paper Money, Volume 1, by Pierre Fricke and Fred Reed
World Paper Money: World War II Paper Money and Financial Instruments of Nazi Germany, by Harold Kroll
Tokens and Medals: Discover the World of Charbneau So-Called Dollars, by Jeff Shevlin and William D. Hyder
Numismatic Investments: The Essential Guide to Investing in Precious Metals, by David L. Ganz
Museum and Exhibition Catalogs: Cultural Change: Jewish, Christian and Islamic Coins of the Holy Land. American Numismatic Society; David Hendin, Author
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT:
A Guide Book of United States Coins, Professional Edition, 3rd Edition, by R.S. Yeoman; Kenneth Bressett, Senior Editor; Jeff Garrett, Valuations Editor; Q. David Bowers, Research Editor
America’s Beautiful National Parks, by Aaron J. McKeon
Check List and Record Book of United States and Canadian Coins. Whitman Publishing, L.L.C.; Dennis Tucker, Publisher
Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties, Fifth Edition, Volume II, by Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton; Ken Potter, Editor
Coinage of the Caravan Kingdoms, by Martin Huth
Coin World Almanac, Eighth Edition. The Coin World Staff; Beth Deisher, Coordinating Editor; William T. Gibbs, Project Editor
Collecting Rare Coins for Pleasure and Profit, by Q. David Bowers
One Coin Is Never Enough, by Michael S. Shutty Jr., Ph.D.
Peace Medals: Negotiating Power in Early America States Tokens and Medals. Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Okla.; Robert B. Pickering, Editor
Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 5th Edition, George S. Cuhaj,
Editor; Thomas Michael, Market Analyst
The Collectible Ike Varieties, Special Edition. The Ike Group; Rob Ezerman, Lead Author
The Surprising History of the 1838-O Half Dollar, by David Stone and Mark Van Winkle; James Halperin, Editor
Unusual World Coins, 6th Edition. George S. Cuhaj, Editor; Tom Michael, Market Analyst
U.S. Coins Close Up, by Robert R. Van Ryzin
U.S. COMMERCIAL NUMISMATIC MAGAZINES
BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES
- Coins: “Gobrecht’s Dollar Originals Show Eagle Flying Upward,” R.W. Julian, Coins Magazine
- Extraordinary Merit: “Platinum: The Rich Man’s Gold,” Jim Kingsland, COINage
- Tokens & Medals: “The 10 Most Interesting American Medals,” David T. Alexander, COINage
- Paper Money: “Check – or Credit Card?,” Amy Drew Thompson, COINage
BEST COLUMN: “My Two Cents’ Worth,” Ed Reiter, COINage
BEST ISSUE: Coins Magazine, May 2012, Robert R. Van Ryzin, Editor
WORLD COMMERCIAL NUMISMATIC MAGAZINES
BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES:
- Coins: “Errors by Design,” Dr. Kerry Rodgers, Coin News
- Tokens & Medals: “Medal of Honor Commemorated in Coin,” Dr. Kerry Rodgers, Australasian Coin & Banknote Magazine
- Paper Money: “Going to Hell in a Note Basket,” Kerry Rodgers, Australasian Coin & Banknote Magazine
BEST COLUMN: “Mostly Copper,” Donald H. Dool, World Coin News
BEST ISSUE: Coin News, November 2011, John W. Mussell, Group Managing Editor
NON-PROFIT OR CLUB NUMISMATIC PUBLICATIONS
BEST ARTICLE, LARGE PUBLICATIONS: “New Thoughts on the 1825/4 Half Eagle,” David Stone, The Numismatist
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT: “Ancient Coins and the Cultural Property Debate,” ANS Magazine
BEST COLUMN, LARGE PUBLICATIONS: “USA Coin Album,” David W. Lange, The Numismatist
BEST ISSUE, LARGE PUBLICATIONS: The Numismatist, June 2011, Barbara Gregory, Editor
BEST ARTICLE, SMALL PUBLICATIONS: “How Many Civil War Tokens Were Produced?,” Donald Erlenkotter, Civil War Token Journal
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT: “The Sovereign of the Seas Medal,” Tony Lopez and Skyler Liechty, The MCA Advisory, Medal Collectors of America
BEST COLUMN, SMALL PUBLICATIONS: “Introduction by the Editor,” Harry S. Salyards, Penny-Wise
BEST ISSUE, SMALL PUBLICATIONS: Curry’s Chronicle, Summer 2011, Carson City Coin Collectors of America, Rusty Goe, Editor
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT: Longacre’s Ledger, the Flying Eagle & Indian Cent Collectors Society, Rick Snow, Editor
NUMISMATIC NEWSPAPERS
BEST SPOT NEWS STORY OR CONTINUING COVERAGE OF DEVELOPING STORY IN NUMISMATICS: “The 1933 Langbord Double Eagle Trial,” Steven Roach, Coin World
BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES:
- Coins: “Make Way for the Queen: 1870-CC Coronet $20,” Rusty Goe, Coin World
- Tokens & Medals: “Not the Lincoln You Know,” Fred L. Reed III, Coin World
- Extraordinary Merit: “Unsinkable, Unthinkable Titanic,” Jeff Starck, Coin World
- Paper Money: “Now There Are Six: Rare Confederate Tome Discovered,” Fred L. Reed III, Bank Note Reporter
- BEST COLUMN: “Shades of the Blue and Grey,” Fred L. Reed III, Bank Note Reporter
- BEST ISSUE: Coin World, Aug. 1, 2011, Beth Deisher, Editor
NON-NUMISMATIC PUBLICATIONS
THE MAURICE M. GOULD MEMORIAL AWARD, BEST COLUMN: “Money Talk,” Frank J. Colletti, Lost Treasure Magazine
BEST ARTICLE: “Looking at Rare Coins in a Time of Rapidly Rising Metal Prices,” Steve Roach, Journal of Advanced Appraisal Studies
COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND INTERNET WEB SITES
BEST WEB SITE ARTICLE (2-way tie): “In God We Trust: The Story of Our National Motto,” Mike Fuljenz, 1st American Reserve, and “The Fate of the Switt-Langbord 1933 Double Eagles,” Greg Reynolds, www.coinweek.com
BEST DEALER WEB SITE: HeritageAuctions.com , Heritage Auction Galleries, Paul Minshull, Brian Shipman, Michael Weems and Ryan Sokol
BEST NON-COMMERCIAL WEB SITE: hobonickels.org, The Original Hobo Nickel Society, Chris Dempsey, Webmaster
BEST TRADE PRESS WEB SITE: The E-Sylum, The Numismatic Bibliomania Society, Wayne Homren, Editor
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT: www.CoinWeek.com, David Lisot, Executive Producer; Scott Purvis, Webmaster
BEST INTERNET BLOG: “The Numismatic Insider,” Q. David Bowers, Whitman Publishing, LLC
BEST SOFTWARE: Odd & Curious and Traditional Money, Charles J. Opitz
AUCTION CATALOGS
BEST AUCTION CATALOG, COINS AND CURRENCY: “The Shoshana Collection of Ancient Judean Coins,” Heritage Auctions
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT: “Rarities Night,” August 2011, Stack’s/Bowers
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT: “The Hesselgesser Collection of Early Silver Dollars, Part II,” Ira and Larry Goldberg
BEST AUCTION CATALOG, BOOKS AND EXONUMIA: “The 2012 New York Book Sale,” 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: Investors Profit Advisory, Universal Coin & Bullion Ltd., Michael R. Fuljenz, Editor
MISCELLANEOUS
BEST ALL-AROUND PORTFOLIO (3-way tie): Fred L. Reed III, Greg Reynolds and Jeff Starck
BEST WRITER IN NLG NEWSLETTER: Pete Smith
AUDIO–VISUAL
BEST RADIO REPORT: “Hotel Coin Buyers: Still a Major Problem,” Mike Fuljenz and Jerry Jordan, KLVI 560, Beaumont, Texas
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT: “Things You ‘Know’ That Just Aren’t So,” Patrick A. Heller, 1320 WILS-AM, Lansing, Michigan
BEST TELEVISION REPORT: “Guns and Gold,” Mike Fuljenz, Sportsman Channel
BEST NON-COMMERCIAL VIDEO: Money Show of the Southwest 2011 Educational Seminar, Mike Fuljenz, Speaker; David Lisot, Producer
BEST COMMERCIAL VIDEO: “Gold Coin & Bullion Market Today,” Mike Fuljenz
MEMORIAL AWARDS
JAMES L. MILLER MEMORIAL AWARD: Maurice Rosen, COINage, “Where Is the Coin Market Headed?”
CLEMENT F. BAILEY MEMORIAL AWARD, BEST NEW WRITER: Amy Drew Thompson, COINage
THE RIBBIT
R.W. “Bob” Julian
THE CLEMY
Jim Halperin and Steve Ivy