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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plate date
1812-06-15
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
Marion County National Bank of Knoxville
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009098
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009098
bank charter number
1986
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BEP certification date
1909-03-23
plate date
1900-05-26
issuing authority
U.S. 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 Marengo
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009198
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009198
bank charter number
2484
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plate date
1876-04-10
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
New, John Chalfant
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
Second National Bank of Dubuque
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009169
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009169
bank charter number
2327
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plate date
1877-07-10
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
First National Bank of Hamburg
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009182
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009182
bank charter number
2364
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BEP certification date
1912-05-08
plate date
1912-06-29
series date
1902
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
McClung, Thomas Lee
Register of the Treasury
Napier, James Carroll
issuing bank
Fayette County National Bank of West Union
depicted
McKinley, William
McCulloch, Hugh
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009125
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009125
bank charter number
2015
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BEP certification date
1908-11-28
plate date
1892-05-26
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Nebecker, Enos H.
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
Keokuk National Bank
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009110
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009110
bank charter number
1992
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BEP certification date
1900-08-04
plate date
1890-11-16
issuing authority
U.S. 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 Indianola
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009047
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009047
bank charter number
1811
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plate date
1872-08-15
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
New, John Chalfant
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
Fayette County National Bank of West Union
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009120
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009120
bank charter number
2015
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plate date
1873-11-15
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
First National Bank of Red Oak
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009139
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009139
bank charter number
2130
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BEP certification date
1909-02-16
plate date
1892-06-29
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Nebecker, Enos H.
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
Fayette County National Bank of West Union
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009124
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009124
bank charter number
2015
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BEP certification date
1880-07-02
plate date
1880-07-15
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Scofield, Glenni William
issuing bank
First National Bank of Marengo
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009196
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009196
bank charter number
2484
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BEP certification date
1915-10-04
plate date
1915-10-20
series date
1902
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Burke, John
Register of the Treasury
Teehee, Houston Benge
issuing bank
Iowa National Bank of Des Moines
depicted
Harrison, Benjamin
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009166
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009166
bank charter number
2307
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BEP certification date
1908-11-21
plate date
1892-01-28
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Nebecker, Enos H.
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
First National Bank of Wyoming
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009087
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009087
bank charter number
1943
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BEP certification date
1892-03-04
plate date
1892-05-12
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Nebecker, Enos H.
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
Citizens National Bank of Winterset
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009113
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009113
bank charter number
2002
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BEP certification date
1900-06-26
plate date
1881-11-10
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
Charles City National Bank
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009222
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009222
bank charter number
2579
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BEP certification date
1900-07-27
plate date
1881-12-15
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
First National Bank of Storm Lake
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009251
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009251
bank charter number
2595
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plate date
1872-06-15
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
Keokuk National Bank
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009106
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009106
bank charter number
1992
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BEP certification date
1881-11-25
plate date
1881-11-25
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
First National Bank of New Hampton
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009243
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009243
bank charter number
2588
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plate date
1871-03-15
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
Commercial National Bank of Dubuque
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009030
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009030
bank charter number
1801
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BEP certification date
1908-09-24
plate date
1895-10-21
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Morgan, Daniel Nash
Register of the Treasury
Tillman, James Fount
issuing bank
Iowa National Bank of Des Moines
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009165
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009165
bank charter number
2307
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BEP certification date
1881-06-13
plate date
1881-06-15
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
Sioux National Bank of Sioux City
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009209
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009209
bank charter number
2535
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BEP certification date
1881-03-31
plate date
1881-04-15
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Scofield, Glenni William
issuing bank
Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009200
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009200
bank charter number
2511
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BEP certification date
1894-07-18
plate date
1894-07-31
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Morgan, Daniel Nash
Register of the Treasury
Tillman, James Fount
issuing bank
Peoples National Bank of Independence
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009149
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009149
bank charter number
2187
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plate date
1875-05-15
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Gilfillan, James
Register of the Treasury
Scofield, Glenni William
issuing bank
First National Bank of Malvern
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009155
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009155
bank charter number
2247

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