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Posts Tagged ‘American Numismatic Association’

Coin thief sentenced in federal court

by Amy Gillentine Published: April 25,2012

Tags: American Numismatic Association, coins, federal court, Money Museum, theft

A former collections manager at the Colorado Springs-based American Numismatic Association’s Money Museum has been sentenced in a theft of valuable coins worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Wyatt Yeager, 33, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, two years supervised release and ordered to pay $948,505 in restitution for the theft of 300 [...] [...]

Springs association moves to create WWI coin

by Amy Gillentine Published: March 7,2012

Tags: American Numismatic Association, World War I

The American Numismatic Association, headquartered in Colorado Springs, has launched an effort to create a World War I commemorative dollar coin. The United States has honored the Civil War, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War on U.S. commemorative coins. There isn’t yet a World War I coin, which led ANA Numismatic [...] [...]

Money Museum receives coin worth $220,000

by Amy Gillentine Published: January 26,2012

Tags: American Numismatic Association, disme, Money Museum, rare coins

The Edward C. Rochette Money Museum collection in Colorado Springs now contains a 1792 half disme, a donation from a California coin dealer. The early American coin is valued at $220,000 and was donated by Steven Contusi, president of Rare Coin Wholeslers in Irvine, Calif. “The coin will be a fantastic, historically significant addition to [...] [...]

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