Literary Award for Best Article in The Nor’wester
1st place winners receive a small plaque and cash prize, and are recognized on a perpetual plaque maintained by the PNNA.
2024 (for 2nd Q 2023 – 1st Q 2024 editions)
1st Place – “The Short Snorter of Major General Clayton Lawrence Bissell, USAAF” by Tom Sparks. See 2nd Q 2023 edition of The Nor’wester.
2nd Place – “Identify, Understand and Learn from Tokens” by Kevin Akin. See 4th Q 2023 edition of The Nor’wester.
3rd Place – “Commemorating the Tacoma Smelter: A Medal is My Most Prized Possession” by Phil Iversen. See 4th Q 2023 edition of The Nor’wester.
2023 (for 2nd Q 2022 – 1st Q 2023 editions)
1st Place – “The McVicker’s Theatre Medal” by James Bard. See 4th Q 2022 edition of The Nor’wester.
2nd Place – “What is a Numismatist?” and “What is in a Grade?” by Kevin Charboneau. See 1st Q 2023 edition of The Nor’wester. Photo: Kevin Charboneau (left) accepts the 2nd place best article award from Ed Fischer (right).
3rd Place – “Time to Start A Quarters Collection?” by Mark Benvenuto. See 2nd Q 2022 edition of The Nor’wester.
2022 (for 2nd Q 2021 – 1st Q 2022 editions)
1st Place – “Fantasy Upon Fantasy: A Restaurant’s Fake Past” by Kevin Akin. See 2nd Q 2021 edition of The Nor’wester.
2020 (for 2nd Q 2019 – 1st Q 2020 editions)
1st Place – “Apollo 11 Medals” by Eric Holcomb. See 3rd Q 2019 edition of The Nor’wester. (Image of cover above.)
2nd Place – “Manganese, an Almost Unknown Metal in Coins” by Mark Benvenuto. See 2nd Q 2019 edition of The Nor’wester.
3rd Place – “Intaglio Engraving in Four Days: My Experience at the ANA Summer Seminar 2019,” by Alexander Mous. See 4th Q 2019 edition of The Nor’wester.
2019 (for 2nd Q 2018 – 1st Q 2019 editions)
1st Place – “Robert Scot: First Appointed Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint” by Bill Nyberg. See 2nd Q 2018 edition of The Nor’wester.
Bill was not present, so the award plaque will be mailed to him.
2nd Place – “Courtesy Autographs by Signers of U.S. Currency” by Tony Kalt. See 3rd Q 2018 edition of The Nor’wester. Photo: Tony Kalt (left) accepts the 2nd place best article award from James Reinders (right).
3rd Place – “The Irony of the Everlasting Precious 10 Mon” by Alexander Mous. See 1st Q 2019 edition of The Nor’wester. Alex was not present, so the award certificate was mailed.
2018 (for 2nd Q 2017 – 1st Q 2018 editions)
1st Place – “The Wright Brothers and a National Bank President” by Tom Tullis. See 2nd Q 2017 edition of The Nor’wester. Photo: Tom Tullis (left) accepts the 1st place best article award from James Reinders (right).
2nd Place – “An Annual Medal – One Club’s Tradition” by Tony Kalt. See 1st Q 2018 edition of The Nor’wester.
3rd Place – “North and South, the Strangest Metals” by Mark Benvenuto. See 3rd Q 2017 edition of The Nor’wester.
2017 (for 2nd Q 2016 – 1st Q 2017 editions)
1st Place – “Letters to the Rescue” by Tom Tullis. See 2nd Q 2016 edition of The Nor’wester. Photo: Tom Tullis (left) accepts the 1st place best article award from James Reinders (right).
2nd Place – “Year 1 C.E.: The Earliest Lifetime Portrait of a Biblical Ruler” by Jean-Philippe Fontanille. See 3rd Q 2016 edition of The Nor’wester.
3rd Place – “Dollars – North, Middle and South” by Mark Benvenuto. See 4th Q 2016 edition of The Nor’wester.
2016 (for 2nd Q 2015 – 1st Q 2016 editions)
1st Place – “Honoring the Olympics, North and South” by Mark Benvenuto. See 4th Q 2015 edition of The Nor’wester.
2nd Place – “PNNA Adult Scholarship Report” by Ed Fischer. See 4th Q 2015 edition of The Nor’wester. Photo: Ed Fischer (right) accepts the 2nd place best article award from Danny Bisgaard (left).
3rd Place –“PNNA YN Scholarship Report” by Ben Mous. See 4th Q 2015 edition of The Nor’wester.
2015 (for 2nd Q 2014 – 1st Q 2015 editions)
1st Place – “Lao Coins & Currency” by Howard A. Daniel III.
See 3rd Q 2014 edition of The Nor’wester. Photo: Howard Daniel speaking about the same topic at the 2014 PNNA convention in Tukwila.
2nd Place – “Dollar Coins North and South” by Mark Benvenuto.
See 4th Q 2014 edition of The Nor’wester.
2014 (for 4th Q 2013 – 1st Q 2014 editions)
1st Place – “Quarters North and South” by Mark Benvenuto.
See 1st Q 2014 edition of The Nor’wester.
2nd Place – “ANA Summer Seminar 2013” by Ronald Engholm.
See 4th Q 2013 edition of The Nor’wester. Photo: Ron Engholm (right), Salem Numismatic Society member and new PNNA board member, received a 2nd place literary award from PNNA president Danny Bisgaard (left).