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Brief History of the Smithsonian’s National Numismatic Collection

Brief History of the Smithsonian’s National Numismatic Collection

Posted by Jeff Garrett on the NGC Weekly Market Report ….. My first encounter with the Smithsonian’s National Numismatic Collection occurred nearly three decades ago. While in the Washington D.C. area I planned a visit to the Smithsonian... read more »

 

A Brief History of the Money Museum and Upcoming Fundraising Coin Auction

A Brief History of the Money Museum and Upcoming Fundraising Coin Auction

PANTA RHEI – “everything flows.” This quote from the work of the Greek philosopher Heraclitus perfectly encapsulates everything the Money Museum strives to be – always changing, never resting on the laurels of its past, and always... read more »

 

Earliest Known Membership Certificate From 1894 Donated to ANA by Dwight Manley

Earliest Known Membership Certificate From 1894 Donated to ANA by Dwight Manley

Colorado Springs, Colo. – The earliest known surviving American Numismatic Association membership certificate, dated July 1, 1894, has been acquired by California real estate developer and long-time coin collector, Dwight Manley, and donated... read more »

 

ANA Money Museum Gets Stolen Australian Holey Dollar Returned

ANA Money Museum Gets Stolen Australian Holey Dollar Returned

The 1813 Holey dollar was returned to the American Numismatic Association’s Edward C. Rochette Money Museum on Oct. 23. The Holey dollar is an 1813 Australian coin struck on a 1788 Spanish-American real piece of Charles III from Mexico City.... read more »

 

One of the Last Canadian Cents on Display at Money Museum

One of the Last Canadian Cents on Display at Money Museum

Royal Canadian Mint Recently Donated Special Cent to ANA Collection   A new display at the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum marks the end of an era and a major milestone in the history of money. The second-to-last Canadian cent ever produced... read more »

 

ANA Museum Showcase Highlights Bass Collection Rarities

ANA Museum Showcase Highlights Bass Collection Rarities

Texas paper currency, rare patterns, famous errors also on exhibit The American Numismatic Association’s Museum Showcase will present a stunning array of numismatic treasures with a Texas connection during the 2012 Fall National Money ShowSM. These... read more »

 

The Anniversary Celebration of Important Global Companies

The Anniversary Celebration of Important Global Companies

For the first time this October 20, 2012, there will be a celebration of companies which have reached milestone anniversaries.  There has not been such a celebration before, and the early reactions to this new concept have been very enthusiastic... read more »

 

New Gold Bar Exhibit at the Denver Mint

New Gold Bar Exhibit at the Denver Mint

A ceremony was held at the United States Mint in Denver, Colorado exhibiting the first public display of gold bars in more than 10 years. The exhibit coincides with the 220th anniversary of the US Mint and the 150th anniversary of the Bureau... read more »

 

Exhibition of Greek Medals at Princeton University Library

Exhibition of Greek Medals at Princeton University Library

Prize medal of the International Exposition, Athens, 1903, gilt bronze, by Hond, Paris. To showcase its recent acquisition of a collection of more than 120 medals of modern Greece, the Princeton University Numismatic Collection has installed... read more »

 

Wyatt Yeager Sentenced to 27 months in ANA Museum Theft

Wyatt Yeager Sentenced to 27 months in ANA Museum Theft

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Former ANA collections manager Wyatt Yeager, 33, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, two years supervised release and ordered to pay $948,505 in restitution for the theft of approximately 300 historically... read more »

 

Talk on the Coinage of the American Revolution

Talk on the Coinage of the American Revolution

Princeton University, McCormick Hall 101, Sunday, May 6, 4 p.m. On Sunday, May 6, the Friends of Princeton University Library will sponsor a public lecture by the noted scholar of early American coinage, Louis Jordan, entitled “Transformations... read more »

 

Huntington Collection of Hispanic Related Coins Offered by Sotheby’s as a Single Lot March 8th

Huntington Collection of Hispanic Related Coins Offered by Sotheby’s as a Single Lot March 8th

Sotheby’s will offer the magnificent Archer M. Huntington Collection of coins from the Hispanic world in a sealed bid single lot auction ending on 8 March 2012. Assembled more than a century ago, the 37,895 pieces form the most spectacular... read more »

 

Capping Liberty: The Invention of a Numismatic Iconography for the New American Republic

Capping Liberty: The Invention of a Numismatic Iconography for the New American Republic

An Exhibition of Coins, Medals, Banknotes, and Related Books, Manuscripts, and Graphic Arts from Princeton University Collections Milberg Gallery, Firestone Library, March 3, 2012, to July 8, 2012 When the founders of the American Republic declared... read more »

 

‘Change In Money: Cowries to Credit Cards’ Named Theme of 2012 National Coin Week, April 15-21

‘Change In Money: Cowries to Credit Cards’ Named Theme of 2012 National Coin Week, April 15-21

From the objects we’ve used as money, to the money we produce, to the money that exists in electronic form, the way we buy and sell goods and services has a long, storied history. “Change In Money: Cowries to Credit Cards” is the theme... read more »

 

Heritage Call to Support the Smithsonian’s National Numismatic Collection

Heritage Call to Support the Smithsonian’s National Numismatic Collection

Heritage Auctions As passionate collectors, we believe that we have a responsibility to preserve the history of numismatics for future generations. It is with this sense of duty that we are compelled to ask for your help. The National Numismatic... read more »