YN Literary Award Winners announced in Baltimore
To encourage young writers to share their research and views on numismatics, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) recognizes them each year with awards for literary accomplishments.
At the Young Numismatist (YN) Awards Breakfast, held August 2 during the Association’s 112th Anniversary Convention in Baltimore, 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. (Original conclusions are encouraged, especially when logically presented.)
- • First place: Jeffrey Swindling of Jacksonville, Florida, for “The United States Mint: A Frontier in History”
- • Second place: Jon P. Sullivan of Centerville, Tennessee, for “Die Cracks”
- • Third place: Max Spiegel of Brooklyn, New York, for “Private Mints in Colonial America” displaying in-depth numismatic research and individual, specialized involvement with the topic. (The article need not have been published.)
Gould Memorial Literary Award
Presented to the young numismatist who writes the best article
- • First place: Jon P. Sullivan of Centerville, Tennessee, for “Wrong Stock Errors”
- • Second place: Jeffrey Swindling of Jacksonville, Florida, for “The Creation, Continuation and Revocation of the ‘Peace Dollar’ in Post-World War I America”
- • Third place: not awarded
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 Numismatist, ANA’s online Your Newsletter or other recognized publication.)
- • First place: Sean T. Aldrich of Douglas, Massachusetts, for “The Medallion That Fueled a War” (published in Numismatist)
- • Second place: Jon P. Sullivan of Centerville, Tennessee, for “Chalmer’s Silver Tokens” (published in Your Newsletter)
- • Third place: Max Spiegel of Brooklyn, New York, for “Money in America: From Wampum to Coinage” (published in Your Newsletter)
Originally Release Date: August 2, 2003
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