TAMS Awards for 2010
TAMS Medal of Merit
Rachel Irish
Treasurer Mark Lighterman and President Peter Irion display Rachel's award for her distinguished service to the organization.
Mishler Cataloging Awards
1st Place: Philip Gotner — A Modern Illustrated Catalog of Medals, Plaques, and Tokens for President Teddy Roosevelt
2nd Place: Peter Spooner — Arizona Trade Tokens 2010
3rd Place: David Niver — Colorado Casino Token Guide
Honorable Mention: Andrew Harkness and Timothy Corio — Agricultural and Mechanical Society Award Medals of the United States - 2nd Edition
ANA President Clifford Mishler displays the Mishler Cataloging award medal as TAMS Vice President John Mutch announces the award to Philip Gotner.
TAMS Literary Awards
1st Place David Schenkman Literary Award: William D. Hyder — “San Francisco Exonumia and 1898 Golden Jubilee”
2nd Place: Leonard Goldberg — “The Iceman Cometh”
3rd Place: Donald H. Dool — “Medals for a Liberator”
David Schenckman presents the first place medal to William Hyder.
Ben and Sylvia Odesser Award
Saul Needleman
Peter Irion holds Saul Neilman’s award as Robert Leonard reads the particulars of the award.
25 Year Members
25 year pins were presented to Braun F. Carl, Barrett A. Silverstein, James Wiley, Mark Blaser, Michael A. Werda, Phil Iverson, Samuel G. Kosko, Jay Galst, Anthony F. Chibbaro, Mark Wieclaw, and Randy D. Partin.
Mark Wieclaw, World’s Fair of Money Assistant General Chairman, accepts his 25-year pin from TAMS Secretary Kathy Freeland.
As a special treat, ANA President presented TAMS Journal editor Fred Reed with an ANA Presidential Award: