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
1901-12-02
plate date
1883-02-25
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
National Exchange Bank Hartford
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002883
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002883
bank charter number
361
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BEP certification date
1883-02-23
plate date
1883-02-25
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
First National Bank of Middletown
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002906
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002906
bank charter number
397
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BEP certification date
1883-02-24
plate date
1883-02-25
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
First National Bank of Meriden
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002838
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002838
bank charter number
250
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BEP certification date
1881-06-06
plate date
1881-06-15
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
First National Bank of Meriden
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002836
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002836
bank charter number
250
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plate date
1864-06-02
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
First National Bank of Killingly
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002918
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002918
bank charter number
450
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BEP certification date
1882-12-15
plate date
1883-02-25
series date
1882
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
First National Bank of Rockville
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002801
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002801
bank charter number
186
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BEP certification date
1921-04-12
plate date
1909-07-21
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
First National Bank of Bridgeport
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002868
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002868
bank charter number
335
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plate date
1864-02-20
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
First National Bank of West Meriden
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002834
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002834
bank charter number
250
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BEP certification date
1883-02-15
plate date
1883-02-25
series date
1882
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
Second National Bank of Norwich
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002810
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002810
bank charter number
224
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plate date
1864-05-02
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
First National Bank of Middletown
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002905
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002905
bank charter number
397
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BEP certification date
1908-07-24
plate date
1903-02-25
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 Bridgeport
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002863
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002863
bank charter number
335
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BEP certification date
1908-10-16
plate date
1903-02-25
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 Westport
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002902
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002902
bank charter number
394
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BEP certification date
1903-01-31
plate date
1903-02-25
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
Second National Bank of New Haven
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002827
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002827
bank charter number
227
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BEP certification date
1909-08-10
plate date
1909-07-21
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
First-Bridgeport National Bank
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002864
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002864
bank charter number
335
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BEP certification date
1921-12-23
plate date
1903-02-25
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
Second National Bank of New Haven
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002831
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002831
bank charter number
227
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BEP certification date
1919-10-30
plate date
1903-02-25
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 Meriden
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002842
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002842
bank charter number
250
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BEP certification date
1883-02-17
plate date
1883-02-25
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
National Exchange Bank
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002880
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002880
bank charter number
361
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BEP certification date
1906-09-19
plate date
1903-02-25
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 Hartford
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002795
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002795
bank charter number
121
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BEP certification date
1908-07-25
plate date
1903-02-25
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 Hartford
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002796
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002796
bank charter number
121
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BEP certification date
1902-12-23
plate date
1903-02-25
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 Bridgeport
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002861
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002861
bank charter number
335
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BEP certification date
1908-08-26
plate date
1903--02-25
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 Meriden
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002844
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002844
bank charter number
250
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BEP certification date
1924-04-03
plate date
1922-04-10
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
White, Frank
Register of the Treasury
Speelman, Harley V.
issuing bank
First National Bank of New Haven
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002754
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002754
bank charter number
2
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BEP certification date
1920-01-08
plate date
1909-03-19
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
First National Bank of New Haven
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002751
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002751
bank charter number
2
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BEP certification date
xxxx-11-27 A.M.
plate date
1909-03-19
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
First National Bank of New Haven
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002750
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002750
bank charter number
2

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