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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 24798356, member: 77639&quot;]Another thing museums do is sell coins.&nbsp; You donate, and it can go right out the back door to a dealer or auction.&nbsp; And most of the time, they will not promise to display or retain donated coins.&nbsp; Even a really rare coin may be sold or traded if there is an object the curators want more and need cash to get it.&nbsp; If you look at auction catalogs, you’ll find collections from museums, especially from university museums, offered at auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Smithsonian has many more coins on display than what is found in the gallery room with the vault door.&nbsp; There are displays of US coins scattered throughout the American History Museum …&nbsp; at least, that was the case last time I was there.&nbsp; They are digitizing the collection of all objects in all museums.&nbsp; However, coins are only about 1% of the total objects and not necessarily top priority.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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