Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists

Coin Show Dealer Information


150   tables   3,300+   attendance


The annual PAN shows have grown each year, and are among the best regional shows in the country. The typical show has up to 150 tables of dealers and 3,300+ walk-in attendance.


What Makes the PAN Shows So Great?

Location, Location, Location In case you missed it we are back at the New Pittsburgh Expomart in Monroeville for October 2009 and beyond.  We have nice nearby hotels, restaurants, and shopping nearby. 
Free Parking Plenty of free parking for you and your customers.
Publicity, Publicity, Publicity While facility rent and security costs consume the lion's share of each PAN Show budget, most of the remainder is reserved for publicity. We advertise extensively in the numismatic press, local newspapers, and send Press Releases to every newspaper, TV, and radio station for miles around. We send flyers to all club-sponsored coin shows in Ohio, PA, Maryland and West Virginia.
And for all dealers. We will again have donuts and free soda/snacks. 
Marketing For years we have steadfastly accumulated a mailing list of every collector who's registered for our show. Before each show we target these collectors with a special postcard reminder. (NOTE: this is the ONLY use of this mailing list).

The card serves as an "express registration" form. We know it works because we collect hundreds of these each day at the registration table. PAN showgoers are repeat customers.


How Do I Sign Up?

Membership You must be an individual PAN member to set up or man a table at the shows. The membership requirement ensures that all dealers will be kept informed of club and show news via The Clarion. Click here for a membership application.
Bourse Application For a copy of the bourse application, contact:

John Paul Sarosi
P.A.N. Bourse Chairman
106 Market Street
Johnstown, PA 15901
(814) 535-5766

How Can I Help?

Feedback Tell us what you think about PAN and the PAN shows. What did you like? What didn't you like? Be brutal, we can take it. We can't fix every problem but we'll listen carefully to your complaints and suggestions. Some of our best ideas have come from dealers, so please, give us whatever advice you have to offer.
Spread The Word
Bring a Friend If you have a good show, spread the word to your dealer friends. Invite them to come to the next show.
Flyers & Posters Ask the Publicity Chairman to send you some show flyers or posters to display at your shop or distribute at the other shows you attend.
Mailings Let your clients know you'll be at the show. Send out a mailing before the show, and include one of our show flyers. It works! Dealers who've done this tell us it really helps bring 'em in.
Link to the PAN Home Page If you're reading this with an internet browser, then you probably have email and may even have your own web site for your business. Add a link so your customers will be able to click here to learn more about the PAN shows.
Donations for Young Numismatists PAN's Young Numismatist programs require a steady supply of coins, coin books, Whitman folders, and other items to be given away to kids.

PAN's Coins for A's program encourages youngsters to learn about numismatics by distributing free coins to students as a reward for receiving A's on their report cards. Modelled after a similar program started by the Texas Numismatic Association, Coins for A's has proved to be quite popular with youngsters across Pennsylvania.

Got any surplus stock to donate? Or would you like to make a cash donation? Click here for a donation form.

Speak Out! So whaddaya know about numismatics? Don't hide your light under a bushel - pass some of your expertise on to others by speaking at one of the club meetings or educational forums. Or how about speaking to a group of kids about your specialty?
Registration Table Have a bored spouse or assistant? Just want to stretch your legs for a few minutes? The volunteers manning the Registration Table can often use some help, even if it's just to spell them long enough for a restroom visit.


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