The Value of Money vault door entrance

The Value of Money

On View 1 West
Online

A vault door marks the entrance to the Gallery of Numismatics and its inaugural exhibition, The Value of Money. This exhibition delves into the National Numismatic Collection to explore the origins of money, new monetary technologies, the political and cultural messages money conveys, numismatic art and design, and the practice of collecting money. Visitors will uncover links between American history and global histories of exchange, cultural interaction, political change, and innovation. Featuring more than 300 objects from the collection, including some of the rarest in the world, the exhibit includes a storied 1933 Double Eagle, a 1860 Japanese Oban coin that belonged to President Ulysses S. Grant, a 1934 $100,000 dollar banknote, and a 1896 $1 dollar silver certificate featuring Martha Washington.

Exhibition Website

Can't visit the gallery in person? The website (coming soon) for The Value of Money features many of the signature artifacts in the exhibition with links to photos and more information, as well as a selection of recent additions to the National Numismatic Collection.

This exhibition is made possible through leadership support from Bill Gale, Lilly Endowment Inc., Lee and Saundra Minshull, an anonymous donor and contributions from many others in the numismatic community.