Smithsonian’s National Numismatic Collection to Present "Good as Gold: America’s Double Eagles"

WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Museum of American History is taking numismatic treasures out of Washington and into communities across the country with a special traveling display “Good as Gold—America’s Double Eagles.” The exhibition tells the story of the evolution of the $20 gold coin, the largest coin to circulate in the United States. “Good as Gold” will be on display at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money in Chicago, Aug. 16-20. The exhibition was made possible with funding from the ANA as part of a long-term partnership with the museum. The exhibition draws from the National Numismatic Collection, which consists of more than 1.5 million objects, including coins, medals and paper currency and preserves the role of money in economic history. It features 20 objects that highlight the birth, expansion and extinction of the $20 gold coin in America. The fe

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