SMITHSONIAN MARKS 100 YEARS OF U.S. MINT COLLECTION

 
Curator Dr. Ellen Feingold, Dr. Anthea M. Hartig, Ventris Gibson, and Jeff Garrett.

The transfer of the Mint Coin Cabinet a century ago transformed the NNC into a national and world treasure and gave it an eclectic mix of coins, medals, and alternative currencies. These objects had served as reference material for U.S. Mint officials and engravers since the Cabinet was formally established in Philadelphia in 1838. In the decades that followed and with funds appropriated by Congress, the Cabinet grew to include patterns, proofs, and uncirculated coins and medals made by the U.S. Mint itself, as well as a wide range of private issues and international coins and medals from across the globe. By the time the collection was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1923, it numbered over 18,000 objects and included many rare and unique specimen.

A century later, the U.S. Mint continues to help grow the National Numismatic Collection, by providing annual transfers of the new coins and medals it produces. The Mint Cabinet remains the centerpiece of the National Numismatic Collection and an incomparable resource for the study of U.S. coinage and its many connections to the history of money worldwide.

For more information on the National Numismatic Collection, see:
The Collection (https://americanhistory.si.edu/national-numismatic-collection/collection)

To join the Friends of the NNC to attend future events, see:
Friends of the National Numismatic Collection (https://americanhistory.si.edu/giving/friends-of-numismatics)

To read the complete article, see:
Celebrating 100 Years of the United States Mint Collection at the Smithsonian (https://www.greysheet.com/news/story/celebrating-100-years-of-the-united-states-mint-collection-at-the-smithsonian)

 

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