Atlanta, Portland selected for future National Money Shows
Atlanta was selected as the host city for the 2014 National
Money ShowSM and Portland, Ore., will be the location
for the 2015 spring show following votes by the American Numismatic
Association Board of Governors during an Oct. 20 meeting in
Dallas.
The board voted to permanently move the spring show back to March,
with some flexibility. This change begins with the Atlanta show,
which will be held Feb. 27 to March 1 at the Cobb Galleria
Centre.
The Portland show runs from March 5-7 at the Oregon Convention
Center. The Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association and Willamette
Coin Club were selected as host clubs.
The board considered the following factors: availability of the
city and show dates, access to major flights, convention
center rental fees, hotel costs and availability as well as the
area's collector base.
Operating budget
The board approved a balanced operating budget for 2013. The
budget proposes $5,827,425 in expenses while projecting revenues of
$5,834,075 - a surplus of $6,650.
Executive Director Jeff Shevlin noted that this year's budget will
allow the ANA to have a greater presence at more regional coin
shows, increase the number of Money Museum field trips offered to
Colorado Springs schools, and expand course offerings at Summer
Seminar.
Shevlin also announced several improvements to the ANA's website
including a new blog, The Exchange. Members interested in blogging
on The Exchange can contact pr@money.org.
"While we are developing our new website, we are looking at ways
to improve our current website," Shevlin said. "There are things we
are adding that will have a lot of value to members."
Other items
The board discussed a proposal to commit $100,000 to the
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History's
"Gallery of Numismatic History" exhibit. The donation would be
payable in annual installments of $25,000.
After much discussion and member input, the motion was tabled so
that more information could be gathered about the proposal.
Barry Stuppler gave an update on efforts to pass HR-5977, the
Collectible Coin Protection Act, which has bipartisan support and
could very likely pass during the lame duck session of Congress. He
encouraged ANA members to contact their congressional
representatives, and noted they could find out more about the
effort at www.goldandsilverpac.com/Coin_Protection_Act.html.
The American Numismatic Association is a congressionally chartered
nonprofit educational organization dedicated to encouraging people
to study and collect money and related items. The ANA helps its
28,000 members and the public discover and explore the world of
money through its vast array of education and outreach programs, as
well as its
museum, library, publications, conventions and seminars. For more
information, call 719-632-2646 or go to www.money.org.