Smithsonian Exhibit: Is it worth the visit?

09sVDB

With the impending closing of the National Numismatic Collection, I was thinking about driving from the Boston area to see it. A couple of things: has anyone seen it lately? Would it bee worth the drive? What is the actual date of the closing?
Thanx

MrEureka

It's incredibly worth the visit. I've been there a dozen times and I'll also be there on the afternoon of August 1, the last day of the exhibit. I'd be glad to meet with anyone going down the same day. Maybe a party in honor of the exhibit is in order?

Baley

it is well worth a visit. the display doesn't do the coins justice, but it is great so see some extreme rarities and nice coins. Lotsa proof gold!

rainbowroosie

An incomparable display......

JamminJ

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Not in my opinion.

While the coins ranged from nothing special to a few spectacular pieces the presentation was just terrible. Dim lighting, only one side visible, rows and rows of semi visible stuff organized with no rhyme or reason really detracted from the experience. I tripped on the 1804 dollar display.

-JamminJ

jeffnpcb

Worth a quick visit, but the rest of the Smithsonian is worth a few days to take it all in! All the major museums in this country are worth the price of admission. Next in line are the Field Museums of Natural History, especially the one in Chicago, then hit the Planeterium, and Aquarium!

flaminio

If seeing stuff like an 1804 dollar, an 1849 $20 and a 1933 $20 all in the same room excites you, then it's definitely worth the visit. How about a wall full of gold? I agree that the presentation is suboptimal, but if you've got the opportunity, definitely check it out before it closes forever. It is truly a sight.

MrEureka

I tripped on the 1804 dollar display.

Were you drunk?

JamminJ

<< <i>I tripped on the 1804 dollar display.

Were you drunk? >>



Nope.

They were in a small hip high case around the side of a larger display case. Very easy to miss, or in my case to hit!

-JamminJ

mhammerman

if you dont go then you have missed out on the coin legacy that time has left to us. the coins are superb in they are all there too...except maybe the gobrecht dollar with the starfield. They have some very rare coins in the presentation. The exhibit quality is less than the quality of the material being displayed but you won't forget the coins.