Q. DAVID BOWERS AWARD
The Q. David Bowers Award is a prestigious honor that pays tribute to Q. David Bowers’s lifetime of work in colonial numismatics and is a significant recognition within our club. It is bestowed upon the individual who embodies this celebrated numismatist’s character and passion and contributes significantly to our understanding of colonial coins and related material.
Previous recipients of this award are:
- Christopher R. McDowell, Esq. in 2019 for his extensive and revealing research surrounding speculation into fiscal paper and Connecticut coppers;
- Gary Trudgen in 2020 for his exhaustive research spanning several decades into the production of counterfeit and imitation coinage by unauthorized mints in NYC and near Newburgh, New York;
- Erik Goldstein and David McCarthy in 2021 for their investigative research into Continental currency pieces;
- Julia Casey, Esq. in 2022 for her research into the Fugio Coppers restrikes, the Continental Currency Pieces, and the Crane Ring of Counterfeiters in Rupert, Vermont;
- Philip L. Mossman, M.D., in 2023 for his many years of research into the monetary system of pre-Federal America and for helping to clarify its economic and historical relationships through his writing.
SYDNEY F. MARTIN AWARD
The Sydney F. Martin Award is the Club’s highest award presented to authors of books published through C4, and at the C4 Board’s discretion, may also be given to authors of works published outside of C4. The award is named for pioneering researcher and author Sydney “Syd” F. Martin, who published four outstanding books on American Colonial numismatics through C4. Each of Syd’s books has become the standard reference for the series covered. Most of Syd’s works were in areas without a previous standard reference. Syd was also the editor of the C4 Newsletter for many years. The award recipient receives a large medal with Syd’s likeness, with their and the title of their book engraved upon it.