ANA School of Numismatics Diploma Program

The American Numismatic Association offers individuals the opportunity to Discover and Explore the World of Money by enrolling in the School of Numismatics Diploma Program.

The program provides individuals the opportunity to obtain a “Numismatic Scholar” certificate by completing a series of correspondence courses, hands-on seminars or a combination of the two.

Students embark on an exciting and rewarding journey while acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to appreciate and enjoy the hobby.

Requirements

• Introduction To Numismatics (correspondence course) or
  The Complete Numismatist (Summer Seminar class)
• Grading Coins Today (correspondence course) or
  Fundamentals of Grading United States Coins (Traveling Seminar)
• Detecting Counterfeit & Altered Coins  (offered as correspondence course or Summer Seminar class)
• The Modern Minting Process and Errors & Varieties (offered as correspondence course or Summer Seminar class)
• Grading Mint-State Coins (correspondence course) or Advanced Grading (Summer Seminar class)

Each student has the option of being assigned a mentor to answer all their numismatic related questions while enrolled in the program.

The courses can be completed in any order that the student wishes. Any required course the student already completed, before registering for the program, is counted towards completion.

Students must successfully pass all individual tests for each required course before continuing on to a comprehensive final exam.

All students are required to be ANA members.  Become an ANA Member!