Congratulations to these Whitman authors for winning the following national literary awards, presented at the Numismatic Literary Guild banquet in Los Angeles Thursday, August 6:

Q. David Bowers -- Best Specialized Book, United States Coins, The Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins.

Extraordinary Merit, Grading Coins by Photographs.

Kenneth E. Bressett and Eric P. Newman -- Extraordinary Merit, The Fantastic 1804 Dollar, Tribute Edition.

Frank J. Colletti -- Extraordinary Merit, A Guide Book of the Official Red Book of United States Coins.

Katherine Jaeger -- Best Specialized Book, Tokens and Medals, A Guide Book of United States Tokens and Medals.

Fred Reed -- Book of the Year ("The work having the greatest potential impact on numismatics"), Abraham Lincoln: The Image of His Greatness. This is the first Whitman Publishing title to win Book of the Year, the NLG's highest book award.

Paul Rynearson -- Best Specialized Book, World Coins, Collecting Ancient Greek Coins: A Guided Tour Featuring 25 Significant Types.