Coins, Currency, and Medals

The museum possesses one of the largest and most diverse numismatic collections in the world. Its diverse holdings represent every inhabited continent and span more than three millennia. The collection includes coins, paper money, medals, tokens, commodity and alternative currencies, coin dies, printing plates, scales and weights, financial documents and apparatuses, credit cards, and objects that reflect established and emerging digital monetary technologies worldwide.

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BEP certification date
1892-05-17
plate date
1892-04-25
series date
1882
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Nebecker, Enos H.
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
Aspen National Bank
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002455
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002455
bank charter number
4733
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BEP certification date
1912-01-10
plate date
1909-08-22
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Treat, Charles Henry
Register of the Treasury
Vernon, William Tecumseh
issuing bank
Mercantile National Bank of Pueblo
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002413
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002413
bank charter number
4108
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BEP certification date
1902-11-10
plate date
1902-09-02
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
Citizens National Bank of Sugar City
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002522
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002522
bank charter number
6472
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BEP certification date
1908-09-01
plate date
1894-07-17
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Morgan, Daniel Nash
Register of the Treasury
Tillman, James Fount
issuing bank
National Bank of Commerce in Denver
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002432
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002432
bank charter number
4358
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BEP certification date
1900-03-15
plate date
1888-12-18
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Hyatt, James William
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
American National Bank of Leadville
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002394
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002394
bank charter number
3949
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BEP certification date
1908-11-28
plate date
1901-08-15
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
First National Bank of Hotchkiss
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002485
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002485
bank charter number
5976
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BEP certification date
1890-07-15
plate date
1890-07-08
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Huston, James Nelson
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
National Bank of Commerce in Denver
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002429
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002429
bank charter number
4358
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BEP certification date
1905-01-14
plate date
1904-12-09
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
First National Bank of Littleton
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002562
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002562
bank charter number
7533
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BEP certification date
1909-02-23
plate date
1904-12-31
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
First National Bank of Brighton
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002567
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002567
bank charter number
7577
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BEP certification date
1889-01-05
plate date
1888-12-18
series date
1882
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Hyatt, James William
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
American National Bank of Leadville
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002393
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002393
bank charter number
3949
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BEP certification date
1910-10-14
plate date
1910-11-20
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
McClung, Thomas Lee
Register of the Treasury
Vernon, William Tecumseh
issuing bank
First National Bank of La Junta
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002448
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002448
bank charter number
4507
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BEP certification date
1902-08-13
plate date
1902-07-14
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
Continental National Bank of Denver
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002509
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002509
bank charter number
6355
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BEP certification date
1909-02-26
plate date
1903-09-09
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
Citizens National Bank of Glenwood Springs
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002537
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002537
bank charter number
6957
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BEP certification date
1909-03-13
plate date
1900-05-22
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
First National Bank of Delta
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002469
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002469
bank charter number
5467
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BEP certification date
1909-04-20
plate date
1904-08-06
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
First National Bank of Meeker
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002556
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002556
bank charter number
7435
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BEP certification date
1908-12-05
plate date
1900-05-01
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
First National Bank of Florence
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002466
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002466
bank charter number
5381
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BEP certification date
1900-08-13
plate date
1889-12-05
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Huston, James Nelson
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
First National Bank of Salida
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002422
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002422
bank charter number
4172
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BEP certification date
1905-02-13
plate date
1904-12-31
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
First National Bank of Brighton
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002564
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002564
bank charter number
7577
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BEP certification date
1918-06-08
plate date
1918-05-10
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Burke, John
Register of the Treasury
Teehee, Houston Benge
issuing bank
City National Bank of Colorado Springs
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002506
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002506
bank charter number
6238
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BEP certification date
1909-02-20
plate date
1904-12-31
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
First National Bank of Brighton
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002566
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002566
bank charter number
7577
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BEP certification date
1901-01-16
plate date
1888-12-18
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Hyatt, James William
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
American National Bank of Leadville
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002395
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002395
bank charter number
3949
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BEP certification date
1908-11-30
plate date
1908-12-11
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Treat, Charles Henry
Register of the Treasury
Vernon, William Tecumseh
issuing bank
American National Bank of Leadville
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002397
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002397
bank charter number
3949
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BEP certification date
1909-03-01
plate date
1903-09-09
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
Citizens National Bank of Glenwood Springs
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002538
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002538
bank charter number
6957
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BEP certification date
1904-05-07
plate date
1904-04-08
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
First National Bank of Monte Vista
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002545
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002545
bank charter number
7228

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