American Numismatic Association — Attraction in Colorado Springs

Wild about coins? Impressed by ancient ingenuity? Looking to learn something obscure to help you win trivia at a family game night? Come here.

My elementary kiddo gives it a 10 out of 10 because when you complete the trivia/scavenger hunt you get to choose an actual antique or unique coin out of the treasure chest. Also, there were a few touch screens that played 2-3min videos, making it "better than just reading."

My middle school kiddo gives it a 10 out 10 because it had a broad range of coin displays, and he compared certain exhibits to the Smithsonian - but points out that the yap stone is the size of double doors at the Smithsonian - but the yap stone here in Colorado Springs could easily fit in a wheelbarrow. The slightly more difficult trivia game for teens also results in a trip to the treasure chest.

If you wish to learn more, there is a library attached where you can take a deep dive into the art of coin collecting, the evolution of currency, and just enjoy being brainy.

Wide range of souvenir options. Clean facility.

Budget about 45min - 1hr of your time for the museum portion. We only snooped around the library for a few seconds...our vacation volume isn't necessarily "library quiet"...

Maybe call ahead to see if there are any scheduled demos for the mint/coin press. Unfortunately, during our visit that display area was blocked off, but the setup makes me think groups or field trips or tours might get to see some fun stuff! Also, there is a corner upstairs with risers and a large TV that's meant to be a theatre - it was not operational. Seemed like a simple tech fix or a web address issue. Maybe "tech guru" wasn't on the clock the day we went.

If 50 people were here - it would be crowded. Our visit was on a Saturday afternoon and there were about 12 guests (including us) during our visit.

Evidently there's a Groupon and maybe even a $2 coupon on tourism rack cards. We didn't know about either. Hopefully someone reads this and maybe saves a...

We went at a very much off hours time so we were the only ones inside. It was a very clean place and the staff was friendly. Quite honestly I was disappointed in it. I didn't do the calculation but it seems like a small portion of the displays were involving coins & currency, and everything else was anything but coins. Things like medals, presidential coin-like tokens, etc. I guess that they would need to do that in order to fill up the space because there's only so much you can display with coins. But I was really surprised at how much had really nothing to do with coins or currency. Since we were there during their non-busy time they didn't have somebody there operating the coin press but that would have been cool to see. Not their fault so I can't blame them for it. Overall I enjoyed it but I was surprised at how much was not really coin and...

This was an awesome experience! So much history. Lots to learn. And you can walk up to the cases of historical coins on display, and with your phone's camera, click on the funny pattern squares inside the case and you'll hear a stories, historical facts, etc about the coins you are looking at in that specific case. No tour guide needed. There are old coin presses to look at, as well as coins and paper money from all around the world, also coins from even way back in the Egyptian days. The museum is two stories high, and they even have an official library with books on everything that has to do with money. I had a lot of fun. I also learned a lot. I can't wait to go back! Admission was very reasonable and parking was free. They offer...