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
1907-10-11
plate date
1905-04-19
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank of San Francisco
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001167
catalog number
297219.001167
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5105
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BEP certification date
1909-01-08
plate date
1901-07-05
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 Bakersfield
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001301
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001301
bank charter number
6044
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BEP certification date
1908-12-08
plate date
1901-07-05
series date
1882
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 Bakersfield
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001300
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001300
bank charter number
6044
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BEP certification date
1917-12-29
plate date
1917-11-06
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
Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank of San Francisco
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001186
catalog number
297219.001186
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5105
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BEP certification date
1905-11-25
plate date
1900-11-22
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 San Francisco
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001249
catalog number
297219.001249
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5688
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BEP certification date
1921-06-08
plate date
1917-11-06
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
Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank of San Francisco
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001201
catalog number
297219.001201
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5105
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BEP certification date
1903-01-16
plate date
1902-12-10
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
American National Bank of Los Angeles
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001319
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001319
bank charter number
6545
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BEP certification date
1902-11-19
plate date
1902-10-23
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 Anaheim
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001316
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001316
bank charter number
6481
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BEP certification date
1908-12-18
plate date
1901-09-17
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 Eureka
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001285
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001285
bank charter number
5986
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BEP certification date
1908-06-23
plate date
1902-08-25
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
American National Bank of San Francisco
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001310
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001310
bank charter number
6426
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BEP certification date
1901-11-27
plate date
1901-10-24
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 Imperial
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001290
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001290
bank charter number
6027
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BEP certification date
1920-12-13
plate date
1920-11-26
series date
1902
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Burke, John
Register of the Treasury
Elliott, William S.
issuing bank
First National Bank of Fullerton
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001247
catalog number
297219.001247
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5654
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BEP certification date
1908-08-14
plate date
1902-12-10
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
American National Bank of Los Angeles
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001322
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001322
bank charter number
6545
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BEP certification date
1912-10-29
plate date
1901-06-01
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 Hanford
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001263
catalog number
297219.001263
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5863
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BEP certification date
1918-06-??
plate date
1917-11-06
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
Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank of San Francisco
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001188
catalog number
297219.001188
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5105
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BEP certification date
1916-08-30
plate date
1905-04-19
issuing authority
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank of San Francisco
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001178
catalog number
297219.001178
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5105
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BEP certification date
1917-11-10
plate date
1917-11-06
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
Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank of San Francisco
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001185
catalog number
297219.001185
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5105
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BEP certification date
1909-09-18
plate date
1901-07-24
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 Los Angeles
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001269
catalog number
297219.001269
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5927
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BEP certification date
1903-02-11
plate date
1903-01-16
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
Germania National Bank of San Francisco
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001325
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001325
bank charter number
6592
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BEP certification date
1905-08-09
plate date
1905-04-19
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Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Roberts, Ellis Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank of San Francisco
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001165
catalog number
297219.001165
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5105
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BEP certification date
1909-01-09
plate date
1901-10-24
series date
1882
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 Imperial
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001293
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.001293
bank charter number
6027
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BEP certification date
1901-01-30
plate date
1900-11-22
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 San Francisco
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001253
catalog number
297219.001253
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5688
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BEP certification date
1908-09-15
plate date
1901-07-24
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 Los Angeles
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001267
catalog number
297219.001267
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5927
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BEP certification date
1908-12-10
plate date
1900-04-04
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 Selma
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.001229
catalog number
297219.001229
accession number
297219
bank charter number
5395

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