Friedrich Wilhelm, the Great Elector.
Ducat 1686 LCS, Berlin.
Extremely rare.
Attractive piece.
Maximilian II.
Ducat 1855.
Only a few pieces are known.
Extremely fine-uncirculated.
Ferdinand Albrecht I.
Löser in the weight of 4 Reichstalers 1670, Clausthal.
Extremely rare.
Attractive piece.
Friedrich Adolf.
5 Ducats 1711, Detmold.
Only known piece.
Extremely fine-uncirculated.
10 Ducats 1630.
Extremely rare.
Extremely fine.
6 Ducats, n. d. (1765-1790), with the title of Joseph II.
NGC MS 62 PL.
Extremely rare.
Attractive piece from polished dies.
Almost uncirculaed.
Johann Adolf, 1590-1616.
Portugalöser (10 ducats) n.d., Eutin.
Extremely rare and of particular
significance in monetary history.
Attractive piece.
Leopold I, 1657-1705.
20 Ducats, n. d. (after 1666), Hall,
by M. König.
Extremely rare.
Almost extremely fine.
20 Ducats 1687.
NGC AU 58.
Extremely rare.
Extremely fine.
Salvator medal in the weight of 24 Ducats,
n. d. (after 1843), by K. Lange.
NGC PF 61.
Extremely rare.
Proof.
Silk, Silver, and Spice: Money Museum’s New Exhibit Explores Treasures of Trade
Beginning around 100 BC, the world’s first globalized trade network – the Silk Road – fostered the exchange of people, goods, and ideas for more than 1,500 years. Linking diverse civilizations from east to west, diplomats and travelers bartered far more than silk along the ancient routes. Spices, plants, animals, religions, technologies, and even diseases traveled with merchants, permanently altering the cultures they encountered.
The Silk Road exhibit will feature approximately 350 objects. Mike Gasvoda and Rod Frechette have loaned objects to the museum as part of the new display. Images: ANA.
On June 26, 2025, the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum will debut a new exhibit focused on the Silk Road trade network, which straddled three cradles of civilization – China, India and Mesopotamia. “The Silk Road(s): A Numismatic Travelogue” will take observers on a journey of commerce, culture, and connections made possible through coinage.
On display through November 2027, the Silk Road exhibit will feature approximately 350 objects, including a bronze Ban Liang half-ounce coin from China’s Qin dynasty (221–207 BC); a gold dinar from the Sassanid Empire depicting Shapur I, the ruler who famously captured Roman Emperor Valerian in 260 AD; and a gold dinar from the Abbasid Caliphate. Mike Gasvoda and Rod Frechette have loaned objects to the museum as part of the new display.
Located at 818 N. Cascade Avenue in Colorado Springs, the Money Museum is America’s largest museum dedicated to numismatics. The museum explores culture, art, science and history through coins and currency.
Two other main exhibits are on display at the museum:
- Americana Gallery – This exhibit emphasizes iconic rarities of American numismatics, presenting a history of money in the United States.
- History of Money – Money has been evolving for the last 10,000 years. This exhibit displays those changes for all types of money – coins, tokens, paper money, emergency notes and more.
Museum hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regular admission is $8 ($6 for seniors and students). Kids 12 and under are always free.
