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
1884-07-11
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
City National Bank of Cedar Rapids
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008877
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008877
bank charter number
483
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BEP certification date
1905-03-23
plate date
1905-02-28
series date
1902
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
Clinton National Bank
depicted
Harrison, Benjamin
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008910
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008910
bank charter number
994
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BEP certification date
1887-04-27
plate date
1887-05-04
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
Citizens National Bank of Davenport
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008980
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008980
bank charter number
1671
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plate date
1863-11-02
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 Davenport
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008815
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008815
bank charter number
15
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plate date
1865-04-20
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
National State Bank of Mt. Pleasant
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008901
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008901
bank charter number
922
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BEP certification date
1920-09-29
plate date
1910-08-31
series date
1902
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
depicted
McCulloch, Hugh
Treasurer of the United States
McClung, Thomas Lee
Register of the Treasury
Vernon, William Tecumseh
issuing bank
First National Bank of Sioux City
depicted
McKinley, William
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009009
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009009
bank charter number
1757
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BEP certification date
1905-09-22
plate date
1905-09-21
series date
1902
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Treat, Charles Henry
Register of the Treasury
Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
issuing bank
Osage National Bank
depicted
Sherman, John
Knox, John Jay
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008961
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008961
bank charter number
1618
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plate date
1865-03-10
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
New, John Chalfant
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
Davenport National Bank
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008896
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008896
bank charter number
848
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plate date
1885-02-21
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
First National Bank of Maquoketa
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008917
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008917
bank charter number
999
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BEP certification date
1905-02-17
plate date
1905-01-11
series date
1902
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
National State Bank of Burlington
depicted
McKinley, William
McCulloch, Hugh
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008887
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008887
bank charter number
751
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plate date
1871-02-15
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
New, John Chalfant
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
Merchants National Bank of Burlington
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008994
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008994
bank charter number
1744
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plate date
1865-01-02
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 Marshalltown
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008868
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008868
bank charter number
411
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BEP certification date
1908-04-03
plate date
1903-02-25
series date
1902
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 McGregor
depicted
McKinley, William
McCulloch, Hugh
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008850
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008850
bank charter number
323
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BEP certification date
1890-11-19
plate date
1890-12-27
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
Washington National Bank
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.009016
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.009016
bank charter number
1762
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plate date
1865-11-01
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
Merchants Exchange National Bank of Muscatine
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008946
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008946
bank charter number
1577
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plate date
1865-11-01
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
New, John Chalfant
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
First National Bank of City of Independence
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008957
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008957
bank charter number
1581
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plate date
1885-02-28
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
Clinton National Bank
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008908
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008908
bank charter number
994
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BEP certification date
1926-06-05
plate date
1903-02-25
series date
1902
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 McGregor
depicted
McKinley, William
McCulloch, Hugh
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008851
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008851
bank charter number
323
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BEP certification date
1929-02-13
plate date
1905-06-02
series date
1902
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 Council Bluffs
depicted
Harrison, Benjamin
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008944
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008944
bank charter number
1479
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plate date
1864-05-21
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 Marshalltown
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008869
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008869
bank charter number
411
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plate date
1865-05-10
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
issuing bank
First National Bank of Maquoketa
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008913
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008913
bank charter number
999
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BEP certification date
1901-01-12
plate date
1884-12-27
series date
1882
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
Davenport National Bank
depicted
Garfield, James A.
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008899
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008899
bank charter number
848
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plate date
1865-01-02
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Wyman, Albert Uriah
Register of the Treasury
Allison, John
issuing bank
City National Bank of Cedar Rapids
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008874
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008874
bank charter number
483
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BEP certification date
1885-07-01
plate date
1885-06-07
issuing authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of the United States
Jordan, Conrad N.
Register of the Treasury
Bruce, Blanche Kelso
issuing bank
First National Bank of Grinnell
manufacturer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ID Number
NU.297219.008966
accession number
297219
catalog number
297219.008966
bank charter number
1629

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