The MSNA exhibit area at the Whitman Baltimore Coin Expo in March held five fascinating numismatic exhibits by four exhibitors.
Best of Show (1/10 oz. platinum eagle): Henrietta Szold and Her Legacy: Hadassah and Youth Aliyah by Simcha Kuritzky. This exhibit was significantly reworked since its 2013 showing, and won the Women in Numismatics and Coins in History awards at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money in Chicago in 2013.

Master (1/10 oz. gold eagle): The Faces and Stories Behind the Treasury Signers of U.S. Paper Money by Garrett Ziss. This exhibit also won a special Young Numismatist’s Best in Show award of a Mexico 1945 gold 2 peso coin.

Superior (1/20 oz. gold Mexican): United States Coast Guard Ships, Planes and More by William Stratemeyer. This exhibit also won a 2000 gold Liberia $25 coin from the Maryland Token And Medal Society for best Maryland-related exonumia exhibit.
Appreciation Award of a one ounce silver 1988 MSNA medal went to Exhibit Chairman Bryce Doxzon for his non-competitive exhibit Baltimore Celebrates the “Star-Spangled Banner” Centennial. The exhibit Many Ways to Collect Elongateds by Simcha Kuritzky was not eligible for an award since there is a limit of one award per exhibitor.