Results of NLG Annual Writers' Competition for 2006

CLEMY AWARD • NLG's Highest Honor 2006 CLEMY AWARD WINNER Barbara J. Gregory, Editor, Numismatist BOOKS BOOK OF THE YEAR–The work having the greatest potential impact on numismatics: (Tie) Renaissance of American Coinage, 1916-1921, by Roger W. Burdette and The Coin Collector's Survival Manual, Fifth Edition, by Scott A. Travers BEST SPECIALIZED BOOK United States Coins: Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins, 1795-1933, by Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth World Coins: Money of the Bible, by Kenneth Bressett U.S. Paper Money: Collecting Confederate Paper Money, by Pierre Fricke, edited by Stephen Goldsmith World Paper Money: Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Specialized Issues, 10th Edition, George S. Cuhaj, Editor Tokens and Medals: The Medals Concerning John Law and the Mississippi System, by John W. Adams Numismatic Investments: The Coin Collector's Survival Manual, 5th Edition, by Scott A. Travers Museum and Exhibition Catalog: ¡Viva La Revolucion! The Money of the Mexican Revolution, by Don Bailey and Joe Flores Extraordinary Merit: Million Dollar Nickels, by Paul Montgomery, Mark Borchardt and Ray Knight The 1894-S Dime, A Mystery Unraveled, by Kevin Flynn A Guide Book of United States Coins 2007, 60th Edition, by R.S. Yeoman, edited by Kenneth E. Bressett United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide, by Bill Fivaz A Grading Guide to the Top 25 Most Widely Collected U.S. Coins, by Beth Deisher Collecting Lucky Coins, Tokens and Medals, by Rita Laws 100 Greatest American Currency Notes, by Q. David Bowers and David M. Sundman The Forgotten Mint of Colonial Panama, by Jorge A. Proctor The Comprehensive Catalog of U.S. Paper Money, Seventh Edition, by Gene Hessler and Carlson Chambliss World Monetary Units: An Historical Dictionary, Country by Country, by Howard M. Berlin The Expert's Guide to Collecting and Investing in Rare Coins, by Q. David Bowers U.S. COMMERCIAL NUMISMATIC MAGAZINES BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES Coins: "A National Treasure," Leon Worden, COINage Tokens & Medals: "Presidential Medals," R.W. Julian, COINage Paper Money: "A Woman's Touch," Gene Hessler, COINage BEST COLUMN "My Two Cents' Worth," Ed Reiter, COINage BEST ISSUE Coin World's Paper Money Values, Summer 2006, Beth Deisher, Editor WORLD COMMERCIAL NUMISMATIC MAGAZINES BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES Coins: "Aphrodite: Classical Greek Goddess of War," Derek R. Smith, The Celator Tokens & Medals: "124 Patriots of Ireland, A Numismatic Mystery," Thomas H. Sebring, World Coin News Paper Money: "Costa Rica Says Hello to San Francisco," Paul Green BEST COLUMN "From A to Z," Bob Reis, World Coin News BEST ISSUE The Celator, January 2006, Kerry Wetterstrom, Editor NON-PROFIT OR CLUB NUMISMATIC MAGAZINES BEST ARTICLE, LARGE PUBLICATIONS "The Treasury Notes of the War of 1812," Donald Kagin, Paper Money BEST COLUMN, LARGE PUBLICATIONS "Early American Money," John J. Kraljevich Jr., Numismatist BEST ISSUE, LARGE PUBLICATIONS Paper Money, May/June 2006, Fred L. Reed III, Editor BEST ARTICLE, SMALL PUBLICATIONS "A New Birth of Freedom: The American Civil War Collection at the ANS," Robert W. Hoge, American Numismatic Society Magazine BEST COLUMN, SMALL PUBLICATIONS "Current Cabinet Activities," Robert W. Hoge, American Numismatic Society Magazine BEST ISSUE, SMALL PUBLICATIONS American Numismatic Society Magazine, Winter 2005, Ute Wartenberg Kagan, Editor Extraordinary Merit: Penny-Wise, November 2005, Harry Salyards, Editor NUMISMATIC NEWSPAPERS BEST SPOT NEWS STORY OR CONTINUING COVERAGE OF DEVELOPING STORY IN NUMISMATICS (Tie) Coverage of the 10 seized 1933 double eagles, R.W. Julian and David Ganz, Numismatic News and Paul Gilkes, Coin World BEST ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES Coins: "Quarters Were Not Mint's First Concern," R.W. Julian, Numismatic News Paper Money: "Traders Bank of Rochester Lasts Until 1924," Karl S. Kabelac, Bank Note Reporter Tokens & Medals: "Medals to the Rescue," Rita Laws, Coin World BEST COLUMN "Shades of the Blue and Grey," Fred L. Reed III, Bank Note Reporter BEST ISSUE Coin World, July 25, 2005, Beth Deisher, Editor NON-NUMISMATIC PUBLICATIONS BEST COLUMN: "Making Cents," Dr. Sol Taylor, The Signal, Santa Clarita, CA BEST ARTICLE: "Beware of Buying Coins at Swap Meets, Garage Sales," Dr. Sol Taylor, The Signal, Santa Clarita, CA COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND INTERNET WEB SITES BEST WEB SITE ARTICLE "The Flying Eagle Cent: The Start of Something Small in U.S. Coins," Ed Reiter, littletoncoin.com, Littleton Coin Company BEST DEALER WEB SITE heritagecoin.com, Heritage Rare Coins. Brian Shipman, Michael Weems and Ryan Sokol, Web Site Managers BEST NON-COMMERCIAL WEB SITE www.money.org. American Numismatic Association, Gail Baker, Web Master BEST TRADE PRESS WEB SITE www.HeritageAuctionArchives.com, Heritage Rare Coin Galleries, Brian Shipman and Ryan Sokol, Web Site Managers BEST NON-NUMISMATIC PRESS WEB SITE soltaylor.com, The Signal, Santa Clarita, CA. Leon Worden, Senior Editor BEST SOFTWARE The Coin Collector's Survival Manual, Software Edition, Scott A. Travers, Author; Tom Bilotta, Carlisle Development Corp., Producer AUCTION CATALOGS BEST AUCTION CATALOG: COINS AND CURRENCY "The Jules Reiver Collection," Heritage Numismatic Auctions BEST AUCTION CATALOG: BOOKS AND EXONUMIA: "John J. Ford Jr. Collection, Part XIII," Stack's Extraordinary Merit: "Orders & Decorations From the Collection of the American Numismatic Society," Morton & Eden "The Cardinal Collection & A Gentleman's Collection," American Numismatic Rarities COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS LEE MARTIN FOUNDER'S AWARD for Best Investment Newsletter Maurice Rosen, The Rosen Numismatic Advisory Extraordinary Merit: Michael R. Fuljenz, Investor's Profit Advisory BEST DEALER-PUBLISHED MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER The Numismatic Sun, American Numismatic Rarities, Q. David Bowers, Editor AUDIO-VISUAL BEST COMMERCIAL VIDEO "Selling Your Coins & Currency at Auction," Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Written by John Petty; Produced and Directed by David Lisot BEST TV PRESENTATION "Coin Auction," Heritage Rare Coin Galleries COMMERCIAL TV SPECIAL RECOGNITION "Cable TV Ripoffs," Inside Edition, Larry Posner, Producer BEST WRITER IN NLG NEWSLETTER Jeff Starck BEST ALL-AROUND PORTFOLIO John Andrew Extraordinary Merit: Donald H. Dool CLEMENT F. BAILEY MEMORIAL AWARD, BEST NEW WRITER Dom Yanchunas, COINage Extraordinary Merit: Emily Mullins, Coin World, and Leon Worden, COINage JAMES L. MILLER MEMORIAL AWARD Dom Yanchunas, COINage, "Israel Switt" IN APPRECIATION For serving as judges in the 2006 NLG Writer's Competition: Thomas K. DeLorey, David L. Ganz, Barbara Gregory, Dorothy Harris, Robert W. Julian, Donn Pearlman, Ed Reiter, Maurice H. Rosen and Dom Yanchunas.