PR: 2003 ANA YN Exhibit Awards

American Numismatic Association

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 2, 20003

CONTACT: Stephen Bobbitt
Telephone: 719-632-2646 x113
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2003 ANA YN EXHIBIT AWARDS

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) presented 13 competitive
exhibit awards for Young Numismatists (YN), age 17 and younger, at the
ANA's 112th Anniversary Convention in Baltimore.
The Charles H. Wolfe Sr. Memorial Award for YN Best-in Show Exhibit
was presented to Max Spiegel for his exhibit "The Old West."

The following class exhibit awards were presented:

Class Y1: United States Coins--Edgerton-Lenker (for all U.S. coins and
patterns, including colonial)
First Place--Max Spiegel for "The Old West."
Second Place--Jillian D. Ross for "The Golden Dollar: Sacagawea."
Third Place--Jeremy Ross for "Benjamin Franklin Half Dollars."

Class Y2: Foreign Coins--James L. Betton Memorial (for coins of any
foreign country, including gold)
First Place--Jeremy Ross for "The History Behind the 1/4 and 1/2 Real."
Second Place--Jillian D. Ross for "Jose Morelos y Pavon."
Third Place--Michael Caltabellotta for "Republic of Iraq 1959 Mint Set."

Class Y3: Paper Money--Kagin Family (for United States and foreign paper
money and paper numismatica)
First Place--Michael Caltabellotta for "Paper Money of Laos."
Second Place--no exhibit
Third Place--no exhibit

Class Y4: Israeli or Judaic--Melissa Van Grover (for all types of Israeli
or Judaic numismatic material or to other
deserving exhibits)
First Place--Nicole Caltabellotta for "A Selection of Coins, Medals, and
Paper Money of Israel."
Second Place--no exhibit
Third Place--no exhibit

Class Y5: Medals and Tokens--Charles "Cheech" Litman Memorial (for medals
and tokens of all countries)
First Place--Michael Caltabellotta for "The Five Branches of the Armed
Services."
Second Place--Michael Caltabellotta for "Our Endangered Wildlife."
Third Place--no exhibit

Class Y6: Medieval and Ancient--Charles H. Wolfe Sr. Memorial (for
medieval, ancient and related numismatic material)
First Place--Jay Feldman, "Coins of the Ancient World."
Second Place--Max Spiegel, "ANA Ancient Coin Project."
Third Place--no exhibit

Class Y7: Errors and Varieties--Alan Herbert (for all types of error and
variety material from all countries)
First Place--Nicole Caltabellotta, "The Lincoln Cent Off-Center Coin
Position Gauge."
Second Place--no exhibit
Third Place--no exhibit