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 »
March 27, 2013 9:04 AM / no comments
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 »
November 7, 2012 1:11 PM / no comments
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 »
November 5, 2012 10:35 AM / no comments
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 »
October 20, 2012 12:23 PM / no comments
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 »
September 12, 2012 4:04 PM / no comments
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 »
September 11, 2012 10:29 AM / no comments
(Tiburon, CA – August 8, 2012) – Last week, legislation was introduced in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives to create an exciting new commemorative coins program to celebrate the centennial of the Panama-Pacific... read more »
August 9, 2012 1:21 PM / 1 comment
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 »
May 11, 2012 8:03 AM / no comments
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 »
May 4, 2012 9:10 AM / 1 comment
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 »
April 26, 2012 6:27 AM / no comments
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 »
April 20, 2012 8:39 AM / no comments
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 »
February 27, 2012 8:44 AM / 1 comment
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 »
February 23, 2012 11:46 AM / no comments
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 »
November 18, 2011 11:59 AM / no comments
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 »
October 17, 2011 2:11 PM / no comments