LSCC Award History


The LSCC instituted a Best Article Award in 1982, which was changed to the Ahwash Award in 1984 to memorialize the passing of Kam Ahwash, the first President of the LSCC.  The award is made annually by a vote of the membership for the best article to appear in the Gobrecht Journal.  Past winners are as follows.


1982   Don Vettel            Some Thoughts on Liberty Seated Dollars - 
                             A Scarcity and Price Analysis (GJ #24)
1983   David Lange           The 1870-CC Half Dollar:              
                             A Close Examination (GJ #26)
1984   John Kroon            Availability of Liberty Seated Dollars 
                             by Grade (GJ #29)
1985   Don Vettel            Some Thoughts on Liberty Seated Halves: 
                             Part II, With Motto Dates 1866-1891 (GJ #31)
1986   Larry Briggs          The Mysterious 1875-S Quarter (GJ #35)
1987   James Gray            Gobrecht Dollars (GJ #37)
1988   Randy Wiley           The 1870-CC Half Dollar - The Louisiana
                             Hoard (GJ #40)
1989   Lawrence Rogak        The Circulation Life of Liberty Seated
                             Coinage: Part I (GJ #45)
1990   Lawrence Rogak        The Circulation Life of Liberty Seated
                             Coinage: Part II (GJ #46)
1991   Scott Grieb           Early Western History and the San Francisco 
                             Seated Dimes: Part One (GJ #49)
1992   Craig Sholley (tie)   Master Hubs and Dies of the Liberty Seated 
                             Half Dollar Series (GJ #54)
1992   Robert Spangler (tie) Results of the Liberty Seated Half Dollar
                             Survey (GJ #53)
1993   Jack Marston          The Incredible Mystery of the 1873 Half 
                             Dollar - No Arrows, Open 3 Proof (GJ #57)
1994   Larry Briggs          Grade Analysis of 1993 Seated Quarter Survey
                             Data (GJ #60) 
1995   James Gray            An Overview of Third Party Grading (GJ #63)
1996   Weimar White          The Chemistry for Refining Silver Bullion 
                             at the Carson City Mint in 1875 (GJ #66)
1997   Scott Grieb           Of Coin Stories - Three Cent Shops and
                             Double Eagle Prizes, Part One (GJ #69)
1998   Harry Salyards        Availability of the Rare 1870-CC, 1874-CC
                             and 1878-CC Half Dollars (GJ #72)
1999   Weimar White          A Rarity Profile for 1870-CC Coinage 
                             (GJ #75)
2000   Dick Osburn           An Analysis of Rarity and Population
                             Estimates for Liberty Seated Half Dollars
                             (GJ #76)
2001   Steve Crain           An Analysis of Rarity for Liberty Seated 
                             Half Dimes (GJ #79)
2002   Ken Cable-Camilleis   Seated Finds at Historical Sites (GJ #84)
2003   Greg Shishmanian      A Rarity Study of XF and AU Liberty Seated 
       & Dennis Garstang     Dollars (GJ #85)
2004   Bert Schlosser        Counterfeit Seated Dollars and Trade
                             Dollars on eBay (GJ #90)
2005   James Gray            The Best of Times - Recollections of a
                             Dedicated Seated Collector (GJ #92)
2006   Randy Wiley           Die Marriages of 1861-O Half Dollars 
                             (GJ #94)


In 1991, the LSCC awarded the Gobrecht Journal Award for the best article to appear in the first fifty issues of the Gobrecht Journal.

1991   John Kroon (tie)      Availability of Liberty Seated Dollars 
                             by Grade (GJ #29)
1991   Scott Grieb (tie)     Early Western History and the San
                             Francisco Seated Dimes, Part One (GJ #49)


In 1992, the LSCC awarded the James B. Pryor Numismatic Research Award for the best technical article to appear in the first fifty issues of the Gobrecht Journal.  The award was again presented in 2001 for the best technical article to in appear in GJs #51 through #75.

1992   Bill Bugert (tie)     The 1840-O No Mintmark Bust Reverse
                             Half Dollar (GJ #38)
1992   John Kroon (tie)      The Four Reverses of the Carson City 
                             Seated Dollars (GJ #23)
2001   John McCloskey        Date Styles on Liberty Seated Coinage 
                             (GJ #58)


In 1998, the LSCC awarded the President's Award to John McCloskey for his long years of dedicated service to the club as President and Editor of the Gobrecht Journal.