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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 1041425, member: 57463&quot;]At the ANA and other conventions, educational exhibits are an important part of the show.&nbsp; I have exhibited at the ANA twice, Central States once,&nbsp; and at the Michigan State Numismatic Society five or six times. I usually get an Honorable Mention for showing up.&nbsp; Once at MSNS, I hit as many classes as I could and got a third place in Tokens.&nbsp; At the ANA in Pittsburgh in 2004, I qualified to be a judge for Literature.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>An exhibit can be an interesting way to tell a story.&nbsp; Exhibits tend to be long on material and pictures and short on words.&nbsp; You do have to have enough narrative to explain the topic and your presentation.&nbsp; However, among the key metrics is &quot;collector&#039;s ethic&quot; -- how long did you spend pursuing and acquing the material?&nbsp; Numismatic information is important: mintages, designers, production and distribution, purchasing power, whatever is relevant about the objects. </p><p><br /></p><p>Depending on how you are with scissors and paste, you can win a gold or silver coin.&nbsp; MSNS give a quarter ounce gold for first place, 1/10 for second and an SAE for third place.&nbsp; In addition, there are other funded awards.&nbsp; Typically, the distance between first and third place is fewer than 10 points out of 100, often closer... sometimes much closer.&nbsp; It is the kind of exercise you get good at over time, placing an exhibit and then improving it over the years in response to the judge&#039;s comments.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, those who win awards at one show will often enter at other shows and again, earn recognition for their effort.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you visit the Exhibits, you will see a lot of museum quality work.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the ANA conventions (and PAN: Pennsylvania Assoc of Numismatists), many of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards go to members of the Red Rose Coin Club of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.&nbsp; Exhibiting is something they turned their hands to many years ago, and at their local monthly meetings, they exhibit and judge, so they are pretty good at this.&nbsp; That said, it&#039;s an open competition. </p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to the Classes, there may be a Best of Show, separately judged, and a People&#039;s Choice Award.&nbsp; Miscellaneous is always a category.&nbsp; Finally, you can always place in the Non-Competitive Category.&nbsp; You don&#039;t get a prize, but you do get to place and see how yours looks compared to everyone else&#039;s and it can be a way to start a one-case inspiration on the path to seven cases of glory.</p><p><br /></p><p>Myself, I&#039;m not a scissors and paste guy.&nbsp; I write.&nbsp; But over the years, I can put in a couple of cases without embarrasing myself too badly... and get to wear a cool convention badge that says &quot;Exhibitor.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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