Karen Lee

Karen Lee directs projects for the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. She is working on a traveling exhibition with the United States Mint.

Why Are Food Stamps Kept in the National Numismatic Collection?

Numismatically speaking, food stamps are remarkable. They tell us a story about the most ambitious system of food aid ever created.
- Karen Lee
- February 16, 2012