The original American Journal of Numismatics was established in 1866 as a monthly newsletter for the Society. Over time it came to include more substantial numismatic articles, but it was discontinued in 1924. In 1989, the name was revived for what had previously been called the American Numismatic Society Museum Notes. This second series of the American Journal of Numismatics is one of the world's leading scholarly journals in numismatics. It is published as a single hardcover volume annually, containing article-length works of original research in all areas of numismatics. The Numismatic Notes and Monographs series, established in 1920, is generally for shorter book-length works on relatively specific topics. It is published in 6" x 9" hardcover format.

The American Numismatic Society is an organization dedicated to the study of coins, currency, medals, tokens, and related objects from all cultures, past and present. The Society's headquarters in New York City has the foremost research collection and library specialized in numismatics in the United States. These resources are used to support research and education in numismatics, for the benefit of academic specialists, serious collectors, professional numismatists, and the interested public.