Coins

Inside the Bangor International Airport is a collection of military challenge coins.

A 700-year-old drinking fountain turned charity for the less fortunate of Zurich.

In 1953, a group of Wisconsin high school students helped build a hospital by collecting over a million pennies.

A 20-foot-tall quarter commemorates George Washington’s ties to Bedford County.

This penny stopped a bullet and saved a soldier’s life during the American Civil War.

One of the largest numismatic collections in Europe fell victim to a huge theft.

Chronicling the history of Thailand’s unique currencies, from the silver “bullet money” to porcelain gambling tokens of various shapes.

A small section in the Bank of Korea Museum dedicated to the many varieties of the Joseon dynasty’s iconic coinage.

The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.

It’s all about the Benjamins at this Atlanta museum with interactive exhibits.

Coins and medals straight from the mint await visitors to this shop in the nation's capital.

The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

This coin collecting cod is over 130 years old, and the United Kingdom's smallest listed structure.

The first mechanized factory in Spain is also one of the most significant mints in the history of money.

This unusual sculpture depicts how coins were made when minting was done by hand.

This giant Canadian coin is a monument to the artist who created its iconic emblem.