ANA YN LITERARY AWARD WINNERS

To encourage young writers to share their research and views on numismatics, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) recognizes them each year with a number of awards for literary accomplishments.

At the Abe Kosoff / Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) Young Numismatist (YN) Awards Breakfast at this year's ANA Anniversary Convention, the following award winners were announced:

Abe Kosoff Memorial Literary Award
Presented to the young numismatist who writes the best article or gives the best talk on a numismatic topic in 2001. (Original conclusions are encouraged, especially when logically presented.)
First place - Jay Feldman of Red Bank, New Jersey, for "Chinese Coins: Spades and Knives"
Second place - Ben Keele of Hastings, Nebraska, for "Keep Me and Have Good Luck: Encased Coins and Superstition"
Third place - not awarded

Gould Memorial Literary Award
Presented to the young numismatist who writes the best article displaying in-depth numismatic research and individual, specialized involvement with the topic. (The article need not have been published.)
First place - Ben Keele of Hastings, Nebraska, for "A Long Journey to a Foreign Time: The Ancient 50 States Quarter Program"
Second place - Jay Feldman of Red Bank, New Jersey, for "The Circulating Coins of Colonial and Early America, 1615-1790"
Third place - Steven Caywood of West Jordan, Utah, for "The Lincoln Cent"

Ray Byrne Memorial Literary Award
Presented to the young numismatist who writes the best article displaying in-depth numismatic research and individual, specialized involvement with the topic. (The article must have been published in 2001 in The Numismatist, First Strike or other recognized publication.)
First place - Ben Keele of Hastings, Nebraska, for "Biafra's Short-lived Monetary System" (published in the February 2001 issue of The Numismatist)
Second place - Scott Gray of Birmingham, Alabama, for "Weinman's Works of Art" (published in the First Strike supplement to the June 2001 issue of The Numismatist)
Third place - David Smock of Annandale, Virginia, for "Nothing Slows Down This Collector!" (published in the First Strike supplement to the December 2001 issue of The Numismatist)