(Temecula, California) February 11, 2019 — The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) now is accepting nominations for its 2019 awards, according to PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman and President Barry Stuppler. “Each year the PNG publicly recognizes outstanding achievements in the hobby and the profession by honoring deserving recipients with awards in a half-dozen categories. We […]
Award recipients from COTY’s anticipated awards presentation at the World Money Fair in Berlin
The World Money Fair once again played host to this year’s Coin of the Year awards, which recognises excellence in world coin issues over a selection of 10 categories and topics. As part of the presentations during the World Money Fair, the COTYs are one of the most anticipated events during the nearly week-long event, […]
Alabama dealers honored with service award
Industry Council for Tangible Assets dealer-members Phil Darby (J&P Coins and Currency, Helena, Alabama) and Steve Caiola (Alabama Gold Refiner, Homewood, Alabama) were honored during the ICTA dinner and update at FishBones, Orlando, Florida, on January 9 as the recipients of the 2018 Diane Piret Memorial Outstanding Service Award. In the fall of 2016, Darby […]
NGC Registry Awards 2018
Every year, NGC gives awards to the top Competitive Sets and Custom Sets in the NGC Registry. Ensure your set is at its best by 10 a.m. EST on December 7 to be automatically considered for awards. Winners will be announced January 11, 2019. The NGC Registry now features more than 110,000 registered sets. Winners in our […]
Whitman author Jeff Garrett honored for Best Numismatic Investment Book of 2018
Whitman author and noted numismatist Jeff Garrett has received the Numismatic Literary Guild’s annual award for Best Numismatic Investment Book for his work, SILVER: Everything You Need to Know to Buy and Sell Today. The Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG), a nonprofit organization composed of editors, authors, writers, bloggers, and content producers who cover news and feature stories […]
Numismatic Literary Guild 2018 award winners
The Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG), a nonprofit organization composed of editors, authors, writers, bloggers, and content producers who cover news and feature stories about all forms of money, medals, and tokens as collectibles, presented its annual awards for 2018 on Thursday, August 16, in Philadelphia. This year marked NLG’s 50th anniversary. For information about the […]
Don Bailey, dean of Mexican numismatics, has passed away
On August 10 the numismatic community lost one of its pioneers, Don Bailey, a prominent dealer and specialist in Mexican numismatics, who worked tirelessly to expand interest in this area of the hobby over the past half-century. Born and raised in Michigan, Don left the state during the Korean War to join the U.S. Marine […]
Geer Steyn receives the 2018 J. Sanford Saltus Award
Dutch artist Geer Steyn became the 57th recipient of the J. Sanford Saltus Award for excellence in medallic art at the biannual conference of the International Art Medal Federation (FIDEM) in Ottawa, Ontario on May 29, 2018. Donald Scarinci, chairman of the Saltus Award Committee of the American Numismatic Society presented the award at the […]
NLG announces new award categories for 2018
The Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG), a nonprofit organization composed of editors, authors, and writers who cover news and feature stories about all forms of money, medals, and tokens as collectibles, has substantially revised its annual awards competition categories for 2018 and beyond. “Working with awards coordinator Scott A. Travers and NLG board members John Albanese, […]
Michigan student wins PNG’s 2018 Young Numismatist Scholarship
(Temecula, California) April 11, 2018 — A Michigan State University economics major, Andrew Blinkiewicz, 21, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has been selected by the Professional Numismatists Guild to be the recipient of the PNG’s 2018 Young Numismatist Scholarship. “The PNG will pay for tuition, meals and five nights of dormitory accommodations so Blinkiewicz can attend one […]
