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Explore the ANS Numismatic Collections

The American Numismatic Society maintains one of the great numismatic collections in the world. Since its founding in 1858, the Society has received through donation and purchase over 800,000 objects dating from the 7th century BCE to today.

Search the ANS collection or explore by department:

Silver Tetradrachm

Greek

Roman

Byzantine

Islamic

East Asian

South Asian

Medieval

Modern

North American

Gold louis d'or of Louis XIV of France

Latin American

Medals and Decorations

Donations to the Collection

The American Numismatic Society appreciates and values donations to the permanent collection. If you would like to donate material to the collection, please email curatorial@numismatics.org or call 212-571-4470, ext. 161 to discuss the material prior to sending it to the Society for review. Please do not send packages containing material without first discussing it with the curatorial department. If you are invited send material for evaluation, please note that the process may take up to three months until a final determination is made to accept and accession the material into the permanent collection or to return it to you. Any documentation related to provenance and ownership history should be provided at the time the material is sent for review.

Photography and Image Permissions

For information about exhibiting or publishing ANS material, please contact the Collections Manager, Aadya Bedi. The collection is available for study to visiting researchers upon request.