ANA names top club publications
Each year the American Numismatic Association (ANA) recognizes outstanding journals and newsletters produced by local, regional and specialty numismatic organizations published in 2000 and submitted in the annual competition. Winners of the 2001 Outstanding Club Publications Contest were announced at the ANA Club Representative meeting, held on August 11 during the ANA’s 110th Anniversary Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In the local club publication category, first place went to “Metropolitan Coin Club of Atlanta Newsletter,” published by the Metropolitan Coin Club of Atlanta (Georgia) and edited by David Crenshaw. Winning second place was “ACCent,” published by the Anchorage Coin Club (Alaska), with chief editor Larry Nakata. Third place was taken by the “Calgary Numismatic Society Newsletter,” published by the Calgary Numismatic Society (Canada) and edited by Neil Probert.
Among regional club publications, first place was awarded to GNA Journal, published by the Georgia Numismatic Association and edited by David Crenshaw. Taking second place was The Centinel, published by Central States Numismatic Society and edited by Jim and Karen Jach. Third place was won by NOW News, published by Numismatists of Wisconsin and edited by Ron and Phyllis Calkins.
Receiving first-place honors for specialty clubs was Paper Money, published by the Society of Paper Money Collectors and edited by Fred Reed. Second place went to the John Reich Journal, published by the John Reich Collector Society and edited by Bradley S. Karoleff. Third place went to Errorscope, published by the Combined Organization of Numiusmatic Error Collectors of America (CONECA) and edited by Editors Deborah Wiles and Michael L. Ellis.
Originally Release Date: August 11, 2001
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