BOOKS
BOOK OF THE YEAR – The work having the greatest potential impact on numismatics:
Abraham Lincoln: The Image of His Greatness, by Fred Reed
BEST SPECIALIZED BOOK
United States Coins: Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins, by Q. David Bowers
World Coins: (Tie) World’s Greatest Mint Errors, by Mike Byers, and Collecting Ancient Greek Coins, by Paul Rynearson
U.S. Paper Money: The Early Paper Money of America, Fifth Edition, by Eric P. Newman
World Paper Money: Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, General Issues, 12th Edition, George S. Cuhaj, Editor
Tokens and Medals: A Guide Book of United States Tokens and Medals, by Katherine Jaeger
Numismatic Investments: The Coin Collector’s Survival Manual, Sixth Edition, by Scott A. Travers
Museum and Exhibition Catalogs: One Hundred Years of Solicitude: Collecting by the New York Numismatic Club, American Numismatic Society
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT:
A Guide Book of the Official Red Book of United States Coins, by Frank J. Colletti
Collecting Confederate Paper Money, Field Edition – 2008, by Pierre Fricke
Grading Coins by Photographs, by Q. David Bowers
Kansas Paper Money, by Steve Whitfield; Fred Reed, Editor
Lincoln Cent Matte Proofs, by Kevin Flynn
Profitable Coin Collecting, by David L. Ganz
The Athenian Decadrachm, by Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert
The Fantastic 1804 Dollar, Tribute Edition, by Eric P. Newman and Kenneth E. Bressett
The Treasure Ship S.S. New York, by Q. David Bowers
Treasure in the Cellar, by Leonard Augsburger
U.S. COMMERCIAL NUMISMATIC MAGAZINES
BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES
Coins: “A Round of Applause for the Round Pound,” Dom Yanchunas, COINage
Tokens & Medals: “Lincoln Memorials,” Jon Blackwell, COINage
Paper Money: “The New Face of Counterfeiting,” Marcy Gibbel, COINage
BEST COLUMN
“My Two Cents’ Worth,” Ed Reiter, COINage
BEST ISSUE
(Tie) Coins, January 2009, Robert R. Van Ryzin, Editor, and COINage, February 2009, Ed Reiter, Senior Editor; Marcy Gibbel, Managing Editor
WORLD COMMERCIAL NUMISMATIC MAGAZINES
BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES
Coins: “Story of 1646 Batavia Crown an Adventure,” Mario L. Sacripante, World Coin News
Tokens & Medals: “Prisoners of Hope,” Jeff Starck, WorldWide Coins
Paper Money: “Folly’s War,” Kerry Rodgers, Australasian Coin & Banknote Magazine
BEST COLUMN
“World Destinations,” Dr. Howard M. Berlin, WorldWide Coins
BEST ISSUE
WorldWide Coins, January 2009, Andrew Perala, Managing Editor
NON-PROFIT OR CLUB NUMISMATIC PUBLICATIONS
BEST ARTICLE, LARGE PUBLICATIONS
“Lincoln Bicentennial,” Fred Reed, The Numismatist
BEST COLUMN, LARGE PUBLICATIONS
“From the Collections Manager,” Elena Stolyarik, ANS Magazine
BEST ISSUE, LARGE PUBLICATIONS
ANS Magazine, Winter 2008, Ute Wartenberg Kagan, Editor
BEST ARTICLE, SMALL PUBLICATIONS
“Hard Times Cents, Hard Times Nonsense,” Jim Wells, California Numismatist
BEST COLUMN, SMALL PUBLICATIONS
“Exonumia From Your Neighborhood,” David Gladfelter, Jerseyana
BEST ISSUE, SMALL PUBLICATIONS
John Reich Journal, May 2008, Brad Karoleff, Editor
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
Curry’s Chronicle, Carson City Coin Collectors of America, Fall 2008, Rusty Goe, Editor
TNA Youth Newsletter, Texas Numismatic Association, September 2008, Kathy Lawrence, Editor
NUMISMATIC NEWSPAPERS
BEST SPOT NEWS STORY OR CONTINUING COVERAGE OF DEVELOPING STORY IN NUMISMATICS
“Collectors Still Buying in Force,” Steven Roach, Coin World
BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES
Coins: “Family Helps Bring Coin Board Titan to Life,” David Lange, Numismatic News
Tokens & Medals: “Little-Known Medals Make a Challenging Set,” R.W. Julian, Numismatic News
Extraordinary Merit: “Saloon Tokens Vivid Reminders of American Western History,” Jeff Starck, Coin World
Paper Money: “Redemption Errors,” Lee Lofthus, Bank Note Reporter
BEST COLUMN
“Shades of the Blue and Grey,” Fred L. Reed III, Bank Note Reporter
BEST ISSUE
Coin World, July 28, 2008, Beth Deisher, Editor
NON-NUMISMATIC PUBLICATIONS
THE MAURICE M. GOULD MEMORIAL AWARD, BEST COLUMN
“Money Talk,” Frank J. Colletti, Lost Treasure Magazine
BEST ARTICLE
“The Tetragrammaton on the Early Coins of Denmark & Sweden,” Dr. Howard M. Berlin, The Jewish Voice
COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND INTERNET WEB SITES
BEST WEB SITE ARTICLE
“2009 Ultra-High Relief Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle,” Mike Fuljenz, Universal Coin & Bullion
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
“The Famous 1943 Bronze Cents,” Dr. Sol Taylor, SCV Communications Group
BEST DEALER WEB SITE
www.HA.com, Paul Minshull, Brian Shipman, Michael Weems and Ryan Sokol
BEST NON-COMMERCIAL WEB SITE
www.numismatics.org, American Numismatic Society
BEST TRADE PRESS WEB SITE
www.numismaster.com, Krause Publications, David C. Harper, Editor
BEST SOFTWARE
(Tie) “www.HA.com/Live,” Paul Minshull, Matt Jackson, Ryan Sokol and Michael Weems, Heritage Auction Galleries
and “Gold Coins of the World: From Ancient Times to the Present,” Arthur L. Friedberg and Ira S. Friedberg, The Coin & Currency Institute, Inc.
AUCTION CATALOGS
BEST AUCTION CATALOG, COINS AND CURRENCY
“The Lemus Collection, Queller Family Collection – Part Two,” Heritage Numismatic Auctions
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
“The Ted Naftzger Collection, Part II,” Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers
BEST AUCTION CATALOG, BOOKS AND EXONUMIA
“The John W. Adams Collection,” Stack’s
EXTRAORDINARY MERIT
“Bill Weber So-Called Dollars,” Holabird-Kagin Americana
COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS
LEE MARTIN FOUNDER’S AWARD for Best Investment Newsletter
Maurice H. Rosen, The Rosen Numismatic Advisory
BEST DEALER-PUBLISHED MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER
Investor’s Profit Advisory, Universal Coin & Bullion, Michael R. Fuljenz, Publisher
MISCELLANEOUS
BEST ALL-AROUND PORTFOLIO
Dr. K.A. Rodgers
AUDIO–VISUAL
BEST RADIO REPORT
Coin Chat Radio’s “Collecting Money,” David C. Harper
BEST TELEVISION REPORT
“The King of the Road Show, With Jim King,” Michael R. Fuljenz, Universal Coin & Bullion
BEST NON-COMMERCIAL VIDEO
“FUN Convention Highlights, 2009,” David Lisot, Producer/Director
BEST COMMERCIAL VIDEO
“The 1804 Class III Silver Dollar,” Heritage Auctions, Greg Rohan and Mark Borckardt; David Lisot, Producer/Director
MEMORIAL AWARDS
JAMES L. MILLER MEMORIAL AWARD
Tom DeLorey, COINage, “Made in China”
CLEMENT F. BAILEY MEMORIAL AWARD, BEST NEW WRITER
Emily Haug, American Journal of Numismatics
THE RIBBET
Kay Lenker
THE CLEMY
Maurice H. Rosen