My online Korean Coin book won the NLG's Book of the Year Award

My online Korean coin book has tied for the winner of the Numismatic Literary Guild's Book of the Year Award.  I cannot believe it… I did not think that it would actually win!   Here is the edited announcement of the results of the awards ceremony:

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From the Numismatic Literary Guild:
Jerry Jordan, Director

This year’s event, dating back decades, was held in Oklahoma City and dozens of the top numismatic talent came together to receive honors for their respective entries in the annual competition.

Top honors for the David W. Lange Memorial Book of the Year ended in a rare tie between Korean Coins at the United States Mint by Mark Lovmo and The Publications of Eric P. Newman: A Collector’s Guide by Leonard D. Augsburger and Joel J. Orosz. Both books wowed a panel of independent judges, who convened in New Jersey to review all of the contest entries.

There is no argument that the level of competition across all categories has dramatically increased through the years but this year took things to a new level.  The judging was close amongst all entrants and even included some behind-closed-door debate.

Best Book in the “World Coins” Category
Korean Coins at the United States Mint
by Mark Lovmo

David W. Lange Memorial Book of the Year – TIE
Korean Coins at the United States Mint
Mark Lovmo

David W. Lange Memorial Book of the Year – TIE
The Publications of Eric P. Newman: A Collector’s Guide
Leonard D. Augsburger and Joel J. Orosz

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The official announcement, with all the winners of the various other NLG awards is here.

Congratulations !!!  🙂🎉

Congratulations!

I see that the book is self-published. Did you use any particular application or programme, or simply converted a Word document into a PDF?

Congratulations. Very well done. 

I suggest that you publish it with an ISBN number if you have not yet done so.

This is s serious book :) 

How long did you spend researching and writing it?

Camerinvs

Congratulations!

 

I see that the book is self-published. Did you use any particular application or programme, or simply converted a Word document into a PDF?

Yes!  Word converted to PDF. 

Hibernia

Congratulations. Very well done. 

I suggest that you publish it with an ISBN number if you have not yet done so.

 

This is s serious book :) 

How long did you spend researching and writing it?

I created an ISBN for my first book.  I don't know what that did for me, other than I can claim I have an ISBN for the book.  If you could, please explain what that does for me(!) because I don't know what the benefit is.  

I spent about 6 months researching (reading and analyzing the U.S. Mint's Korea file) and writing.  
I'm just still shocked that I won the NLG the Book of the Year.

Just to say a major well done. Nothing more to add, but super impressive. 🙂

Wonderful news and heartfelt congratulations!

It is the supreme acknowledgement when your passion is formally recognised by the world at large and a committee of experts judging it the best.

Another life goal checked off!