Awards List


Award / Awarded For
Nathan Gold Award
Winner

For outstanding achievement and long-term service to the SPMC.

For his continuing support of the numismatic paper money industy. Lyn has been involved in numismatics for over 56 years and has provided a regular auction platform for paper money sales for many years. 

Lyn Knight
Founders Award
Winner

For outstanding achievement during the past year.

For their outstanding work in coordinating the upgrade of the SPMC website, an ongoing project. 

Shawn Hewitt & Mark Drengson
President's Award
Winner

Presented by the President to person(s) deemed to have provided service to the SPMC in the past year worthy of recognition.

For his routine volunteering to support various SPMC needs, including but not limited to QR code development, taking meeting minutes, social media "Note of the Day" posts and an ongoing effort to identify to identify continuous membership times for future membership awards.

Derek Higgins
Nathan Goldstein Award
Winner

Top new member recruiter.

Robert Calderman
Education, Research and Outreach Award
Winner

For significant contributions to SPMC's emphasis on Education, Research and Outreach.

For his activity on Socia Media forums and regularly reporting new finds.

Marshall Mallory
Forrest Daniel Award for Literary Excellence
Winner

Given in recognition of literary excellence.

Lee Lofthus
Wismer Award
First place (tie)

Given to the author(s) of the best new book.

Engravers and Printers of Confederate Paper Money

The Signers and Issuers of Confederate Bonds

Mark Coughlan & Dennis Hengeveld and Charles Derby & Michael McNeil
Wismer Award Runner-up
Second place

America's Paper Money: A Canvas for an Emerging Nation

William Pressly
Literary Award--National Bank Notes
First place

Issuance & Redemption of Aldrich-Vreeland Emergeny Currency

Lee Lofthus
Literary Award --National Bank Notes
Second place

Lumberman's National Bank--Charter #8241

Michael Saharian
Literary Award--U. S. Federal Currency
First place

1933 Silver Certificates--90th Anniversary & Census Update

Lee Lofthus
Literary Award--U. S. Federal Currency
Second place

$10 Series 1933A Silver Certificate Sheet

Peter Huntoon & Lee Lofthus
Literary Award--Obsoletes
First place

Santa Claus on U. S. Obsolete Notes

Benny Bolin
Literary Award--Obsoletes
Second place

Benjamin Franklin's Image on U. S. Currency

Richard Melamed
Literary Award--Confederate
First place

John Douglas--New Orleans Engraver

Mark Coughlan
Literary Award--Confederate
Second place

William T. Smithson--Confederate Spy

Tony Chibbaro
Literary Award--World
First place

Money Used in Japanese-American Internment Camps

Steven Feller
Literary Award--World
Second place

CIA Counterfeit Cuban Banknotes in 1961

Roberto Menchaca
Literary Award--Miscellaneous
First place

New Fractional Currency Discovery

Richard Melamed
Literary Award--Miscellaneous
Second place

A Numismatic Stroll in New Orleans

Steven Feller
Literary Award--Favorite Column
First place

For the most popular column appearing in Paper Money during the year.

Cherry Pickers Column

Robert Calderman
Literary Award--Favorite Column
Second place

Uncoupled

Joe Boling & Fred Schwan
Stephen R. Taylor Best in Show Award
Winner

For the best paper money exhibit placed at the show. 

Jaime Halvpka