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New SPMC Exhibit Class and Award Structures

The SPMC Awards/Exhibit Committee has made the following changes to the SPMC Exhibit Award Program, which were approved by the Board and will be instituted at the 2019 KC IPMS.

Categories:

A Five-Class Exhibit award structure as follows:

• Federal Issues (Large Size; Small Size; Fractional)
• Non-Federal Issues (Obsolete Paper Money, Colonial Paper Money, Confederate States of America Issues, Depression Scrip all eras)
• National Bank Notes – all types; all periods
• World Paper Money (including Canada and Mexico)
• Related Fiscal Items (Checks, Bonds, Stocks, MPC, Ephemera such as post cards and advertising, literature)

Certificates will be awarded as follows: 

• 1^st Place SPMC Exhibit Award
• 2^nd Place SPMC Exhibit Award
• Certificate of Appreciation for all exhibitors

Financial Awards will also be instituted as follows:

• First Place in all five classes: $100 Cash
• Second Place in all five classes: $50 Cash (if awarded)
• Best of Show $250 Cash
• First Place Single Case Exhibit: $25 (not eligible for Best of Show award)

Judging:

• Judges will use a custom-made SPMC standard Judge Rating Sheet.
• A minimum of 3 Judges will be selected for the event if available (exceptions may be made by the President or Vice President based on personnel availability)
• Judges will be SPMC members in good standing and selected by the President or Vice President.
• A minimum score (the number to be determined) will be required to qualify for a First or Second Place Award.
• Best of Show will be awarding from the winners of each of the five First Place class winners.

Cases:

• Each exhibit will be limited to seven (7) cases.
• If an exhibitor wants to do a larger exhibit, it will be considered a non-competitive exhibit and not eligible for awards.