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
1911-02-21
plate date
1911-04-18
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 Pueblo
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002248
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002248
bank charter number
1833
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BEP certification date
1905-12-21
plate date
1906-01-24
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Treat, Charles Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
Trinidad National Bank
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002360
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002360
bank charter number
3450
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BEP certification date
1884-09-19
plate date
1884-09-08
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
Boulder National Bank
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002340
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002340
bank charter number
3246
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BEP certification date
1908-12-21
plate date
1903-05-20
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 Idaho Springs
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002330
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002330
bank charter number
2962
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BEP certification date
1918-07-23
plate date
1905-03-10
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 Denver
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002225
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002225
bank charter number
1016
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plate date
1872-04-15
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
New, John Chalfant
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
City National Bank of Denver
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002249
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002249
bank charter number
1955
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BEP certification date
1908-12-21
plate date
1904-03-16
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 Greeley
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002336
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002336
bank charter number
3178
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plate date
1877-05-25
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
National State Bank of Boulder
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002294
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002294
bank charter number
2355
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BEP certification date
1901-11-01
plate date
1901-12-22
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 Fort Collins
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002311
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002311
bank charter number
2622
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BEP certification date
1908-08-17
plate date
1907-07-01
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
Carbonate National Bank of Leadville
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002376
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002376
bank charter number
3746
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BEP certification date
1891-07-29
plate date
1891-07-25
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Nebecker, Enos H.
Register of the Treasury
Rosecrans, William S.
issuing bank
Colorado National Bank of Denver
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002231
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002231
bank charter number
1651
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BEP certification date
1909-08-27
plate date
1904-03-16
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 Greeley
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002337
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002337
bank charter number
3178
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BEP certification date
1929-02-09
plate date
1914-06-24
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Burke, John
Register of the Treasury
Parker, Gabe E.
issuing bank
First National Bank of Colorado Springs
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002274
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002274
bank charter number
2179
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BEP certification date
1908-07-06
plate date
1906-05-13
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Treat, Charles Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
Rocky Mountain National Bank of Central City
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002239
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002239
bank charter number
1652
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plate date
1875-10-15
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
New, John Chalfant
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
First National Bank of Trinidad
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002276
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002276
bank charter number
2300
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BEP certification date
1908-08-20
plate date
1908-04-28
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 Canon City, Colorado
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002388
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002388
bank charter number
3879
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BEP certification date
1907-02-26
plate date
1907-03-12
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 Glenwood Springs
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002365
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002365
bank charter number
3661
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BEP certification date
1908-10-12
plate date
1901-07-27
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
Western National Bank of Pueblo
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002308
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002308
bank charter number
2546
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BEP certification date
1914-05-27
plate date
1914-06-24
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Burke, John
Register of the Treasury
Parker, Gabe E.
issuing bank
First National Bank of Colorado Springs
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002273
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002273
bank charter number
2179
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BEP certification date
1915-04-10
plate date
1915-05-15
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
First National Bank of Trinidad
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002281
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002281
bank charter number
2300
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plate date
1877-04-25
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
German National Bank of Denver
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002286
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002286
bank charter number
2351
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plate date
1873-11-15
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
New, John Chalfant
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
First National Bank of Central City
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002257
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002257
bank charter number
2129
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BEP certification date
1909-02-26
plate date
1893-09-16
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Morgan, Daniel Nash
Register of the Treasury
Tillman, James Fount
issuing bank
First National Bank of Central City
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002262
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002262
bank charter number
2129
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BEP certification date
1908-06-23
plate date
1905-03-10
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 Denver
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.002221
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.002221
bank charter number
1016

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