On July 12th we took a trip to the Wall Street area to visit ANS's exhibition at the famous Federal Reserve Bank of New York. ANS itself owns one million forms of currency spanning 3 millennia of history and this exhibit showcases 800 examples of some of their most famous specimens. Because we were walking into one of the largest banks in the world, security was extremely tight. We showed ID, and handed in our cameras to the armed guards as we passed through metal detectors. Once inside we saw many beautiful historical coins, and videos on how money is made, stored and transported today. http://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/visiting.html
The plaque on the exterior of the bank explains that 5 stories of vaults are below ground resting on Manhattan's solid bedrock. These vaults contain billions of dollars in gold.
The mysterious upper floors of a building adjacent to the bank.
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