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.