Whatever happened to the ANA Journal??

Ed62 · September 20, 2010 12:45AM

Is it still published? Are there similar scholarly publications?

RWB · September 20, 2010 1:33AM

No, and No.
It was too expensive and interest was limited.

High quality numismatic articles with in-depth knowledge and solid citations are very difficult to prepare. The research time is substantial, and the author’s reward is often very limited.

DaveG · September 20, 2010 1:20PM

Roger,

What about the ANS publications?

I know they don't do as much as they used to and they don't do that much on US coins, but . . .

edited to add: I forgot to mention that around the time the ANA Journal folded there was some suggestion that the Numismatic Bibliomania Society would sponsor the peer-review and hosting of some numismatic research articles. I don't know how far that idea got, though.

Zoins · September 20, 2010 1:23PM

I could do without a regular journal. Coin collecting isn't dramatically changing on a regular basis, except for modern bullion releases, fantasy overstrikes and the like, for which these forums are more timely.

However, I do think specialty articles would be nice. I would recommend they start up a series of specialty articles like that on topics of intense interest

astrorat · September 20, 2010 1:23PM

<< <i>Is it still published? Are there similar scholarly publications? >>

No, the ANA Journal is no longer published. The ANA/Board of Governors refused to provide the necessary resources (funding, time, and appropriate personnel) to ensure it's success. It was a great idea, then again, I am somewhat biased.

Lane

Nysoto · September 20, 2010 2:25PM

I believe the ANA's The Numismatist should publish one 10-15 page research article for each issue. I think the majority of the membership would want this, and it would keep my interest in the ANA. As I remember the ANA Journal was quite expensive, this is one of the reasons interest was low. Other publications such as EAC's Penny Wise put out a great magazine at a relatively low cost of $25 a year for membership.

MrEureka · September 20, 2010 2:30PM

The ANA/Board of Governors refused to provide the necessary resources (funding, time, and appropriate personnel) to ensure it's success. It was a great idea, then again, I am somewhat biased.

Lane - I subscribed, so I am also biased. But for a reality check, can you tell us how many people paid for a subscription to the Journal?

astrorat · September 20, 2010 2:34PM

<< <i>The ANA/Board of Governors refused to provide the necessary resources (funding, time, and appropriate personnel) to ensure it's success. It was a great idea, then again, I am somewhat biased.

Lane - I subscribed, so I am also biased. But for a reality check, can you tell us how many people paid for a subscription to the Journal? >>

My bias runs a little deeper...

I forget the exact number, but it was really low, perhaps less than 100? It's been a while, but I do recall that subscriptions were sparse.

Lane

RWB · September 21, 2010 12:37AM

DaveG -- Sorry - I was thinking mostly US coins.

Coinosaurus · September 21, 2010 3:49AM

It was a great mag. I miss it. A pity the ANA couldn't get one of the auction houses (or some other source) as a permanent sponsor.

Zoins · September 21, 2010 5:47AM

100 subscribers is not enough.

Coinosaurus · September 21, 2010 6:00AM

Come to think of it, why would you want to sponsor a journal with a circulation of a hundred, most of whom are a lot more interested in history than in actual coins.......

RYK · September 21, 2010 6:00AM

I was one of the 8 subscribers. I still have the magazines. They are probably rarer than 1929 Saints!

DaveG · September 21, 2010 12:30PM

The ANA didn't need to publish an actual, physical Journal - they should have continued it in digital form with subscriber access through the ANA website. That way it would have been much less expensive to produce and they could have built a subscriber base who wanted articles with a lot more meat on them than the articles in The Numismatist.

Roger - I know the ANS doesn't publish much on US numismatics these days, but they certainly used to publish some outstanding monographs and articles in the ANS Journal.

Whatever happened to the ANA Journal??

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