American Numismatic Society (Ans) Moving To Ohio?

2023: https://www.coinworld.com/news/worl...lans-to-move


Looks like Fall River, MA is now off the table: https://fallriverreporter.com/ameri...reet-armory/

There goal due to the lease issue is to try to tag with a college in some vacant building on campus. Why?
There are a few standout universities that house coin museums or significant numismatic collections — some are full-fledged museums, while others are specialized rooms or research centers. Here are some highlights:
Colleges with Dedicated Coin Museums or Collections
- Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO)
Hosts the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum, operated by the American Numismatic Association. It's the largest museum in the U.S. dedicated to numismatics, featuring over 250,000 artifacts including coins, paper money, and minting equipment.
- University of Oxford (UK)
Home to the Heberden Coin Room at the Ashmolean Museum. It houses one of the most comprehensive coin collections in the world — over 350,000 items spanning Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, and East Asian numismatics.
- Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
While not a standalone coin museum, Harvard's Fogg Museum and Harvard Art Museums include numismatic items in their broader collections, especially ancient coins and medals.
- University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
The Penn Museum (Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) includes ancient coins as part of its extensive archaeological holdings.
- University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
Its anthropology museum includes regional numismatic artifacts, especially indigenous trade items and early coinage.
#129504; Bonus: Academic Access to Numismatic Collections
Even if a college doesn't have a public-facing coin museum, many universities maintain research collections accessible to students and scholars. These are often housed in archaeology, history, or art departments.
Luckily when they were at 155th St in NYC (old location) and I lived in Northern NJ it was just toll ride over the GW bridge on a Saturday morning in the wintertime and 30 minutes door to door. A massive collection. INCREDIBLE. Was lucky spent a decade in the vault with just John Kleeberg (past curator of Modern Coins) and myself back in the day on Saturdays in the wintertime - primarily. Massive library also to peruse. John Lorenzo, Numismatist.

Asking about a site that hasn't even been selected, nor built out?

My Magic-8-ball is cloudy

And Toledo it is... I'm excited because I will actually be able to see the collection now way more easily, but I feel bad for everyone who is losing easy access.

Let's see ...

I grew up in the Hudson Valley, about 70 miles northwest of New York, and never went into New York for anything numismatics related (but I moved away in early adulthood).

14 years ago I landed in Ohio, and I finally visited the Toledo Art Muesum last year to see the Caravaggio exhibit that got a lot of local press.
I'm just under 2 hours door-to-door, so I'll look forward to a visit when they are up and running (guess I'll have to join first).

Excellent!

I'm also from Ohio. Sounds exciting!