higgins museum of national banknotes

Not since visiting the coin collections of the Smithsonian have I seen such a museum of uncirculated money! Collectors of currency know that Iowa specimens are hard to find and then fetch a high premium. These do not even have a crease. Kids would have the fractional currency interesting too. To get them in the door, ask them if they've ever seen a paper quarter.

Wasn't sure what to expect, but it was a very interesting museum. Maybe not for everybody, but we liked it. The staff was very friendly and spent a lot of time with us talking about the exhibits.

This is a very interesting free museum. True the subject National Banknotes does raise an eyebrow, but we were pleasantly surprised. View the film clip before you tour the small museum, it will help put everything into perspective. We learned some things about bank notes and the national banking system that we did not know and found this to be a very interesting attraction.

Fascinating place to learn about currency and how it has evolved over the years. I've never seen a museum quite like this - take your time to visit...at least 90 minutes.

What a fantastic collection of American Banknotes from, just about, every state and their history was an eye opener. As a foreigner I had no idea about the history of the US Banknote, so this was all completely new to me.It is one mans' collection that has found a home for display to the public and it is mind boggling.Great & interesting place to visit.