The American Numismatic Association was founded by Dr. George F. Heath in 1891. The ANA was formed to advance the knowledge of numismatics along educational, historical and scientific lines, as well as enhance interest in the hobby.

The ANA national headquarters and museum is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It claims a membership of over 30,000. In 1912 the association received a Federal Charter by the United States Congress for its work in the field of numismatics.

The association's official monthly journal is the Numismatist.

Presidents

The head of the ANA is its President. Currently, a person may not hold the presidency for more than one term. They may, however, run for a seat on the board of governors after their presidency. No one may serve on the ANA board of governors (including the offices of president and vice president) for more than ten years.

List of ANA presidents:

• William G. Jerrems Jr., 1891-1892
• George F. Heath, 1892-1894
• August G. Heaton, 1894-1899
• Joseph Hooper, 1899-1902
• Benjamin P. Wright, 1902-1905
• Albert R. Frey, 1905-1908
• Farran Zerbe, 1908-1910
• John M. Henderson, 1910-1912
• A. Judson Brenner, 1912-1914
• Frank G. Duffield, 1914-1915
• Henry O. Granberg, 1915-1917
• Carl Wurtzbach, 1917-1919
• Waldo C. Moore, 1919-1921
• Moritz Wormser, 1921-1926
• Harry H. Yawger, 1926-1927
• Charles Markus, 1927-1930
• George J. Bauer, 1930-1932
• Alden Scott Boyer, 1932-1933
• Nelson T. Thorson, 1933-1935
• T. James Clarke, 1935-1937
• J. Henri Ripstra, 1937-1939
• L.W. Hoffecker, 1939-1941
• J. Douglas Ferguson, 1941-1943
• Martin F. Kortjohn, 1943-1945
• V. Leon Belt, 1945-1947
• Loyd B. Gettys, 1947-1949
• M. Vernon Sheldon, 1949-1951
• Joseph Moss, 1951-1953
• J. Hewitt Judd, 1953-1955
• Leonel C. Panosh, 1955-1957
• Oscar H. Dodson, 1957-1961
• C.C. Tim Shroyer, 1961-1963
• Paul K. Anderson, 1963-1965
• Matt H. Rothert, 1965-1967
• Arthur Sipe, 1967-1969
• Herbert M. Bergen, 1969-1971
• John J. Pittman, 1971-1973
• Virginia Culver, 1973-1975
• Virgil Hancock, 1975-1977
• Grover C. Criswell, Jr., 1977-1979
• George D. Hatie, 1979-1981
• Adna G. Wilde, Jr., 1981-1983
• Q. David Bowers, 1983-1985
• Florence M. Schook, 1985-1987
• Stephen R. Taylor, 1987-1989
• Kenneth L. Hallenbeck, Jr., 1989-1991
• Edward C. Rochette, 1991-1993
• Kenneth Bressett, 1993-1995
• David L. Ganz, 1995-1997
• Anthony Swiatek, 1997-1999
• H. Robert Campbell, 1999-2001
• John Wilson, 2001-2003
• Gary E. Lewis, 2003-2005
• William Horton, 2005-2007

Young Numismatists (YNs)

The ANA classifies its members 22 and younger as Young Numismatists (YNs). Every year, the ANA gives an award to the most outstanding Young Numismatist of the year. In both 1972 and 1973, two YNs were given this award. No award was given in 2006.

List of Recipients of the Outstanding YN of the Year Award

• Leonora Dickson, 1968
• Dean Hansell, 1969
• Richard Lumpkin, 1970
• Kurt R. Krueger, 1971
• Paul R. Johnson, 1972
• Paula Ann Peterson, 1972
• Jeffrey Coppersmith, 1973
• Deborah Martin, 1973
• Terri Roach, 1974
• Mark B. Hotz, 1975
• Larry Jackson, 1976
• Lee Minshull, 1977
• Scott A. Travers, 1978
• Leonard Hecht, 1979
• Theodore Lopez, 1980
• Larry Gentile, Jr., 1981
• Shawn Duthie, 1982
• John Greenslet, 1983
• Cliff Levy, 1984
• Barbara Stutzman, 1985
• David Massey, 1986
• James Stoutjesdyk, 1987
• Scott T. Rottinghaus, 1988
• Greg Lyon, 1989
• Matt Zuckerman, 1990
• Trevor D. Robins, 1991
• Matthew V. Rockman, 1992
• John Kraljevich, Jr., 1993
• Nathaniel Fick, 1994
• Vicken Yegparian, 1995
• Mike Greer, 1996
• Steve Roach, 1997
• Akio Lis, 1998
• Justin Perrault, 1999
• Erin Davis, 2000
• Eric Li Cheung, 2001
• Cameron Kiefer, 2002
• Jeffrey G. Swindling, 2003
• Steven T. Feltner, 2004
• Max B. Spiegel, 2005
• No YN Nominated, 2006

External link

• American Numismatic Association

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