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National Numismatic Collection

{{short description|National coin cabinet of the United States}}

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The National Numismatic Collection is the national coin cabinet of the United States. The collection is part of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.

Overview

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The National Numismatic Collection comprises approximately 1.6 million objects and is one of the world's largest and most diverse collections of coins, paper currency, medals, commodity currencies, financial instruments, exonumia, and related items.{{cite web |url=http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/numismatics/ |title=The National Numismatic Collection |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |access-date=October 12, 2011 |archive-date=October 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022024634/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/numismatics/ |url-status=live }} As the collection of record for the U.S. monetary system, it holds the collections of the U.S. Mint, Treasury, and Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In addition, it includes collections donated by individual collectors and private institutions, such as the collection of the Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum.{{Cite web|url=http://numismatics.org/authority/chase_manhattan_bank_money_museum|title=Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum|website=numismatics.org|access-date=2018-02-07|archive-date=2018-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208123653/http://numismatics.org/authority/chase_manhattan_bank_money_museum|url-status=live}}

History

Until 2004, the exhibit housing the Collection was the last surviving exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History's original 1964 arrangement. In late 2004, the exhibit was closed, and the objects were returned to the Smithsonian's vaults. In 2015, the museum opened a new permanent Gallery of Numismatics with an exhibition titled The Value of Money.

Noteworthy items in the collection

File:United States one-hundred-thousand-dollar bill on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, 7 February 2024.jpg from the National Numismatic Collection]]

  • A gold 20 Excelentes coin of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
  • Brasher half doubloon{{Cite web|url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1095000|title=Brasher Half Doubloon, United States, 1787|website=National Museum of American History|access-date=2020-08-24|archive-date=2020-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021232625/https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1095000|url-status=live}}
  • All three types of the 1804 dollar
  • The 1849 double eagle
  • The two gold 1877 half unions
  • All nine 1909–1910 Washington nickels
  • One 1913 Liberty Head nickel
  • Two 1933 double eagles
  • The 1974 aluminum cent
  • The only known 1928 $5000 gold certificate, serial number A00000001A (the note has repaired tear)
  • The only known 1928 $10,000 gold certificate, serial number A00000001A
  • An example of a $100,000 gold certificate, the largest denomination of banknote ever produced in the USA

See also

References

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External links

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  • {{Official website|http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/numismatics/}}

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