Summer Seminar 2006
Classes
Session II
July 8 – 14, 2006

17) Grading U.S. Coins **FULL**
   Gain a deeper understanding of how U.S. coins should be graded according to the latest ANA and market standards. The course consists of slide presentations, hands-on grading of well over 1,000 significant coins (both individually and in groups), and discussion of why each coin is graded as it is. Copper, silver and gold coinage is covered, with emphasis on uncirculated pieces.

Students learn:
Why accurate grading is necessary
How to follow the standards
What to look for on each coin
What equipment and resources are available

Instructors: Mary Sauvain, professional numismatist and former ANA Certification Service authenticator; Don Bonser, professional dealer and author of the ANA's Grading Coins Today Course; Jerry Bobbe, former PCGS grader and others as enrollment demands.

18) Advanced U.S. Coin Grading and Problem Coins **FULL**

  This is the course you've been asking for: advanced grading skills with emphasis on detecting original surfaces. Learn the diagnostics used by grading services when they return coins in "body bags."  From the first day, students work in small groups (four to five students and one instructor), grading coins on their own and as a group. Students view thousands of coins with and without problems. By the end of the week, students know their strengths and weaknesses, as well as the methods the experts use.

Prerequisite: This fast-paced class is an advanced, hands-on seminar for students who have mastered basic and intermediate grading techniques. The emphasis is on mint state grades and detecting original surfaces.

Instructors: Bill Shamhart, professional numismatist and former NGC grader; William Conroy, NGC grader; Robert Rhue, professional dealer; Miles Standish, former PCGS grader; John Brush, Spectrum Numismatics and Charles Browne, Certified Assets Management Inc.

19) Detection of Counterfeit and Altered Coins **FULL**
   Gain confidence in your counterfeit detection skills! Learn the secret diagnostics of genuine and counterfeit coins, how counterfeits are produced and how to identify them. Test your newly acquired skills on nearly 400 unmarked genuine, counterfeit and altered coins.

Also included:
Types of counterfeit dies and castings
Date and mintmark alterations
Distinctions between genuine and counterfeit coins
Specific gravity testing, with demonstrations
Counterfeit coin production and methodology
Use of microscopes and other equipment

Instructors: H. Robert Campbell, dealer and expert on artificial and natural toning; and J.P. Martin, senior grader and authenticator, ICG.

20) The Art of Money
   Through demonstrations and hands-on workshops, this class cultivates an appreciation of the materials and techniques traditionally used to make money. Christopher Madden, bank note picture engraver with the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, offers instruction in the basics of intaglio, the engraving and printing craft used in banknote production. Seminar’s own resident numismatist/artist, Laura Stocklin introduces the sculpting and engraving techniques used in making coins.

This class is underwritten by the Gilroy and Lillian P. Roberts Foundation in honor of Gilroy Roberts, ninth chief engraver of the U.S. Mint

Class is limited to 10 participants. Standard Seminar fees apply, however financial aid is available.

21) Collecting U.S. Type Coins
   This class presents an overview of collecting U.S. coins by regularly issued types, from half cents through double eagles. Among subjects explored are the rarity of each type over the spectrum of grades, as well as variations in strike, planchet quality, toning and other technical and aesthetic aspects. The class includes hands-on examination of all U.S. coin types in both circulated and mint-state grades.

Students are encouraged to bring their own coins for evaluation and study.

Instructors: Frank "the coin guy" Van Valen, senior numismatist, American Numismatic Rarities and David Lange, Director of Research, NGC.

22) Coins in the Classroom; An Expense-Paid Course for Teachers
   The study of coins provides a nexus to history, economics, mathematics and technology. Examining why coins are made and how they are used provides insight into how societies develop and function, whether from ancient Greece, the European Union or the United States.

This course is designed specifically to help teachers use coins in classrooms to augment their curriculum in social studies, mathematics and other disciplines. Emphasis is on middle school curriculum however the information is adaptable to other grades.

The course consists of presentations, interactive discussions and workshops that explain how coins can be used to help young minds learn and grow.

No prior experience with coin collecting is necessary. Applications are available for teachers from the Outreach Department or online at www.money.org.

Instructors: Lane J. Brunner, Ph.D., ANA Director of Numismatic Outreach; Cathy Scaife, winner of the 2002-03 Ancient Coins for Education (ACE) Harlan J. Berk Teacher Excellence Award.

23) United States National Bank Notes
   This course introduces you to National Bank notes, and discusses why they are the most popular series in United States paper money, how they are collected and the factors involved in determining rarity, market trends and pricing.

You learn why the national currency system was established, how it worked and why it failed. The reasons why there are different series and major designs within series are explained.

You come to appreciate the significance of all the design elements found on National Bank notes, how they function and how each was selected for a particular note.

Instructors: Peter Huntoon, author of The National Bank Note Issues of 1929-1935, Territorials: A Guide to U.S. Territorial National Bank Notes and United States Large Size National Bank Notes; and Mark Hotz, author Hotz off the Press a monthly column in Bank Note Reporter.

24) Military Numismatics and Advanced Military Numismatics
   The basic "Military Numismatics" course emphasizes World War II, plus all series of military payment certificates (MPCs). Worldwide war-related emissions by all powers (Allied, Axis and neutral) are treated, including those for overrun areas and puppet governments, fighting forces, liberation governments and post-war occupations.

Paper money, bonds, coins and medals are covered, and conflicts since WWII are covered lightly. The segment on MPCs is about 30 percent of the course, and covers all aspects of their production, use and collection.

For students who have completed the basic "Military Numismatics" course (or have the instructors' permission) an advanced "graduate seminar" style class runs concurrently with the basic class. Students work independently on projects tailored to individual interests while still participating in the special "Fest" reenactments of the class. Graduate students are guided by
Schwan, Boling and other guest instructors.

Instructors: Joseph E. Boling and C. Frederick Schwan, co-authors of World War II Remembered: History in Your Hands: A Numismatic Study and World War II Military Currency.

25) Digital Photography
   Learn how to take digital pictures of your coins and paper money. This course covers camera and computer requirements, basic and intermediate shooting techniques, software applications, printing, etc.

Although not required, students may bring their own "macro-capable" digital cameras and high-speed laptop computers.

Instructor: Charles Daughtrey, photographer, artist and specialist in Lincoln cents.

26) Introduction to Numismatics **CANCELLED**
   This beginning class is designed specifically for new collectors and will provide an overview and basic understanding of the various facets of coin collecting including: coin history, terminology, minting process, grading and counterfeit detection.  Hands-on opportunities will make this course enjoyable and lots of fun! 

Students will need a 5-7X loupe and a current edition of "A Guide Book of United States Coins" (Red Book).  These items will be available for purchase through the ANA MoneyMarket.

Instructor: Brian Fanton, ANA Governor and long-time Summer Seminar participant and numismatic educator.

27) Flying Eagle & Indian Head Cents
   This course covers all aspects of collecting the most popular series in U.S. numismatics, including:
      Date-by-date characteristics
      Varieties
      Cleaned and processed coins
      Grading and counterfeit detection
      The history of the small cent
      Online information

Instructor: Rick Snow, author and specialist in United States Small Cents.

28) Civil War-Era Numismatics
   No event in our country’s history spawned a greater diversity and quantity of numismatic items than did the Civil War.

From the small copper, cent-sized tokens that circulated as substitutes for official coinage to Confederate notes and other types of non-official paper currency, military medals, political medalets, encased postage stamps and sutler tokens, collecting possibilities abound.

This course provides an introduction to and overview of the vast spectrum of Civil War-era numismatics.

Students are encouraged to bring related items for discussion.

Instructors: David Schenkman, editor of the Token and Medal Society’s TAMS Journal; Wendell Wolka, ardent collector and author on paper money. With this knowledgeable and gregarious team, the course is a sure hit!

29) Advanced Early American Copper Coinage
   This course is a fast-paced, advanced class for the copper connoisseur and delves deeply into specialized copper topics, including color and surface condition and how these affect net grade and value; tooling and alterations; availability of varieties in different grades; preservation; auction and pedigree research; developing a “quick-finder”; condition census ranking, etc. Students work independently and in small groups. Informal discussions are encouraged.

Bring a loupe and your Early American copper coins.

Prerequisite: The basic “Early American Copper Coinage” course or ability to attribute and grade early copper with some consistency, and familiarity with current copper literature.

Instructors: EACers Douglas F. Bird, collector and professional dealer specializing in Early American copper coins; and Stephen M. Carr, collector and author.
 

30) Numismatic Literature and Research **CANCELLED**
   Students develop an even deeper appreciation for the value of numismatic books, both as important research tools and as collectibles. The class will evaluate the usefulness of standard references, auction catalogs and periodicals in tracing pedigrees or substantiating rarity claims, and compare them as sources of enjoyable historical perspectives on numismatics. Participants will discuss good books, and bad books, both current and out-of-print, and why they should be sought or avoided.

Although the course will focus on American numismatics, the disciplines covered should also be appropriate for world and ancient specialists.

Instructor: Charlie Davis, author, cataloger and full-time dealer in numismatic literature.

31) Coins of the Republic of Mexico **CANCELLED**
This course is a comprehensive survey of Mexico’s coinage from 1823 through 1905, the time that we know as the Republic Period. Mexico had finally become an independent nation after having been a colony of Spain for 300 years, and she issued her own coins, which took many forms over the decades of the 19th Century.

During this time, Mexico continued to be the world’s largest producer of silver, most of which was exported in coin form. Thus, the Mexican Dollar, the familiar Cap & Rays 8 Reales, became one of the most important trade coins in the history of the world. This course will discuss this and other Mexican coins issued during this turbulent time in Mexico’s history.

Instructor: Richard Long, noted author and specialist in Mexican coinage.

32) Ancient Coins
A hands-on learning experience using the ANA Money Museum collection!  Students will learn how to attribute a variety of early coins through in-depth class discussions and the use of published sources from the ANA Library.

Instructor: Harlan Berk

For more information or to pre-register, please contact ANA Outreach at 719-482-9826 or outreach@money.org. Information is added as classes are finalized.