Wood had a long association with the American numismatic community. He was secretary to the Boston Numismatic Society from 1908 to 1913. He also served as general secretary to the ANA from 1905 to 1909, and then governor and chairman from 1909 to 1912. Wood became an associate editor of The Numismatist from 1909 to 1910, and was an associate editor and later editor of the American Journal of Numismatics from 1910 to 1920. He was also the curator of the American Numismatic Society Museum from 1913 to 1938. He received the Archer M. Huntington Award, which recognizes outstanding career contributions to numismatic scholarship, in 1920.[3]
Wood was the author of several numismatic publications, including:
The Canadian Blacksmith Coppers (1910)
The coinage of the West Indies, and the sou marqué (1915)
Catalogue of United States and Colonial Coins (1914)
The Mexican revolutionary coinage, 1913-1916 (1921)
The Gold Dollars of 1858 with Notes of the Other Issues (1922)
The Commemorative Coinage of the United States (1922)
Beginning in 1952 an award in his name was first presented, the most prestigious award provided to numismatic exhibitors by the ANA. In 1969 he was commemorated in the ANA Numismatic Hall of Fame.[4]
Wood's illustration of the Blacksmith Token "Wood 33".
Within Canadian numismatics, Wood is best remembered for his work on the Blacksmith tokens, which he first systematically described in a publication in 1910. While other Canadian numismatists had commented on them before, Wood was the first to categorize them. His numbering system is still used today.
Smith, Pete (2022). American Numismatic Biographies. Internet Archive.
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