Quote: "oggy"It's been said that the Vatican archives have likely the most valuable collection of coins still in existence.
It's possible, but they surely have some competitors:
Numismatic Museum of Athens
The Numismatic Museum in Athens provides an impressive collection that includes coins, medals and other numismatic objects dating from the 14th century BC until today. The collection contains over
500.000 pieces from Greek, Macedonia and Alexandria but also from the Ottoman Empire through Greece joining the European Union.
State Hermitage Museum
With over
1.2 million pieces, the collection at the State Hermitage Museum is not only one of the most popular coin exhibits in Europe but also the largest collection outside of the United States. The focus is put on Russian money but also contains currency of Asia, Africa, and neighbouring Atlantic and Pacific islands. One of the museum’s highlight is the collection of Sassanian coins and the 19th century Chinese silver money ingots.
National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institute
The world’s largest numismatic collection contains over
1.6 million coins, tokens, medals and other numismatic objects from all around the world and all different centuries. The National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institute also provides an online virtual coin exhibition and includes some of the world’s most famous coins like the 1804 Draped Bust Silver Dollar, a 1913 Liberty Head Nickel and two 1933 Saint Gaudens $20 Double Eagle coins.