FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 14, 2000
CONTACT: Stephen L. Bobbitt

SPONSORS SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR ANA NATIONAL MONEY SHOW

Twelve sponsors have contributed a record $53,000 to support the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) National Money Show 2000 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, March 3-5.

"These sponsors are great supporters of the ANA and this show," says ANA Executive Director Edward C. Rochette. "It is wonderful to see such a tremendous response. With this kind of support, this year's National Money Show will be another great spring convention."

The five Title Sponsors - each donating $7,500 - are:
- On-line auction firm eBay, Inc.
- Numismatic supplier H.E. Harris & Company
- Coin dealer National Gold Exchange (also a secondary sponsor)
- Coin grading service Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC)
- Auction firm Superior of Beverly Hills

Title Sponsors will have their name imprinted on the registration bags given to all visitors to the three-day show and on the welcome banner at the entrance to the bourse. Title Sponsors also receive free convention program advertising, a recognition banner above their bourse table and sponsor ribbons for their staff.

There are eight Secondary Sponsors for the Ft. Lauderdale show. Each sponsor donated $1,000 or more and will be recognized on the entry and bourse-table signage, staff ribbons and convention program advertising.

Secondary Sponsors are:
- National Gold Exchange - $3,500; signs and convention marketing sponsor
- Stobbe International - $3,000; dealer dinner sponsor
- U.S. Coins, Inc. - $3,000; dealer dinner sponsor
- Spectrum Numismatics - $1,500; Message Center sponsor
- Lee Minshull Rare Coins, Inc. - $1,500; Numismatic Theatre sponsor
- American Heritage Minting, Inc. - $1,000; convention marketing sponsor
- J.J. Teaparty - $1,000; Boy and Girl Scout workshops sponsor
- Long Beach Coin & Collectibles Expo - $1,000; convention marketing sponsor

For more information about the ANA convention sponsor program, contact Brenda Bishop, ANA Convention Services Manager, 818 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 90903-3279, telephone 719/632-2646; fax 719/634-4085; E-mail anacvn@money.org.