The news about Sweden’s introduction of new bank notes and coins may be eclipsed by the fact that the Swedish people do not seem interested in using them.

A 2014 controversy arose over a Nigerian bank note design and the religious wars always close to the surface in Africa’s most populous and diverse nations.

The mystery over the design of Russia’s 100-ruble commemorative bank note for its annexation of Crimea last March is over.

If you identified one hobby story that received more attention in 2015 than any other, it has to be the movement to place a woman’s portrait on a note.

The BEP announced on Dec. 18 that its 2016 Intaglio Print Subscription Program is dubbed the Independence Collection.

They were the most beautiful federal notes ever issued, vastly more artistic than anything in circulation in the U.S. today. And they were abject failures.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that one of America's most niche hobbies has collectors hunting for that unique serial number on their note.

The BEP’s latest $1 packaged for the Chinese New Year went on sale Nov. 18 and quickly sold out. A $2 note sheet in the special packaging is still available.

After a break in December, the paper money auction season resumes in January in Tampa with Heritage's auctions held in conjunction with the FUN convention.

Paper money researcher Doug Murray has uncovered something that he had known about for years but had never before seen.

Johnny Manziel, who has adopted the nickname "Money Manziel," was spotted signing a $100 note for a fan before Sunday's game against the San Franscico 49ers.

A rare specimen album of some of the earliest Israel notes is among the highlights of Heritage Auctions’ paper money sale at the Jan. 7–10 FUN show in Tampa.

Treasurer of the United States Katherine “Kay” Davalos Ortega stopped by Coin World’s offices in Sidney, Ohio, for a visit in 1985.

A Confederate bank note printer violated an order to leave Richmond, and ultimately had the last laugh with its paper money.

Loans of the German Reich in a sale by Spink & Son on Nov. 20 sold mainly within estimates. German officials exported the sale while restricting German dealers.

A white farm worker on a northern note could become a black slave when portrayed on antebellum Southern bank notes as well as notes issued during the Civil War.

After the news was publicized on Nov. 23 that the Bank of Israel will release in December an updated 20-new-sheqel note, an old controversy reemerged.

During a recent visit to the United Kingdom, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that children of the future will not know what traditional cash is, the Mirror UK reports.

Newly discovered national bank note tops $250,000

American artist James Stephen George Boggs, better known as J.S.G. Boggs is best known for his hand-drawn exact replicas of paper money, called “Boggs bills.”

The November Stack’s Bowers Galleries U.S. paper currency auction in Baltimore reasserted the dominance of large-size notes as market leaders.

The new €20 bank note being released in all 22 eurozone nations Nov. 25 will join the already issued second-generation €5 and €10 notes.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing on Dec. 1 will release a new intaglio print recognizing allegorical female figures that represent democracy.

National Bank of Georgia begins redesign of paper money

A unique 1864 $500 interest-bearing note realized $352,500 at Stack's Bowers Galleries November Baltimore sale.

Early American auction's 249-lot sale Nov. 20 and 21 features a number of lots offering paper money.

The Bank of Scotland's special limited edition £5 note features a design from the winner of a children’s competition, and will benefit BBC Children in Need.

A collection of more than 200 lots of U.S. paper money, from $1 to $100 notes and including errors and notes with fancy numbers, will go up for auction Nov. 18.

Highlights in the Dix Noonan Webb auction set for in London from Dec. 7 to 9 include a $10,000 note from Malaya and a $1,000 note of Singapore.

Several rare examples of national bank notes, as expected, led the way in the Manifest Auctions Oct. 24 sale in Greenville, S.C.

The auction of 119 numismatic rarities conducted by Sincona in Zürich Oct. 14 had more than the expected assortment of Swiss and world gold and silver rarities

The Nov. 18 to 22 event will also have a sampling of large-size type notes, with none more important than a $1,000 gold certificate in PCGS Currency AU- 55.

Patriotic printers: Bache and Spooner arrested for sedition

After Franklin, the most famous printer of paper money was silversmith, engraver and patriot Paul Revere.

Benjamin Edes and John Gill were proprietors of The Boston Gazette, and the Country Journal, and both printed paper money.

The world of Hollywood offers many glamorous signed note options, including multi-signed notes that are coveted by entertainment memorabilia collectors.

While the treasurer and Treasury secretaries are known to numismatists, some notes carry signatures from those who have achieved more mainstream recognition.

The flame of liberty was lit at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall on July 4, 1776, and proclaimed to the world by a printer who also served as a soldier.

Benjamin Franklin is well known to paper currency collectors as the printer of an extensive series of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania notes.

Many of the craftsmen who printed our nation’s Colonial, Continental and early American currency were patriots who risked life and liberty.

Collecting autographed notes is a solid access point to begin collecting paper money, just as they provide a way for an experienced collector to delve deeper.

The Kansas City Star editorial board is apparently among those who want to bring back the dollar coin.

Obsolete notes can sometimes contain unexpected designs. A vignette on a Bank of Louisiana $20 note recalls the ancient times.

An assortment of high quality or rare large-size issues dominates the upper end of the upcoming Stack’s Bowers Galleries currency auction on Nov. 4 to 6.

A unique note with numismatic and historic importance, and with an estimated selling price of up to $500,000, will be offered for the first time since 1971.

Four new bank notes entered circulation Oct. 1 in Sweden. The new 200-krona note and updated 20-, 50-, and 1,000-krona issues are part of a general overhaul.

The National Bank of Hungary (Magyar Nemzeti Bank) announced a new 20,000-forint bank note in a decree published in the Hungarian Official Journal on Sept. 25.

A large format 1899 Chinese provincial issue from the Hupeh Government Mint denominated 7 mace and 2 candareens and graded Very Fine 30 has realized $23,900.

"We have spent the summer listening to the American people. And I have to say I’m really pleased how many people we’ve heard from.”

The Bank of Canada is issuing a commemorative $20 note commemorating the record reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

More than 2,200 pieces of Colonial, Confederate, obsolete, and world paper money will cross the block in Dallas on Oct. 21 to 24 by Heritage Auctions.

Where has all the paper gone? At least a half a dozen sales with U.S. paper money are scheduled from September to Thanksgiving.

In 1810, U.S. Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin recommended Treasury notes as a source for raising government revenue.

As reported in the Economic Times of India, the blame for the bogus currency is placed on Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency.

A newly found Series 1902 $10 Red Seal note of the Pingree National Bank of Ogden (Utah) brings the total number of this issue known from the state to just six.

Let’s say you’re collecting topically, like notes with locomotives or steamboats or Indians. A number of specialty volumes complement the basic state catalogs.

This isn't your standard auction hall or gallery

The visually impaired, and counterfeiting subjects of the paper money will be addressed. Original design will also remain.

The decision to put a woman specifically on the $10 bill instead of the $20 note of the 20-20 initiative is the wrong one.

This invitation is from the ANA Dinner in 1908.

This in-depth book on Morgan dollars offers information that few can provide.

Commemoration of Singapore’s 50th anniversary has proven embarrassing, the result of a significant misspelling involving a commemorative note for collectors.

The German Ministry of Finance has appointed the firm Spink and Son Ltd. to sell at auction the entire inventory of bonds from the former German Reichsbank.

Obsolete notes and scrip were issued by thousands of issuers, but several references offer guidance for collectors beginning to explore this subject.

The new 100-yuan is quite pleasing to look at. It'll be released in November of this year.

Two local currencies in England, the Bristol Pound and the Brixton Pound, feature colorful, attractive designs.

Some drastic changes will be coming to the Federal Reserve $10 note

These rejected designs are quite unique

The new millennium brought continued change to images of the queen on paper money.

U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NH) and Stacey E. Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) submitted a letter to Treasury Secretary Jacob Leb via Huffington Post Wednesday

It is easy to trace the graceful, maturing image of the queen through the vast array of bank notes issued in her honor.

The earliest note depicting the future queen is from Canada. Collectors will find young Princess Elizabeth on the Bank of Canada $20 notes issued in 1935.

As Queen Elizabeth II is poised to make history for her lengthy reign, she likely has appeared in the single largest number of different bank note designs.

This year's Paper Money at the World's Fair of Money yielded some handsome price tags.

It's heartening to see a Young Numismatist impress a crowd of vets like 12-year-old Garrett Ziss did when he discussed Bust coin designs on obsolete notes.

The Bank of England plans to replace economist Adam Smith on the £20 note by the end of the decade.

One of the most common as well as most popular issues of large-size notes is the silver certificate known colloquially as the “Indian Chief note.”

As a matter of historical record, home hobbyists may collect paper currency from both the Union and Confederate States of America.

After Harriet Tubman was the popular choice to have her portrait placed on circulating U.S. paper money in the spring, Eleanor Roosevelt has become a contender.

The work of three Australian graphic designers form the basis of a different form of paper money collecting introduced by Universal Coin Co. of Melbourne.

Among the first on the block is the finest known Series 1869 $1 United States note (Friedberg 18) in PCGS Currency Superb Gem New 67 Premium Paper Quality.

New, fourth edition offers more than 550 photos allowing almost anyone to identify potentially profitable notes.

The plan to place the image of a woman on United States paper currency has attracted both domestic and international attention.

The change has been the subject of vigorous debate since the note was issued by Syria’s Central Bank, an institution under the control of the Assad regime.

No sooner had everyone’s bags been unpacked from this year’s International Paper Money Show in Memphis, Tenn., than the dates for 2016 were announced.

Within a span of three days in July, two more nations announced new bank notes making identification easier for the visually impaired.

The most eagerly anticipated of the 671 lots offered at the floor session of the Stack’s Bowers Galleries Baltimore auction shattered records.

The second edition of Frank Goon's book about bank notes of Malaysia, Singapore and other countries in Asia will be launched Aug. 15.

Victor Dubreuil’s works appear on the market with some frequency, although his limited output means collectors may have to wait before one crosses the block.

An unscientific poll confirmed that the 2015 International Paper Money Show in Memphis, Tenn., was busier and better than prior years.

Because artist Victor Dubreuil did not have access to large denomination bills, much of the bills used in his paintings are small-denomination notes.

Each year the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) accepts invitations to participate at numismatic events.

The new $150 bank note featured in Coin World last month seems to be making news for all the wrong reasons.

They Lyn Knight currency auction Friday session at the Memphis International Paper Money Show June 19 was cataloged in two catalogs.

The late 19th century Trompe l’oeil artist Victor Dubreuil is enigmatic, as are the paintings depicting currency contemporary with his era that he created.

Rios spoke at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new exhibit featuring the National Numismatic Collection July 15.

It was U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios who suggested keeping Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill in some form, according to a Huffington Post report Wednesday.

An assemblage of 58 national bank notes issued in Nevada are set to highlight Holabird Western Americana Collections' September auction.

A document signed by Sir Isaac Newton, paying for the striking of the 1717 “dump” half pence coins, highlights RR Auction’ online auction.

Paper Money Guaranty will display PMG-certified notes from the Drs. Joanne and Edward Dauer Collection during the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Rosemont, Ill.

While all the publicity concerning the announcement that a woman will be depicted on the new $10 note was expected, reactions to it took many by surprise.

Sale of Philadelphia Collection features a selection of seldom-seen Israel paper money assembled by one collector over a period of decades.

The penalty for counterfeiting has often been death, and the first Confederate to violate counterfeiting laws was hanged for his crime.

Of course Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew was asked about the plans for the new $10 bill during a Brookings Institute talk on July 8.

The Democratic candidate for president told CNN on Tuesday that the $20 bill might be a better option for a woman's portrait than the $10 bill.

The attendance at this year’s International Paper Money Show in Memphis, Tenn., appeared to surpass that of last year.

Officials of the National Bank of Poland said that a 200-zloty note with upgraded security features will be introduced into circulation in February 2016.

Daniel Ksycki starts us off with a 1960-D/D Lincoln cent that shows a very strong repunched Mint mark.

A remainder bank note is a note that has been prepared for issue, but not issued for one reason or another.

The June 18 auction of world paper money confirmed the growing “International” aspect of the Memphis International Paper Money Show.

The Lyn Knight Currency Auctions took place at the International Money Show in Memphis June 18 and 19.

Though new examples of old errors can be located, t is uncertain whether it’s possible for new traditional double-denomination notes to be produced.

U.S. federal double-denomination notes are known in many currency types, series dates and denomination combinations.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is not opposed to putting a woman on a note, but does not want Alexander Hamilton taken off the $10 bill.

The wider variety of large-size double-denomination notes derives in part from sheet configurations used in the early days of federal paper money production.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced on June 17 that the department is planning to place a woman's portrait on the $10 bill beginning in 2020.

A review of the state of various sections of the market that led up to June 18 to 21 International Paper Money Show.

A double-denomination error is printed with the face plate of one denomination and the back plate of another.

The scene was reminiscent of the gold Kennedy half dollar release at the 2014 ANA World's Fair of Money.

Also, read about how the Boston time capsule that caught the eye of many a historically inclined American over the winter is going back from whence it came.

On June 17 the U.S. Treasury Department announced that there would be a redesign of the $10 bill which would feature a woman as an important part of the design.

The award was given at the International Association of Currency Affairs' Annual Currency Congress held in Vancouver from May 10 to 13.

The 100-yuan note featuring a line on Chairman Mao Zedong's chin was pegged at a value of 1.5 million yuan by one auction house.

The Bank of Scotland will become the second of the three banks authorized to issue Scottish paper money to make them out of polymer.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing presents the “2015 Triple Deuce Currency Set.” The first day of sale is Tuesday, June 16, beginning at 8:00 a.m. EDT.

Early American History Auctions' June 26 online auction features a 9-cent encased postage strip housed in a copper case embossed like Feuchtwanger cent.

National bank notes will once again be the currency of attention when Manifest Auctions of Greenville, S.C., holds its summer sale on July 15.

The BEP's Panama Canal Commemorative Intaglio Print Program third print features the Panama-Pacific International Exposition Certificate.

The portrait on the face of the notes is of Alexander Suvorov, a Russian national hero and the last generalissimo of the Russian Empire.

A different example of the note graded PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45 Net was sold by Heritage for $94,000 on April 24 at the Central States Numismatic show.

Australia, as a nation, was relatively late to the inclusion of paper in its currency system.

Auction features notes before 1815, book with woodcuts of early American paper money

Last year in the United Kingdom, 52 percent of purchases were made with various forms of electronic payments.

Colonial currency was issued by the 13 Original Colonies and it often carries the historically noteworthy signatures of patriots, legislators, and commanders.

Depending on where one’s sympathies lay during the revolution, Bordentown, N.J., was either a locus of American patriotism or a town full of malcontents.

The paper money feature in Coin World's June monthly is focused on a pair of notable New Jerseyans.

The nearly 6,000 lots offered for sale in Heritage’s April 22 to 28 Currency Signature Auction in Schaumburg, Ill., resulted in total sales of $10,102,103.

A new book, Maryland Paper Money: An Illustrated History, 1864-1935, by J. Fred Maples, is available.

The Women on 20s vote does not necessarily mean the change is going to happen.

Tubman accrued 118,328 votes in the final round of voting, beating out fellow finalists Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks and Wilma Mankiller.

Should we remove Andrew Jackson from the $20 note and replace him with someone not so white, who didn’t initiate the Trail of Tears and maybe is a woman?

Nepal’s central bank releases new 1,000-rupee note with English inscription of bank name.

Valuable note isn't hugely sought after in the American market

Documents of the pre-federal era reveal the enormous role paper money played in the lives of everyday Americans.

A National Bank note from Appleton City, Mo., is extremely rare. A Coin World reader recently found an example of this tough-to-locate note.

An exhibit titled “Otis Kaye: Money, Mystery, and Mastery” runs though May 10 at the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut.

The sale by Heritage of a Series 1890 $100 Treasury note for $199,750, including the 17.5% buyer’s fee, is a sign of the strength of the high end of the market.

The first-ever Series 1902 Red Seal national bank note from the First National Bank of Ely, Nev., sold for $120,750 on April 18 at a local Vermont auction.

U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios discussed the ongoing topic of breaking the gender barrier on U.S. currency Wednesday night.

U.S. Postal Savings certificates might appeal to collectors of paper money because of their design.

The Omaha Coin Club has issued a replica $3 obsolete note for collectors to purchase ahead of its 56th annual show in August.

The president of Women In Numismatics supports the Women on 20s effort and says a woman should be placed on a piece of small-denonimation U.S. paper money.

Europa is featured on the new note.

A common note, with an uncommon autograph

San Marino's latest commemorative coin celebrates a letter from President Abraham Lincoln.

The effort kick Andrew Jackson off of the $20 Federal Reserve note and put a notable woman in his place has reached Capitol Hill.

Eric P. Newman Collection is arguably the rarest collection of numismatic items seen in American history.

A new 50-peso bank note in Argentina reignites the nation's claim over the Falkland Islands, which are owned by the British.

Ever seen a billion dollars? If you walked by the BEP booth at the Whitman Coin Expo in Baltimore over the weekend, you probably did.

A new firm, Superior Grading, is now conducting business authenticating and grading United States and world paper money.

After Susan Sarandon's Tuesday tweet, the celebrity support for putting a woman on the $20 Federal Reserve Note keeps coming.

The effort to put a woman on the $20 FRN in place of Andrew Jackson has received a celebrity endorsement.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) proudly presents “America’s Founding Fathers 2015 Currency Set.”

The BEP is pleased to introduce USS San Diego, the second of three prints in the Panama Canal Commemorative Intaglio Print Program.

Paper money from the Eric P. Newman Collection is offered in the Heritage U.S. Currency Signature Auction April 22–28. It is the first Newman paper money sale.

The Bank of England began issuing £10, £20 and £50 notes March 3, 2015, bearing the facsimile signature of Chief Cashier Victoria Cleland.

A new 100-baht note is in circulation in Thailand as of Feb. 26, 2015.

Superman fan club scrip note from the 1940s sells for $28 in internet auction.

A nonprofit organization is pushing for one of U.S. history's notable women to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 FRN in five years.

Archives International Auctions will offer more than 1,040 lots of U.S. and world notes, U.S. bonds and other items at its March 10 auction in New Jersey.

A Series 1934-A $1,000 Federal Reserve note sold for nearly $4,000 during the March 3 Tuesday Internet Currency Auction by Heritage Auctions.

A Series 1934 $10,000 Federal Reserve note sold for $122,850 on Feb. 28 in a Manifest Auctions sale.

The Bank of Canada will not use photon torpedoes on those who add a Vulcan-look to the portrait on $5 notes as tribute to the late Leonard Nimoy.

About $49,000 worth of Hong Kong bank notes 'rained' down on a street in Hong Kong, according to a story on the South China Morning Post website, www.scmp.com.

Thomas Sparks, founder of the Short Snorter Project and member of the American Numismatic Association, has a special surprise for the 2015 National Money Show.

Knight auction to offer 1939 Australian £5 note during CPMX show in Rosemont, Ill.

Recent designs for fantasy notes, the work of Barbara Bernát, an illustrator and graphic designer from Hungary, have a special touch.

The next generation of Australian banknotes will include a tactile feature to assist people with a vision impairment, but details are unavailable.

Web-note researcher needs help with serial number confirmation of 1988A $1 FRNs

Nicknames for paper money abound in the “folding money” collecting hobby. So what does it mean when a catalog/book refers to a “horse blanket” note?

Three pairs of 1944 dated Palestine Currency Board notes with sequential serial numbers will be offered March 10, 2015, in AIA auction.

The final coin in the Canadian bank note vignettes series from the Royal Canadian Mint is now available.

A $1.50 remainder scrip note issued by the first railroad west of the Allegheny Mountains sold in a recent Heritage Auctions internet auction.

World paper money expert George Cuhaj is now vice-president of cataloging and consignor relations at Archives International Auctions.

An Oklahoma City man was arrested Feb. 17, 2015, after being accused of printing counterfeit money. He used color photocopies to cover a table.

Gibraltar honored Winston Churchill on its 1994 £50 notes and in 2016 Great Britain will issue £5 polymer notes with his portrait.

Winston Churchill died Jan. 24, 1965, at the age of 90, at his London home at Hyde Park Gate. He had suffered a stroke two weeks before.

Collecting world notes depicting authors like hosting a "book club" anytime, anywhere.

Let’s continue our journey around the world to look at just a few of the nations that have chosen to honor the written arts on paper money by depicting authors.

Paper money market remains strong following the 2015 FUN auction offering by Heritage Auctions. Will the results of future auctions confirm the strength?

Portraits of authors — from novelists to poets to playwrights — can be found on a number of bank notes issued by countries around the world.

A group of monks have asked that the new 100-riel notes be recalled because they consider the depiction of the Buddha on the lowest denomination offensive.

Series 1902 $10 national bank note issued by the First National Bank of South Pasadena (California), sold for $29,000 in a January 2015 auction.

A Series 1902, $100 national bank note for the First National Bank of Jackson (Mississippi) will be offered Feb. 28, 2015, at auction.

An 1886 $5 note issued by the Bank of British North America in Montreal, Canada, sold for $3,250 in the Collector’s Series Auction by Spink in New York.

Some things are not as easy to determine as it might seem at first. One thing is determining when a bank “closed.” It depends on how you define “closed.”

The Bank of Lebanon sells uncut sheets of bank notes in various denominations and sizes, which are popular for gifting, especially in China.

How could a cashier know which coins and bills were authentic and valuable, and which were counterfeit and valueless 160 years ago. They needed a cambist.

A rare and possibly unique 1948 $500 specimen note for the Mercantile Bank of India in Hong Kong sold for $18,270, including the buyer’s fee, in Hong Kong.

A 50-cent obsolete remainder note with a connection to the 1968 novel True Grit by Charles Portis, sold for $54 in an online Heritage auction.

A photo of a beach towel — featuring the design of a $100 Federal Reserve note — on fire is being offered in a photography auction that will end Feb. 4, 2015.

As part of our continued conversation with our readers, we like to ask our Facebook fans to share about the numismatic acquisitions they've made recently.

The design on the first of three intaglio prints from the BEP focuses on the 100th anniversary of the celebration of the opening of the Panama Canal in 1915.

Members of the International Bank Note Society can submit nominations for the society's annual Banknote of the Year contest.

Spink’s Jan. 30 auction in Lugano, Switzerland, will offer stock certificates, many with beautiful vignettes.

MintProducts.com has formed an auction division for coins, exonumia and more, with the first auction to open in March.

New 200-, 500- and 1,000-pesos notes to begin to circulate in Cuba in February. Current largest notes worth about $4 U.S., too small for increased trade levels.

A collection of occupation notes would make a new and different avenue to pursue for the adventuresome collector.

As a collector of obsolete notes Peter Mayer had many friends in the collecting community. He made the most of those relationships to learn.

In October 2015, Swedish citizens will begin finding the first four of six denominations of redesigned bank notes in circulation.

Learning as much about obsolete notes as possible is among the steps needed to expand a collection.

One collector who could serve as a mentor to others was the late Peter Mayer, who is recognized as one of the hobby’s leading specialists in obsolete notes.

The promotional emphasis is on large-size notes in nearly every auction of U.S. paper money but these rarely form the bulk of the sale’s contents.

a horribly put-together fake £20 note that can be seen in the tweet above was presented to a bar in Manchester, England.

Newly released Trinidad and Tobago $50 polymer notes celebrate the “golden” anniversary of the islands’ central bank.

A collection of Canadian bank notes will be offered Feb. 14, 2015, in the Canadian Legacy Auction Sale II to be conducted at the Downtown Toronto Hilton Hotel.

Obsolete notes have always been a fertile field for people who enjoy collecting topically. Some look for exotic subject matter.

April 1, 2015, is the deadline to apply to be a part of the annual Speakers Series at the June 18 to 21, 2015, International Paper Money Show in Memphis, Tenn.

Paper money will be the focus of a daylong seminar in Milwaukee on May 23, 2015. Four numismatic clubs will host the event.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is now accepting applications from blind or visually impaired individuals who wish to receive a free currency reader.

U.S. Treasurer Rosa “Rosie” Gumataotao Rios will participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony at the FUN show and later autograph notes and other items.

The raised dots of Braille help blind and visually-impaired individuals “read” books, documents, and soon, banknotes issued by the United Arab Emirates.

A National Bank of Cuba 1-peso specimen note will be offered in the Jan. 12 auction to be conducted by Stack’s Bowers Galleries at NYINC.

Kwanza-denominated notes, first issued in 1999 by the National Reserve Bank of Angola, have stopped being accepted as a method of payment.

A key-date 1896-S Barber quarter dollar is among 2,834 lots of United States coins, tokens, medals and paper money to be offered Jan. 25 to 27 in Los Angeles.

Cape Verde recently introduced new designs for its banknotes honoring individuals from the nation who influenced its culture, literature, music and politics.

Coin collectors, for obvious reasons, have a warm spot in their hearts for savings banks. The best banks are the banks that do something like mechanical banks.