Who: Director of Commerce Donna Owens

Chief of Unclaimed Funds Jessie Baker

What: A press conference/media availability highlighting items to be sold at the October 1 Ohio Department of Commerce Unclaimed Funds Auction in Reynoldsburg, Ohio

When: Thursday, September 24, 1998

11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Where: Michael V. Disalle Government Center

1st Floor Conference Room 1

One Government Center

Toledo, Ohio

Why: To generate interest and participation in the Division of Unclaimed Funds auction, which will be held October 1, in Reynoldsburg. Commerce will be auctioning items recovered from unclaimed safety deposit boxes collected since 1968. More than 10,000 items will be sold in more than 250 lots. This is the first auction in eight years and only the third since the unclaimed funds program began in 1968.

Details: Director Owens and Chief Baker will make brief comments and be available for interviews. On display will be a number of lots to be sold at the auction, including confederate money, 100 ounce silver bars, gold coins, rare coins and stock certificates.