ANA Summer Seminar 2008

There’s something special in the air at Summer Seminar.

Hundreds of numismatists – from curious beginners to the most advanced collectors and dealers – converge on the Colorado College campus in beautiful Colorado Springs, jumping at the chance to immerse themselves in the hobby for one or two weeks.

What they find here is camaraderie and dedication to numismatics – a shared interest that leads to friendships, an eagerness to learn from one another and an enlightening week to draw from the rest of the year.

Summer Seminar students, ranging from teens to senior citizens, spend 25 hours taking one course with a small group of fellow numismatists. Students can learn about specific coins or notes, money’s impact in specific historical periods as well as the hobby’s technical or business aspects.

There are courses for new collectors, such as “Adventures in Numismatics and the Sights of Colorado Springs” and for seasoned pros, such as “Advanced United States Coin Grading and Problem Coins.” The Coins in the Classroom course shows teachers how to incorporate coins into lessons in social studies, math and other subjects. Other courses, such as Intaglio Engraving and Art of Engraving, are two-year courses that concentrate on traditional artistic money-design techniques.

Mini-seminars allow Seminar students to study more than one area of interest or survey something completely new in two to four three-hour sessions. These are listed in our Courses At-A-Glance.

Often, summer seminar students share the areas of their expertise during less formal evening talks. Evening Talk Proposal

But Summer Seminar isn’t all work, no play. There are plenty of opportunities to explore Colorado attractions – optional tours include a cog railway ride up Pikes Peak to a private tour of the Denver Mint to a Major League Baseball game. 

Don’t forget the Colorado Springs Coin Show, YN Benefit Auctions, lots of great food, gala closing events and daily opportunities to visit the ANA Edward C. Rochette Money Museum and Dwight N. Manley Numismatic Library.