2013 Annual NLG Writers’ Awards
BOOKS
BOOK OF THE YEAR – The work having the greatest potential impact on numismatics: (Tie) The Encyclopedia of United States Silver Dollars 1794-1804, by Q. David Bowers, and From Mine to Mint, by Roger W. Burdette
BEST SPECIALIZED BOOK
- United States Coins: United States Pattern & Experimental Pieces of WW-II, by Roger W. Burdette
- World Coins: South Asian Coins and Paper Money, Indian Edition, George S. Cuhaj, Editor; Rajender Maru, Consulting Editor; Thomas Michael, Market Analyst
- U.S. Paper Money: Hilton’s Collecting Confederate Currency, Volume One, by J. Wayne Hilton
- World Paper Money: Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues, 19th Edition. George S. Cuhaj, Editor.
- Tokens and Medals: Abraham Lincoln, Beyond the American Icon, by Fred Reed
- Numismatic Investments: The Insider’s Guide to U.S. Coin Values, 20th Edition, by Scott A. Travers
- Museum and Exhibition Catalogs: Coins of the Holy Land, The Abraham and Marian Sofaer Collection, American Numismatic Society and The Israel Museum. Ya’akov Meshorer, Gabriela Bijovsky and Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert, Authors; David Hendin and Andrew Meadows, Editors
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT:
American Silver Eagles, by John Mercanti, with Michael “Miles” Standish
A Guide Book of United States Coins, Professional Edition, 4th Edition, by R.S. Yeoman; Kenneth Bressett, Senior Editor; Jeff Garrett, Valuations Editor; Q. David Bowers, Research Editor
Coin World’s Making the Grade, Third Edition, by Beth Deisher
100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins, Second Edition, by Steve Schechter and Jeff Garrett
Pictures From a Distant Country: Seeing America Through Old Paper Money, by Richard Doty
Striking Gold in Alaska, 4th Edition, by Dick Hanscom
The Aristocrat, the Story of the 1793 Sheldon 15, by Jim Neiswinter
The Collector’s Handbook. 7th Edition, by James L. Halperin, Gregory J. Rohan and Mark Prendergast
The Draped Bust Half Dollars of 1796-1797, by Jon P. Amato, Edited by James L. Halperin and Mark Van Winkle
The Feel of Steel, by Mark D. Tomasko
The Private Sketchbook of George T. Morgan, by Karen M. Lee
U.S. NUMISMATIC MAGAZINES
BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES
- Coins: “Pedigrees That Live Forever,” Michele Orzano, Coin World Special Edition
Extraordinary Merit: “Admiral Gardner Wreck Coins,” Ron Cheek, Coin World Special Edition
- Tokens & Medals: (Tie) “A Numismatic Washington’s Birthday,” David T. Alexander, COINage, and “Striking Olympic Gold,” Jeff Starck, Coin World Special Edition
- Paper Money: “The Federal Reserve at 100,” Tom DeLorey, COINage
BEST COLUMN: “My Two Cents’ Worth,” Ed Reiter, COINage
BEST ISSUE: Coin World Special Edition, January 2013, Steve Roach, Editor
WORLD NUMISMATIC MAGAZINES
BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES:
- Coins: “Constantine’s True Vision: From Plato’s Chi (X) to the Christian Chi Rho,” George Beke Latura, Coin News
- Tokens & Medals: “The Martyrdom of Edith Cavell,” Dr. Kerry Rodgers, Coin News
- Paper Money: “The Father of Inflation?,” Dr. Kerry Rodgers, Australasian Coin & Banknote Magazine
BEST COLUMN: “Back to Basics,” Dr. Kerry Rodgers, Coin News
Extraordinary Merit: “Panda Collector,” Peter Anthony, World Coin News
BEST ISSUE: Australasian Coin & Banknote Magazine, April 2013, John Mulhall, Editor and Publisher
Extraordinary Merit: World Coin News, January 2013, David C. Harper, Editor
NON-PROFIT OR CLUB NUMISMATIC PUBLICATIONS
BEST ARTICLE, LARGE PUBLICATIONS: “Two Gold Half Unions,” John W. Dannreuther, The Numismatist
Extraordinary Merit: “In Search of Machin’s Mills,” Mark Fox, The Numismatist
Extraordinary Merit: “Civil War Postage Stamp Envelopes Circulated as Small Change,” Fred Reed, Paper Money
Extraordinary Merit: “Signs of Inflation,” Giles Bransbourg, ANS Magazine
BEST COLUMN, LARGE PUBLICATIONS: “Coins and Collectors,” Q. David Bowers, The Numismatist
BEST ISSUE, LARGE PUBLICATIONS: The Numismatist, October 2012, Barbara Gregory, Editor
BEST ARTICLE, SMALL PUBLICATIONS: “King of Carson City Coins: 1873-CC Without-Arrows Dime,” Rusty Goe, Curry’s Chronicle
Extraordinary Merit: “When Foreign Gold Was U.S. Legal Tender,” Jim Wells, California Numismatist
BEST COLUMN, SMALL PUBLICATIONS: “Selected Civil War Tokens,” Donald Erlenkotter, Civil War Token Journal
Extraordinary Merit: “Introduction by the Editor,” Harry S. Salyards, Penny-Wise
BEST ISSUE, SMALL PUBLICATIONS: John Reich Journal, August 2012, John Reich Collectors Society, Brad Karoleff, Editor
Extraordinary Merit: Penny-Wise, Early American Coppers, January 2013, Harry Salyards, Editor
NUMISMATIC NEWSPAPERS
BEST SPOT NEWS STORY OR CONTINUING COVERAGE OF DEVELOPING STORY IN NUMISMATICS: “Innovations at the U.S. Mint,” Paul Gilkes, Coin World
BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES:
- Coins: “Princess of Carson City Coins: 1873-CC Seated Liberty Without-Arrows Quarter,” Rusty Goe, Coin World
- Tokens & Medals: “Preble Honored for Beating Pirates,” R.W. Julian, Numismatic News
- Paper Money: “Are There More Nationals to Find?,” Lee Loftus, Bank Note Reporter
BEST COLUMN: “Shades of the Blue and Grey,” Fred Reed, Bank Note Reporter
BEST ISSUE: Coin World, July 23, 2012, Steve Roach, Editor
NON-NUMISMATIC PUBLICATIONS
THE MAURICE M. GOULD MEMORIAL AWARD, BEST COLUMN: “Money Talk,” Frank J. Colletti, Lost Treasure Magazine
BEST ARTICLE: “Encore, Encore: Will James Fraser’s Indian-Bison Designs Be Revamped on a $50 Bullion Coin?,” Fred Reed, American Hard Assets
Extraordinary Merit: “When the Federal Government Showed Favoritism to Nevada by Giving It a Mint,” Rusty Goe, Nevada in the West Magazine
Extraordinary Merit: “Mormon Gold,” John Dale Beety, Heritage Magazine for the Intelligent Collector
COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND INTERNET WEB SITES
BEST WEB SITE COIN ARTICLE: “Treasure Hunter’s Roadshow,” Jerry Jordan, SETinvestigates.com
Extraordinary Merit: “Rare English Sovereigns of Queen Mary I,” Greg Reynolds, CoinWeek.com
Extraordinary Merit: “Booker T. on the Tarmac,” Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker, CoinWeek.com
Extraordinary Merit: “The Charles & Joanna Coinage of Mexico City, 1536-71,” Daniel F. Sedwick and Cori S. Downing, Sedwickcoins.com
BEST WEB SITE TOKEN AND MEDAL ARTICLE: “Heidi Wastweet’s Freedom Girl,” Wayne Homren, The E-Sylum
BEST WEB SITE PAPER MONEY ARTICLE: “The Illegal Ban on Gold Certificates,” Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker, CoinWeek.com
BEST WEB SITE COLUMN: “Coin Rarities & Related Topics,” Greg Reynolds, CoinWeek.com
Extraordinary Merit: “Numismatic Diary,” Wayne Homren, The E-Sylum
Extraordinary Merit: “NGC Weekly Market Report,” Jeff Garrett, NGCcoin.com
BEST ONLINE NEWS WEB SITE: CoinWeek.com, David Lisot, Executive Producer; Scott Purvis, Webmaster
BEST DEALER WEB SITE: HeritageAuctions.com, Heritage Auction Galleries, Paul Minshull, Brian Shipman, Michael Weems and Ryan Sokol
BEST NON-TRADE PRESS WEB SITE: The E-Sylum, The Numismatic Bibliomania Society, Wayne Homren, Editor
Extraordinary Merit: Numismatics.org, American Numismatic Society, Ethan Gruber, Web and Database Developer
BEST INTERNET BLOG: “The Buzz,” Dave Harper, Numismatic News
BEST NON-NUMISMATIC PRESS WEB SITE: SETinvestigates.com, Southeast Texas Investigates, Jerry Jordan
BEST SOFTWARE: HA.com/Live, Heritage Auctions, Paul Minshull, Matt Jackson, Ryan Sokol and Michael Weems
AUCTION CATALOGS
BEST AUCTION CATALOG, COINS AND CURRENCY: “The Americana Sale,” January 2013, Stack’s Bowers
Extraordinary Merit: “Selections From the Eric P. Newman Collection,” Heritage Auctions
Extraordinary Merit: “The Hunter Collection,” Ira and Larry Goldberg
COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS
LEE MARTIN FOUNDER’S AWARD for Best Investment Newsletter: Maurice H. Rosen, The Rosen Numismatic Advisory
BEST DEALER-PUBLISHED MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER: Coin Board News, David Lange
MISCELLANEOUS
BEST ALL-AROUND PORTFOLIO: Greg Reynolds
BEST WRITER IN NLG NEWSLETTER: David T. Alexander
AUDIO-VISUAL
BEST RADIO REPORT: “Hotel Coin Buyers Out of Business,” Mike Fuljenz, 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: “The Coin and Precious Metals Report,” Mike Fuljenz, KBTV-TV FOX 4, Beaumont, Texas
BEST NON-COMMERCIAL VIDEO: “EAC Convention Highlights,” CoinWeek.com, David Lisot, Producer
BEST COMMERCIAL VIDEO: “Selling Your Coins and Currency at Auction,” Hector Cantu, Heritage Auctions
Extraordinary Merit: “Advice for Coin Collectors,” CoinWeek.com, David Lisot, Producer; Michael Fuljenz, Author
MEMORIAL AWARDS
JAMES L. MILLER MEMORIAL AWARD: (Tie) Mike Fuljenz, COINage, “The Ultimate Saint,” and Maurice Rosen, The Rosen Numismatic Advisory, “The Peace Dollar Series”
CLEMENT F. BAILEY MEMORIAL AWARD, BEST NEW WRITER: Allison Caplan, ANS Magazine
THE RIBBIT
David T. Alexander
THE CLEMY
Mike Fuljenz