Official Awards Given by the PNG
Every year, the Professional Numismatists Guild presents industry awards to selected members, and non-members, who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to the community, or numismatic industry, in general.
Awards are considered annually, but not always given in the following categories:
ABE KOSOFF FOUNDERS AWARD
Member who has, in the past year, made a significant contribution to the Guild or to the numismatic fraternity in general
SOL KAPLAN AWARD
One who, during his lifetime, gave of his time in an attempt to rid our profession of the fraud and thievery
ROBERT FRIEDBERG AWARD
The author of a numismatic work
HARVEY G. STACK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Numismatists for their devotion to numismatics and who, over their lifetime, have significantly added to the body of the membership
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Those who have made exceptional beneficial efforts on behalf of PNG, the profession and added to the hobby
ART KAGIN AMBASSADOR AWARD
Those who provide distinguished service as advocates of numismatic goodwill
ABE KOSOFF FOUNDERS AWARD
Member who has, in the past year, made a significant contribution to the Guild or to the numismatic fraternity in general. Past recipients for this award as follows:
| YEAR | AWARDED TO |
|---|---|
| 1973 | JOHN FORD |
| 1974 | DAVE BOWERS |
| 1975 | JOHN SMIES |
| 1976 | ABE KOSOFF |
| 1977 | M. KLIMAN |
| 1978 | PETER SEABY |
| 1979 | DAN BROWN |
| 1980 | DAVID AKERS |
| 1981 | DOUGLAS WEAVER |
| 1982 | JESS PETERS |
| 1983 | PAUL KOPPENHAVER |
| 1984 | not awarded |
| 1985 | ROBERT MEDLAR |
| 1986-1988 | not awarded |
| 1989 | CHARLES WOLFE |
| 1990 | JAMES RUDDY |
| 1991 | AUBREY BEBEE |
| 1992 | not awarded |
| 1993 | HARVEY STACK |
| 1994 | not awarded |
| 1995 | RONALD GILLIO |
| 1996 | HARLAN BERK |
| 1997 | RAY MERENA |
| 1998 | HARVEY STACK |
| 1999 | RICHARD SCHWARY |
| 2000 | DIANE PIERT |
| 2001 | FRED WEINBERG |
| 2002 | GARY ADKINS |
| 2003 | JEFF GARRETT |
| 2004 | BARRY STUPPLER |
| 2005 | ARMEN VARTIAN |
| 2006-2007 | not awarded |
| 2008 | MARK SALZBERG |
| 2009 | not awarded |
| 2010 | PAT HELLER |
| 2011 | PAUL MONTGOMERY |
| 2012 | JOHN ALBANESE |
| 2013 | JAMES SIMEK |
| 2014 | JOHN FEIGENBAUM |
| 2015 | STEVE IVY |
| 2016 | CHET KRAUSE |
| 2017 | not awarded |
| 2018 | CHARLES BROWNE |
| 2019 | PAUL NUGGET |
| 2020-2023 | not awarded |
| 2024 | RON DRZEWUCKI |
SOL KAPLAN AWARD
One who, during his lifetime, gave of his time in an attempt to rid our profession of the fraud and thievery:
| YEAR | AWARDED TO |
|---|---|
| 1976 | MICHAEL PITTMAN |
| 1977 | DONN PEARLMAN |
| 1978 | DAVID SONDERMAN |
| 1979 | DENNIS FORGUE |
| 1980 | not awarded |
| 1981 | ALBERT LEVY |
| 1982 | MITCH UTZ |
| 1983 | not awarded |
| 1984 | EDWARD KUZSMAR |
| 1985 | MARTIN ANDERSON |
| 1986 | not awarded |
| 1987 | JAN AAMLID/GUNNER THESEN |
| 1988 | DOUG DAVIS/EUGENE MUSHINSKI |
| 1989 | JULIAN LEIDMAN |
| 1990 | DOUGLAS BIRD |
| 1991 | ROBERT HAMBLETON/MARK STRUMPF |
| 1992 | JOHN COLBY |
| 1993 | RUSTY GOE |
| 1994 | ROBERT BVAN BEBBER |
| 1995 | FBI SA DOUGLAS HESS |
| 1996 | not awarded |
| 1997 | JOHN GABARRON |
| 1998 | NYC DA ROBERT MORGENTHAU/NYC ASS DA ELLEN NACHTIGALL |
| 1999 | ED STEVENS |
| 2000 | KEVIN LIPTON |
| 2001 | PAUL MONTGOMERY/PAUL MINSHULL |
| 2002 | MARTIN WEISS |
| 2003 | HARLAN WHITE/RAYMOND FARRELL |
| 2004 | ROBERT BRUEGGEMAN |
| 2005 | LARRY WHITLOW |
| 2006-2008 | not awarded |
| 2009 | BOB BRUCE |
| 2010 | KEN STARRETT |
| 2011 | not awarded |
| 2012 | HARLAN BERK/DENNIS FORGUE |
| 2013 | JOHN ALBANESE |
| 2014 | LOUIS DON GOUCHIE |
| 2015 | VIC BOZARTH/SARAH MILLER |
| 2016 | DOUG DAVIS/MIKE FULJENZ/JERRY JORDAN |
| 2017 | BILL WALKER/CORY HUTCHESON/BRANDEN CAID/BARRY MORGAN |
| 2018 | RICHARD WEAVER |
| 2019 | BUDDY ALLEVA |
| 2020-2022 | not awarded |
| 2023 | LEE BLAKELOCK |
| 2024 | MICHAEL FULJENZ, GARY LINTHICUM, PAUL SANDLER, OZZIE FONG |
ROBERT FRIEDBERG AWARD
The author of a numismatic work
| YEAR | AWARDED TO |
|---|---|
| 1963 | JACK FRIEDBERG |
| 1964 | MATT ROTHERT |
| 1965 | WILLIAM DONLON |
| 1966 | WILLIAM PHILPOTT |
| 1967 | THEODORE KEMM |
| 1968 | WILLIAM DONLON |
| 1969-1971 | not awarded |
| YEAR | BURTON HOBSON |
| 1973 | not awarded |
| 1974 | NATHAN GOLDSTEIN, II |
| 1975 | GENE HESSLER |
| 1976 | LOUS VAN BELKUM |
| 1977 | CHUCK O'DONNELL |
| 1978 | MILTON FRIEDBERG |
| 1979 | DAVID AKERS |
| 1980 | DAVE BOWERS |
| 1981 | CHET KRAUSE |
| 1982 | DON KELLY |
| 1983 | DEAN OAKES/JOHN HICKMAN |
| 1984 | DAVE BOWERS |
| 1985 | MICHAEL HENDY |
| 1986 | DAVE BOWERS |
| 1987 | HARLAN BERK |
| 1988 | WALTER BREEN |
| 1989 | JAMES HAXBY |
| 1990 | ERIC NEWMAN |
| 1991 | ANS |
| 1992 | DAVE BOWERS |
| 1993 | not awarded |
| 1994 | DAVE BOWERS |
| 1995 | ANDREW POLLOCK |
| 1996 | KENNETHBRESSETT/R.S. YEOMAN |
| 1997 | DAVE BOWERS |
| 1998 | JOHN DANNREUTHER |
| 1999 | BILL FIVAZ |
| 2000 | DAVID VAGI |
| 2001 | STEVE IVY/JAMES HALPERIN/GREG ROHAN |
| 2002 | QUINTIN OROPILLA y FORTICH/DAVE BOWERS |
| 2003 | JEFF GARRETT/RON GUTH |
| 2004 | RUSTY GOE |
| 2005 | DAVID TRIPP |
| 2006 | JEFF GARRETT/RON GUTH |
| 2007 | ROBERT LEVINSON |
| 2008 | MICHAEL MORAN |
| 2009 | ARTHUR HOUGHTON/CATHERINE LORBERT/OLIVER HOOVER |
| 2010 | CORY FRAMPTON/DAVE BOWERS |
| 2011 | DAVID THOMASON ALEXANDER |
| 2012 | ANTHONY SWIATEK |
| 2013 | RONACHAI KRISADAOLARN/VASILIJS MIHAILOVS |
| 2014 | DAVE BOWERS |
| 2015 | not awarded |
| 2016 | HUGO VANHOUDT |
| 2017 | PETE SMITH/JOEL OROSZ/LEONARD AUGSBURGER |
| 2018 | DON KELLY |
| 2019 | CATHARINE LORBER |
| 2020-2021 | not awarded |
| 2022 | RUSTY GOE |
| 2023 | PETER HUNTOON & ANDREW SHIVA |
| 2024 | ROGER BURDETTE |
HARVEY G. STACK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Numismatists for their devotion to numismatics and who, over their lifetime, have significantly added to the body of the membership
| YEAR | AWARDED TO |
|---|---|
| 1997 | CATHERINE BULLOWA |
| 1998 | ART KAGIN/ROBERT HENDERSHOTT |
| 1999 | SAM LOPRESTO/JOHN SMIES |
| 2000 | HARVEY STACK/RAY MERENA/HARLAN BERK |
| 2001 | DAVID AKERS |
| 2002 | JULIAN LEIDMAN |
| 2003 | LEON HENDRICKSON/LARRY WHITLOW |
| 2004 | DAVE BOWERS/ED MILAS |
| 2005 | PAUL NUGGET |
| 2006 | ANTHONY TERRANOVA |
| 2007 | CHET KRAUSE |
| 2008 | JOHN DANNREUTHER |
| 2009 | JOHN ROWE,III/HARLAN WHITE |
| 2010-2011 | not awarded |
| 2012 | KEVIN LIPTON |
| 2013 | ELOISE ULLMAN |
| 2014 | DIANE PIRET |
| 2015 | JEFF GARRETT |
| 2016 | GARY ADKINS |
| 2017 | BETH DEISHER |
| 2018 | DONN PEARLMAN |
| 2019-2021 | not awarded |
| 2022 | JACK BEYMER |
| 2023 | ROBERT BRUEGGEMAN |
| 2024 | RONALD GILLIO |
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Those who have made exceptional beneficial efforts on behalf of PNG, the profession and added to the hobby
| YEAR | AWARDED TO |
|---|---|
| 2001 | DAVID SUNDMAN/DOUG WINTER |
| 2002 | GARY ADKINS |
| 2003 | HARLAN BERK |
| 2004 | not awarded |
| 2005 | DONN PEARLMAN |
| 2006 | MARK SALZBERG |
| 2007 | JEFF GARRETT |
| 2008 | ANTHONY SWIATEK |
| 2009 | HARVEY STACK |
| 2010 | DAVID HALL |
| 2011 | CHARLES AND JOEL ANDERSON |
| 2012 | BARRY STUPPLER |
| 2013 | DIANE PIRET |
| 2014 | MICHAEL FULJENZ |
| 2015 | JULIAN LEIDMAN |
| 2016 | PAUL WHITNAH |
| 2017 | JOHN MABEN |
| 2018 | KATHY MCFADDEN |
| 2019 | Q. DAVID BOWERS |
| 2020-2021 | not awarded |
| 2022 | JAMES SIMEK |
| 2023 | CINDY WIBKER |
| 2024 | DAVID VAGI |
ART KAGIN AMBASSADOR AWARD
Those who provide distinguished service as advocates of numismatic goodwill
| YEAR | AWARDED TO |
|---|---|
| 2005 | ART KAGIN* |
| 2006 | DON KAGIN |
| 2007 | MICHAEL "KILLER" KELLY* |
| 2008 | JOHN MCCLOSKEY |
| 2009 | JEFF GARRETT |
| 2010 | PAUL WHITNAH |
| 2011 | DONN PEARLMAN |
| 2012 | ED MILAS |
| 2013 | CATHERINE BULLOWA |
| 2014 | RICHARD MONTGOMERY |
| 2015 | not awarded |
| 2016 | ANTHONY SWIATEK |
| 2017 | CHRISTINE KARSTEDT |
| 2018 | ANTHONY TERRANOVA |
| 2019 | JACK BEYMER |
| 2020-2022 | not awarded |
| 2023 | DAVID LANGE* |
| 2024 | SETH CHANDLER |