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
“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
“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