Numismatic News Author Brothers Wins NLG Award

Eric Brothers, a regular contributor to Numismatic News, recently received a writing award from the Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG). He won in the category “U.S. Coins 1901 to Date (Numismatic Columns or Articles)” for his article, “Liberty in Motion: Adolph Weinman’s Iconic Masterpiece,” which was published in the American Numismatic Society’s ANS Magazine in the Spring of 2025. The article discusses the numismatic history and artistry of the Walking Liberty half dollar (1916-1947). It also covers the supposed inspiration behind Weinman’s half dollar, Oscar Roty’s Sower coin (1879-1920). Many authors consider Roty’s coin to have inspired Walking Liberty; however, Weinman himself never discussed the Sower’s impact upon his own work.

Brothers has been a numismatic author for over twenty years. During that time, his written work has been published in Palm Beach Coin News, The Numismatist, Coins, CDN Monthly Newsletter, Financial History, ANS Magazine, and Numismatic News, among other publications. In 2016, he was awarded the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA’s) First Place Heath Literary Award for his article, “The Brilliant & Corrupt Franklin Peale,” published in the October 2015 issue of The Numismatist. Over the years, Brothers has earned other literary awards from the NLG and the ANA. He has been an active member of the American Numismatic Society since 2023 and has written for them since 2022. He attributes his success in numismatic writing to four important people who have provided guidance and inspired him over the years: Tony Swicer, the President of the Palm Beach Coin Club; Barbara Gregory, the former editor of The Numismatist; Jesse Kraft of the ANS; and Peter Van Alfen, his editor at the ANS.