2000 NUMISMATIC LITERARY AWARDS PRESENTED AT ANA PHILADELPHIA SHOW

The American Numismatic Association's (ANA) 2000 numismatic literary awards were presented on Friday, August 11, during the ANA's 109th Anniversary Convention in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Heath Literary Award, introduced in 1949 and named for George Heath, ANA founder and the first editor of The Numismatist, recognizes outstanding articles published in the 1999 volume of the Association's official journal.

The first-place Heath Literary Award went to James M. Kindler for "A Friendly Wager with U.S. Grant," featured in April 1999. For this distinction, he received an engraved silver medal, certificate and $250 cash prize.

Presented to Richard Doty was the second-place award - an engraved, bronze medal, a certificate and a $100 cash prize - for "The Pageant of North Carolina Currency" in the October 1999 issue.

Allen G. Berman received third-place honors for "Pennies, Pollards and Crockards," published in the May 1999 issue. For this distinction, he received an engraved, bronze medal and a certificate.

Sponsored by John J. Ford Jr., the Wayte and Olga Raymond Memorial Literary Award was presented to authors of articles in The Numismatist who displayed original and comprehensive research in United States numismatics.

Taking first-place honors was Richard Doty, for "The Pageant of North Carolina Currency." For this, Doty received a certificate and a $400 cash prize. Earning second-place honors was David Lange, for his article "Assembling the Ideal 20th-Century Gold Type Set," published in the June through September issues. He received a certificate and a check for $200.

Funded by an anonymous donor, the Catherine Sheehan Literary Award for U.S. Paper Money Studies includes a framed certificate and $200. Earning the award was Richard Doty for his October 1999 article, making it the first to earn all three ANA literary awards in a single year.