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The 2009
ANA Summer Seminar Classes
Session 1: June 27 - July 3
Ultimate Die Varieties: Learning to Attribute Lincoln
Cents is the newest class to be offered at the ANA Summer
Seminar this June in beautiful Colorado Springs, CO.
This is a brand new class designed to develop future attributers by
giving them access to the most respected researchers in the field and
teaching them the techniques used to attribute all types of die
varieties. The first year will focus on Lincoln Cents, but following
years will rotate through the various denominations. So join us now to
get in on the beginning and join us later for your specific series!
Learn how to attribute Lincoln Cent die varieties for yourself, by using
the published materials and attribution techniques of two of the most
renowned researchers in the series. The course covers the four major
types of 20th century U.S. die varieties: design changes, mintmark
styles, doubled dies, and repunched mintmarks. Discussions of each area
include an explanation of origin, major identifying features, cataloging
systems, and rarities for the “cherrypicker.” Two days of hands-on
research make this course the ultimate die-variety learning experience!
Instructors: James Wiles, author of The Modern Minting Process
and U.S. Minting Errors and Varieties: An ANA Correspondence Course;
and Charles Daughtrey, author of Looking through Lincoln Cents:
Chronology of a Series.
Contact the ANA at www.money.org to register. Do it soon, before the class fills up!
We need 5-7 students for the class to make. Last year we had 3. So please sign up early and lets get this class off the ground.
Session 2: July 4 - 10
The Modern Minting Process: Errors and Varieties
If you are just beginning to enjoy the field of errors and varieties, this is the class for you! All three areas of the minting process (planchet making, die making, striking) are examined in detail. Advanced collectors can also find value in this class as a refresher course on the minting process and an update on the latest developments in the field.
Explore the minting process and learn
how each procedure can lead to the creation of collectable minting
errors and varieties. Class discussion and presentations focus on
accurate identification and description, value, and the fine art of
“cherrypicking.” Students are encouraged to bring their own errors and
varieties. (Note: This class fulfills the “Modern Minting Process
and Errors and Varieties” course requirement in the ANA Numismatic
Diploma Program.)
Instructors: James Wiles, author of The Modern Minting Process and U.S. Minting Errors and Varieties: An ANA Correspondence Course.
Mini Seminar
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.,
Sunday and Monday, July 5-6.
Minting Misadventures: Errors and
Varieties
This two-night class covers the process of minting U.S. coins with an
emphasis of the "P-D-S" system. Errors and varieties also will be
discussed including how and where they occur, and how to spot them and
counterfeits.
Instructor:
Mini Seminar
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, June 30.
or
6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 7.
Minting Mayhem: Creating Errors
Learn how errors are created and help recreate some of the more puzzling
varieties. This is a hands-on seminar using the instructors'
"mini-mint" equipment. Each participant receives samples of the errors
produced by the class.
Instructors: George Cuhaj, editor, Standard Catalog of World Coins and Standard Catalog of World Paper Money; and Joe Paonessa, America's greatest left-handed, hobo-nickel carver.
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