So what Numismatic related museums have you been to? It can be an official government mint or actual museum. As for myself I visited the Royal Canadian Mint in 2013 and the Royal Coin Cabinet in Stockholm Sweden last year In 2007 I planned to visit the US Mint in Denver but found out a few days before my trip to Denver I had to make an advance reservation and space filled up quickly, so I missed out. Last year when I was in Reykjavik I wanted to visit the Central Bank and Museum but I arrived in Iceland on Sat and it was closed until Monday when I flew home back to the states.
I enjoyed the New Orleans mint. There was a book recently published "The Numismatourist," that talks about all of the significant numismatic museums in the world. It is an interesting reference, and a must if you are planning a trip anytime soon.
The American Numismatic Association is headquartered in Colorado Springs, about an hour south of Denver. Their museum is fantastic and free to members. There is a small admission fee ($5 I think) for non-members.
In terms of mints, I have been to Utrecht (open mint day), Philadelphia (self guided tour), and Madrid (mint museum). Also, the mint in Berlin has a relatively small exhibition area - not thrilling but if you are nearby anyway, say, for the collection at the Bode Museum ... The Deutsche Bundesbank's Money Museum in Frankfurt has a fabulous collection too. Parts can be seen by just walking in, for others you need to make an appointment. (But the museum is closed until the end of the year.) Have also visited a few museums that have coin collections. The book that physics-fan3.14 mentioned comes with a website by the way: http://www.numismatourist.com/works.htm Christian
Nevada State Museum at the old Carson City Mint building as well as the silver mines of Virginia City which I consider to br the original "natural" numismatic museums of the United States
The Casa de Moneda in Bogota, Colombia has a very nice museum. Filled with all the old presses and coins.
I have been to the New Orleans mint, they didn't have much and a lot of it was slabbed xf coins. I do visit this link every once in a while for inspiration. http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/subjects/coins-currency-and-medals
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