Png 2015 YN Scholarship Competition Announced

The following is a press release from the Professional Numismatists Guild
(Temecula, California) -- The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) will provide a scholarship to a deserving young numismatist (YN) to attend the 2015 American Numismatic Association (http://www.money.org) Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This is the 11th consecutive year of PNG YN scholarships for the popular, annual ANA educational programs.

"The scholarship will cover airfare, tuition for one of the two week-long Summer Seminar sessions, meals and five nights of dormitory accommodations on the campus of Colorado College, site of the ANA headquarters," said PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman.

"All young numismatists between the ages of 13 and 22 are eligible to enter and are cordially invited to apply for the scholarship. Entrants must submit a short essay outlining why they should be chosen as the 2015 scholarship recipient. The deadline for receipt of the entries is Friday, April 10, 2015," explained Brueggeman.

Entries must include the applicant's name and contact information. The essays can be sent by email to info@PNGdealers.org or by mail to the PNG Executive Director, 28441 Rancho California Road, Suite 106, Temecula, CA 92590.

"Young collectors are the future of the hobby, and these annual PNG scholarships help eager young numismatists learn more about the hobby through the unique learning experiences the ANA offers with its annual Summer Seminars. The PNG is proud to continue its support of this outstanding program," said Terry Hanlon, PNG President.

The two separate 47th Annual ANA Summer Seminar week-long sessions will be held Saturday, June 20, to Thursday, June 25, and from Saturday, June 27, to Thursday, July 2. Participants ranging from teenagers to seniors take class instruction on specific coin and paper money collecting topics or the hobby's technical and business aspects. Additional information about the ANA Summer Seminar sessions can be found on the ANA website at http://www.money.org/summer-seminar.

"The PNG's continuing support of the ANA's educational mission is very much appreciated. Thanks to the generosity of the PNG, another young numismatist will get to take advantage of the best education in numismatics this summer at the ANA," said Executive Director Kimberly Kiick.

The money to pay for the annual PNG YN Scholarship is administered from PNG's Gerald Bauman Memorial Fund. Bauman, who died in 2001, served for many years as a prominent coin dealer with Manfra, Tordella & Brookes in New York City.