Whenever we tell friends and family where we work, their first response is typically, "What is Numismatics?" Of course, they pronounce it anywhere from "numismatic" to"gnomimatic!" The National Numismatic Collection (NNC) is the Smithsonian's collection of monetary and transactional objects. It houses approximately 1.6 million objects spanningthousands of years and a great variety of materials. One of the best parts of our jobs is getting to share the collection with the world!

Numismatics is a far-reaching field, and we've found connections to military history, facial hair, woman suffrage, and even Game of Thrones! We often share things about our favorite objects,but here are a few large, notable collections that you may not know are housed within the NNC. We're making these available online, and researchers are welcome to contact us regarding their researchin these areas.

To read the complete article, see:
Numismanic, Nomismatic, Numismatics? (http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/numismanic-numismatics)

To read the complete article, see:
Call a spade a spade (or a coin) (http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/call-spade-spade-or-coin)