His work for the American Numismatic Society would take him to New York City in 1913.
[2] Wood had a long association with the American numismatic community.
He also served as general secretary to the ANA from 1905 to 1909, and then governor and chairman from 1909 to 1912.
He received the Archer M. Huntington Award, which recognizes outstanding career contributions to numismatic scholarship, in 1920.
[4] Within Canadian numismatics, Wood is best remembered for his work on the Blacksmith tokens, which he first systematically described in a publication in 1910.