American Numismatic Society
Founded in 1858 for the appreciation of numismatics
The American Numismatic Society is an organization dedicated to the study of coins, currency, medals, tokens, and related objects from all cultures, past and present. The Society's headquarters in New York City has the foremost research collection and library specialized in numismatics in the United States. These resources are used to support research and education in numismatics, for the benefit of academic specialists, serious collectors, professional numismatists, and the interested public.
The ANS offers numerous educational and outreach programs, events, and lectures for all ages both in the New York metropolitan area and abroad.
The American Numismatic Society continues to develop free digital resources for public use, including various searchable online collections and collaborations with institutions worldwide.
The curatorial department is responsible for the care, organization, and study of one of the largest and most important numismatic collection in the world.
The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce that the Collection of James M. Collier will be offered at…
on March 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET with Cristian Gazdac (Babes-Bolyai University)
PRESS RELEASE | On January 16, 2025, the Board of Trustees of the ANS bestowed the 2025 Trustees’ Award to the New York International Numismatic Convention at the Society’s Annual Gala, held at the Century Association in New York City.
PRESS RELEASE | The ANS is honored to announce the establishment of the Sydney F. Martin Executive Director. This recognition is made possible by a generous leadership gift from the family of Sydney F. Martin, a former ANS President.
PRESS RELEASE | On October 19, 2024, the American Numismatic Society (ANS) welcomed over sixty members and visitors to its headquarters in New York City for the 167th Annual Meeting of the ANS.
The ANS wins four NLG Awards, Ümit Öztürk Receives ANS Chairman’s Fellowship, Ute Wartenberg Kagan awarded the 2024 Burnett Anderson Award, and more!
The Huntington Medal wins the AMSA 2024 Medal of the Year, a new exhibition opens featuring ANS coins, Ute Wartenberg is awarded the 2024 Burnett Anderson Award, and more!
PRESS RELEASE | The Trustees of the ANS have selected Dr. William E. Metcalf to receive the 2024 Archer M. Huntington Award in honor of his tremendous contributions to Roman and Byzantine numismatics
The Roman Republican Die Project (RRDP) is looking forward to its conference next month, Coins, Counting, and Community. Exploring Deep…
While many of the cards show banknotes and stamps, others have only engraved illustrations, or vignettes. This one (B-230) was…
Love was in the air last week with the celebration of Valentine’s day. In the Roman world, Venus was the…
One of the essential methods of numismatics is the die study. This involves comparing coins carefully, to see whether similar…
Several ANS staff members attended the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) and Society for Classical…
The American Numismatic Society has recently acquired a fascinating 1880 counterfeit five-dollar bill—four decades after turning it away.
Fig. 1: 1880…
Figure 1. A packed crowd gathered for the Stack Family Lecture at the ANS on December 5, 2024.
On December 5,…
I recently came across a listing for a small, 28 mm brass medal I had seen many times but never…
