In 1959, the
Bank of Canada proposed the idea of forming
a currency collection to preserve, study, and
show the development of money through the ages,
with a particular focus on the history of Canada’s
currency. Within a few short years, several
significant collections were transferred to
the Bank from various sources. These include
the holdings of the Public Archives that housed
the Hart collection - Canada’s first national
collection, which was purchased in 1880 by the
Dominion Government, and the collection of the
Antiquarian and Numismatic Society of Montreal,
Canada’s first numismatic society founded
in 1862.
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