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The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is an organization founded in 1891 by George Francis Heath.Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, it was formed to advance the knowledge of numismatics (the study of coins) along educational, historical, and scientific lines, as well as to enhance interest in the hobby.
Originally founded in June 1972 as the American Numismatic Association's authentication service, ANACS expanded into third-party coin grading in March 1979. ANACS was founded in response to the rise in counterfeit and altered coins in the numismatic marketplace. During the coin collecting boom of the 1960s, counterfeiters would alter common ...
Administered by the American Numismatic Association—named for Adna G. Wilde Jr, past president of the ANA, the award honors an ANA member who dedicates his or her time and resources to strengthen the hobby and further the educational mission of the ANA, and sets an example for others to follow.
(Courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History [photograph by Jaclyn Nash].) The Sheldon Coin Grading Scale is a 70-point coin grading scale used in the numismatic assessment of a coin's quality. The American Numismatic Association based its Official ANA Grading Standards in large part on the Sheldon scale. [1]
The Numismatist (formerly Numismatist) is the monthly publication of the American Numismatic Association. The Numismatist contains articles written on such topics as coins, tokens, medals, paper money, and stock certificates. All members of the American Numismatic Association receive the publication as part of their membership benefits.
The Chester L. Krause Memorial Distinguished Service Award (formerly the Farran Zerbe Memorial Award and ANA Distinguished Service Award [1]) is the highest honor conferred by the American Numismatic Association. [2] The award was formerly named after Farran Zerbe, a one-time president of the American Numismatic Association. It is given in ...
Howland Wood, American numismatist. Howland Wood (May 30, 1877 [1]-1938), was an American numismatist, and former Chairman of the American Numismatic Association (ANA). Wood was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1877. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in 1900. He married Elizabeth Marvin in 1913, and they had two ...
This was the problem faced by the Institute of Numismatic Authenticators, founded by the controversial Walter H. Breen in 1962. [1] The company lasted little more than a year. A decade later, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) established their Certification Service, the ANACS, in 1972. At first, the coins were not graded, only confirmed ...