NBS Awards
In order to promote excellence in the field of numismatic literature, and to recognize outstanding contributions to our house organ and the field of numismatic knowledge in general, the Numismatic Bibliomania Society has established several awards.
NUMISMATIC BIBLIOMANIA SOCIETY AWARDS, 1979-2011
- Armand Champa for Best Article in The Asylum
- NBS Writer's Award for Best Article in The Asylum
- Jack Collins Award for Overall Contributions to Numismatic Literature
- Jack Collins Award for Best New Author in The Asylum
- Aaron Feldman Lifetime Achievement Award
- George F. Kolbe Award for Lifetime Achievement Numismatic Literature
- Aaron Feldman Award for Exhibits
- Non-NBS Awards given to NBS Members
- Past NBS ANA Exhibits Award Winners
Armand Champa Award for Best Article in The Asylum
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| Established at NBS Board Meeting, August 7, 1986 | (The Asylum, Vol 4, No 3, 1986) |
| Awarded at 1987 NBS Annual Meeting: | Carling Gresham (Vol 5, No 4), 1987 |
| Awarded at 1988 NBS Annual Meeting: | John J. Ford and John W. Adams (Vol 6, No 3), 1988 |
| Awarded at 1989 NBS Annual Meeting: | Eric P. Newman and Q. David Bowers (Vol 7, No 3), 1989 |
| Awarded at 1990 NBS Annual Meeting: | No names published in The Asylum |
| Awarded at 1991 NBS Annual Meeting: | George Frederick Kolbe and Jack Collins (Vol 9, No 4), 1991 |
| Awarded at 1992 NBS Annual Meeting: | Joel J. Orosz (Vol 10, No 4), 1992 |
| Awarded at 1993 NBS Annual Meeting: | George Fuld and Frank Katen (Vol 11, No 3), 1993 |
| Awarded at 1994 NBS Annual Meeting: | John Bergman (Vol 12, No 3), 1994 |
| Awarded at 1995 NBS Annual Meeting: | Del Bland (Vol 13, No 3), 1995 |
| Awarded at 1996 NBS Annual Meeting: | Denis Loring (Vol 14, No 3), 1996 |
| [Superseded after 1996 by the NBS Writer's Award for Best Article in The Asylum] | |
NBS Writer's Award for Best Article in The Asylum | |
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| Established at NBS Board Meeting, 1997 | (The Asylum, Vol 15, No 3), 1997 |
| Awarded at 1998 NBS Annual Meeting: | Joel J. Orosz (Vol 16, No 3), 1998 |
| Awarded at 1999 NBS Annual Meeting: | Randolph Zander E-Sylum, Vol 12 No 33 |
| Awarded at 2000 NBS Annual Meeting: | Joel J. Orosz (Vol 18, No 3), 2000 |
| Awarded at 2001 NBS Annual Meeting: | Joel J. Orosz (5-8-2001 letter from NBS Secretary-Treasurer David Hirt to NBS President Wayne K. Homren in NBS Archives) |
| Awarded at 2002 NBS Annual Meeting: | Q. David Bowers (Vol 21 No 3), 2002-or-Pete Smith (Coin World, 8-26-02) |
| Awarded at 2003 NBS Annual Meeting: | No name published in The Asylum or E-Sylum |
| Awarded at 2004 NBS Annual Meeting: | No name published in The Asylum or E-Sylum |
| Awarded at 2005 NBS Annual Meeting: | David F. Fanning (Vol 23, No 4), 2005 |
| Awarded at 2006 NBS Annual Meeting: | Karl Moulton |
| Awarded at 2007 NBS Annual Meeting: | No name published in The Asylum or E-Sylum |
| Awarded at 2008 NBS Annual Meeting: | No name published in The Asylum or E-Sylum |
| Awarded at 2009 NBS Annual Meeting: | No name published in The Asylum or E-Sylum |
| Awarded at 2010 NBS Annual Meeting: | Leonard Augsburger (Vol 28, Nos. 3 & 4), 2010 |
| Awarded at 2011 NBS Annual Meeting: | Frank Campbell (Vol. 29, No. 3), 2011 |
| [Superseded after 2011 by the Joel J. Orosz Award for Best Article in The Asylum | |
Joel J. Orosz Award for Best Article in The Asylum for Best Article in The Asylum | |
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| Awarded at the 2012 NBS Annual Meeting | Pete Smith |
Jack Collins Award for Overall Contributions to Numismatic Literature (1997-2003) | |
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| Established at NBS Board meeting, 1997 | (The Asylum, Vol 15, No 3, 1997 |
| To be given periodically, not to exceed one award per year. | |
| Awarded at 2000 NBS Annual Meeting: | Bill Malkmus (The E-Sylum, Vol 3, No 37, Sept 10, 2000) |
| Awarded at 2001 NBS Annual Meeting: | Q. David Bowers (The E-Sylum, Vol 4, No 34, Aug 19, 2001 |
| Awarded at 2003 NBS Annual Meeting: | Wayne K. Homren (Board meeting notes in NBS Archives) |
Jack Collins Award for Best New Author in The Asylum | |
| Established and endowed in perpetuity ($1000), but I cannot find in either The Asylum or The E-Sylum, at which NBS Board Meeting this action was taken, If memory serves, it was at NBS Board Meeting, 2008. | |
| Awarded at 2009 NBS Annual Meeting: | Bill Bugert (The E-Sylum, Vol 12, No 33, Aug 16, 2009) |
| Awarded at 2010 NBS Annual Meeting: | Max Spiegel (vol. 28 Nos 3 & 4), 2010 |
| Awarded at 2011 NBS Annual Meeting: | Harvey Stack |
| Awarded at 2012 NBS Annual Meeting: | James Higby |
Aaron Feldman Award for Lifetime Achievement | |
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| Established at NBS Board Meeting, 1991, | (Vol 9, No 4), 1991 |
| This is distinct from the Aaron Feldman Memorial Exhibit Award, which was established and endowed by the NBS Board at the same annual meeting in 1991. This endowed award will be covered below; those listed in this section are the winners for lifetime achievement | |
| Awarded at 1991 NBS Annual Meeting: | Armand Champa (Vol IX, No 4), 1991 |
| Awarded at 1992 NBS Annual Meeting: | Al Hoch and Wayne Homren (Vol X, No 4), 1992 |
| Awarded at 1993 NBS Annual Meeting: | Charles Davis (Vol 11, No 3), 1993 |
| Awarded at 1994 NBS Annual Meeting: | Martin Gengerke (Vol 12, No 3), 1994 |
| Awarded at 1995 NBS Annual Meeting: | Michael Hodder (Vol 13, No 3), 1995 |
| Awarded at 1996 NBS Annual Meeting: | Frank Van Zandt (Vol 14, No 3), 1996 |
| [Superseded after 1996 by the George Frederick Kolbe Award for Lifetime Achievement in Numismatic Literature] | |
George Frederick Kolbe Award for Lifetime Achievement in Numismatic Literature (2010-Present) | |
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| Awarded at 2010 Annual Meeting: | George Frederick Kolbe and John W. Adams (Vol 28, Nos 3 & 4), 2010 |
| Awarded at 2011 NBS Annual Meeting: | Al Hoch |
| Not awarded in 2012 | |
Aaron Feldman Memorial Exhibit Award | |
| Established and endowed in perpetuity ($3000) at NBS Board Meeting, 1991 (Vol 9, No 4), 1991. A complete list of the winners (first, second and third place) for this Award from 1992 to 2001 are listed Aaron Feldman Memorial Exhibit Award. | |
Young Numismatist Writing Contest | |
| Established at NBS Board Meeting, 1996 (Vol 14, No 3), 1996. There is no evidence in The Asylum that this contest was ever held, nor any prizes awarded | |
Certificate of Recognition | |
| Awarded at 1991 NBS Annual Meeting: | Linda Kolbe (Vol 9, No 4), 1991 |
Award of Appreciation | |
| Awarded at 1992 NBS Annual Meeting: | Kay Champa (Vol 10, No 4), 1992 |
Honorary Chairman for Life | |
| Frank Katen (Vol 5, No 4), 1987 | |
Non-NBS Awards Won by NBS Publications and Individuals | |
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ANA Club Representatives' Award, 1993 | |
| First Place, Specialized Publications, The Asylum, Charles Davis, Editor | |
ANA Club Representatives' Award, 1998 | |
| Third Place, specialty Numismatic Publication, The Asylum, George Frederick Kolbe, Editor | |
ANA Club Representatives' Awards, 2003 | |
| Special Merit Award, presented to The E-Sylum. Wayne K. Homren, Editor | |
ANA Outstanding Club Publications Contest, 2005 | |
| Electronic Newsletters: Second Place, The E-Sylum, Wayne K. Homren, Editor | |
Burnett Anderson Memorial Award for Numismatic Writing | |
| Wayne K. Homren, 2008 | |
YN Summer ANA Seminar Scholarship | |
| This is a $1000 scholarship award administered by the ANA each year. | |
Special Merit | |
| E-sylum edited by Wayne Homren was presented with a Special Merit award at the 2003 ANA Annual Convention! Congratulations to Wayne for a great job of editing! | |
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Past NBS ANA Exhibit Award Winners | ||
2007 - Milwaukee | ||
| 1st & People's Choice | Leon A. Saryan, Ph.D. | Seminal Works of 19th Century Armenian Numismatic Literature |
| 2nd | Lawrence Sekulich | The Provenance of Tudeer 99a |
| 3rd | Emmett McDonald | Metric Coinage |
2005 - San Francisco | ||
| 2nd | Leo Shane | A Colonial Merchant's Dilemma |
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2004 - Pittsburgh | ||
| 1st | David W. Lange | Coin Boards 1934-2004 |
| 2nd | Lawrence Sekulich | An 18th Century Magnum Opus |
| 3rd | Wayne K. Homren | Numismatic Literature of Western Pennsylvania Numismatic Society Members: The First 100 Years |
2003 - Baltimore | ||
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| 3rd | Radford Stearns | Researching the Sestroretsk Ruble |
2002 - New York, NY |
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| lst | Jim Neiswinter | First Photographic Plate in American Numismatics |
2001 - Atlanta, GA |
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| 1st | David Sklow | ANA Membership: The Printed Record |
| 2nd | David G. Provost | US Commemorative Coin Advertisements of 1937 |
| 3rd | Pete Smith | Contemporary Illustrations of the Second Philadelphia Mint |
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2000 - Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 1st | Tom Sheehan | Building a Set of The Numismatist |
| 2nd | P. Scott Rubin | Auction Catalogs That Led Me to Collect Numismatic Literature |
1999 - Chicago, IL | ||
| 1st | Lawrence Sekulich | A Bibliographic Introduction to Collecting Ancient Greek Coins |
1998 - Portland, OR | ||
| 1st | Michael J. Sullivan | An Overview of Bank Note Reporters and Counterfeit Detectors for Paper Money |
| 2nd | Donna Malloy | The Literature of Military Payment Certificates |
| 3rd | John R. Eshbach | The Start of Something Big: 1st November 1858 |
| P. Scott Rubin | 19th Century U.S. Auction Catalogs Distributed by Coin Dealers other than the Catalogers | |
| NC | Wayne K. Homren | A Selection of American Numismatic Literature Prospectuses |
1997 - New York, NY | ||
| No Exhibits due to space limitations | ||
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1996 - Denver, CO | ||
| 1st | Pete Smith | The Challenging Literature of A. M. Smith |
| 2nd | P. Scott Rubin | My Choice of Very Significant U.S. Auction Sales of the 19th and 20th Centuries |
| John A. Parker | A Brief History of the Heath Bond Detector | |
1995 - Anaheim, CA | ||
| John Eshbach | The Life and Works of Charles T. Steigerwalt, Numismatist | |
1994 - Detroit, MI | ||
| 1st | John Kraljevich | A Comparison of the Different Editions of Sheldon's Work on Large Cents |
| 2nd | Joel J. Orosz | Early Literature of Dave Bowers and Jim Ruddy |
| Steven Roach | B. Max Mehl--A Numismatic Legend | |
| Rian R. Thum | An Eighteenth Century Spanish Volume on Numismatics | |
1993 - Baltimore, MD | ||
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| 1st | P. Scott Rubin | American Numismatic Literature--Then and Now |
| Frank Katen | American Numismatic Literature | |
| Rian R. Thum | The Evolution of Literature on Large Date (1840-1857) Large Cents | |
| John Kraljevich | A Comparison of the Different Editions of Sheldon's Work on Large Cents | |
1992 - Orlando, FL | ||
| 1st | Wayne K. Homren | A Selection of Numismatic Ephemera |
| 2nd | P. Scott Rubin | Auction Catalogs as Information Sources |
| Bob Metzger | Tracing a Pedigree Through Auction Catalogs | |
| Benjamin M. Phillips | The Evolution of YN Digest | |
| Robert Turfboer | King Otto Grants Mining Rights | |
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