Currency Collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Currency Collection, A&M 2096, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet 3 in. (1 small flat storage box)
Abstract:
A collection of United States, Confederate States, Continental, and Colonial currency. Also includes the state currencies of Alabama, Georgia, Delaware, and Virginia; the currency of Augusta County, and the city of Portsmouth, Va.; bank notes from Washington, D.C.; Clarksburg, Weston, and Charleston, W. Va.; Augusta, Norfolk, and Richmond, Va.; Baltimore, Maryland; Charleston, S.C.; and Connecticut, Ohio, and PA. Some of the notes are counterfeit, or forgeries. Also includes one large copper one cent piece 1841 U.S. Currency bearing the inscription "Millions For Defense, Not One Cent for Tribute". See the collection inventory for a listing of items with dates and numbers, sources, and earlier accession dates.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Currency Collection, A&M 2096, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Money