I was down in DC over the weekend and went to the Museum of American History. Many great exhibits, but spent some time in the Numismatics exhibit, which is fairly small, about the size of a large living room. The entire room is one big safe, with a large steel door. There is also a guard watching you. Many rare and interesting coins including the 1933 $20, a 1913 V nickel, etc. There is also a necklace with about 15 US gold coins, of which 3, I think, were double eagles, the rest smaller denominations. I saw a bracelet which had a Pine Tree shilling (1652) among other coins. The shilling was soldered onto the bracelet.
I had limited time to explore the exhibit, since I was with family including small children and others not interested in coins. I'll be going back. If you're ever in DC, don't miss it.
I had limited time to explore the exhibit, since I was with family including small children and others not interested in coins. I'll be going back. If you're ever in DC, don't miss it.
