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
1888-08-09
plate date
1888-08-01
series date
1882
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Hyatt, James William
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
Oakland National Bank
depicted
Garfield, James A.
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006152
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006152
bank charter number
3916
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BEP certification date
1897-08-25
plate date
1897-08-14
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Register of the Treasury
Tillman, James Fount
issuing bank
First National Bank in East St. Louis
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006201
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006201
bank charter number
4328
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BEP certification date
1925-12-28
plate date
1911-07-12
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
National Bank of the Republic of Chicago
depicted
McKinley, William
McCulloch, Hugh
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006269
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006269
bank charter number
4605
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BEP certification date
1907-04-01
plate date
1907-04-22
series date
1902
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Treat, Charles Henry
Register of the Treasury
Vernon, William Tecumseh
issuing bank
German American National Bank of Pekin
depicted
McKinley, William
McCulloch, Hugh
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006125
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006125
bank charter number
3770
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BEP certification date
1926-04-27
plate date
1910-10-30
series date
1902
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
McClung, Thomas Lee
Register of the Treasury
Vernon, William Tecumseh
issuing bank
Joliet National Bank
depicted
McKinley, William
McCulloch, Hugh
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006235
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006235
bank charter number
4520
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BEP certification date
1926-03-10
plate date
1911-07-12
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
National Bank of the Republic of Chicago
depicted
McKinley, William
McCulloch, Hugh
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006276
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006276
bank charter number
4605
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BEP certification date
1908-06-27
plate date
1891-02-16
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
Joliet National Bank
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006233
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006233
bank charter number
4520
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BEP certification date
1891-06-24
plate date
1891-06-01
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 Decatur
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006242
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006242
bank charter number
4576
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BEP certification date
1907-02-01
plate date
1907-02-18
series date
1902
issuing authority
U.S. 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 Beardstown
depicted
McKinley, William
McCulloch, Hugh
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006088
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006088
bank charter number
3640
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BEP certification date
1900-06-11
plate date
1888-03-09
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Hyatt, James William
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
Merchants National Bank of Aurora
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006147
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006147
bank charter number
3854
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BEP certification date
1887-08-18
plate date
1887-07-14
series date
1882
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Hyatt, James William
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
Quincy National Bank
depicted
Harrison, Benjamin
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006113
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006113
bank charter number
3752
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BEP certification date
1926-02-15
plate date
1911-07-12
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
National Bank of the Republic of Chicago
depicted
Harrison, Benjamin
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006274
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006274
bank charter number
4605
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BEP certification date
1887-03-29
plate date
1887-03-12
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Jordan, Conrad N.
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
Lincoln National Bank of Chicago
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006091
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006091
bank charter number
3647
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BEP certification date
1908-09-02
plate date
1891-07-28
series date
1882
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
National Bank of the Republic of Chicago
depicted
Garfield, James A.
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006260
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006260
bank charter number
4605
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BEP certification date
1900-08-06
plate date
1890-05-13
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
Peoples National Bank of Monmouth
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006192
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006192
bank charter number
4313
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BEP certification date
1908-09-03
plate date
1891-07-28
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
National Bank of the Republic of Chicago
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006262
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006262
bank charter number
4605
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BEP certification date
1890-09-19
plate date
1890-08-19
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
National Bank of Momouth
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006208
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006208
bank charter number
4400
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BEP certification date
1910-10-15
plate date
1910-11-22
series date
1902
issuing authority
U.S. 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 Mount Carmel
depicted
McKinley, William
McCulloch, Hugh
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006227
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006227
bank charter number
4480
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BEP certification date
1889-06-10
plate date
1889-05-18
series date
1882
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 Pana
depicted
Garfield, James A.
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006177
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006177
bank charter number
4038
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BEP certification date
1900-06-09
plate date
1889-07-10
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 Englewood
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006179
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006179
bank charter number
4073
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BEP certification date
1923-05-01
plate date
1907-06-08
series date
1902
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Treat, Charles Henry
Register of the Treasury
Vernon, William Tecumseh
issuing bank
Quincy-Ricker National Bank & Trust Company
depicted
Harrison, Benjamin
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006119
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006119
bank charter number
3752
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BEP certification date
1928-11-10
plate date
1911-07-12
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
National Bank of the Republic of Chicago
depicted
Harrison, Benjamin
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006287
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006287
bank charter number
4605
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BEP certification date
1890-12-15
plate date
1890-11-28
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
City National Bank of Streator
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006224
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006224
bank charter number
4476
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BEP certification date
1889-02-05
plate date
1889-01-15
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Hyatt, James William
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
First National Bank of Litchfield
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.006170
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.006170
bank charter number
3962

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