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Nov 28, 2016, 08:20 AM
New $10 note still on track for 2020 release
The target date for the note featuring Alexander Hamilton and leaders of the suffrage movement is the centennial of the signing of the 19th Amendment. -
Nov 28, 2016, 08:00 AM
Why $2 note production was temporarily stopped
The BEP placed a temporary “quality hold” on $2 Federal Reserve notes because they exhibited what the bureau calls increased “soiling.” -
Nov 27, 2016, 09:28 AM
Secret Service makes largest ever counterfeit seizure
Peru has been known for several years as the counterfeiting capital of the world. At least some of the activity has now come to an end. -
Nov 23, 2016, 08:45 AM
Editor's Q&A: Paper money expert Arthur Friedberg
Art’s name is familiar to readers of our monthly issue, as our paper money market analyst. He is also a major force in the world coins field. -
Nov 21, 2016, 08:59 AM
Why India withdrew a huge number of circulating notes
The news that India’s 500- and 1,000-rupee ($7.50 and $15) bank notes were suddenly withdrawn from circulation overnight hit the nation like a bombshell. -
Nov 21, 2016, 08:25 AM
Things we see on notes that aren't atctually there
It is very human to see things that are not there. Chalk up the the jackass and devil's face people see on these notes as examples of that phenomenon. -
Nov 21, 2016, 08:12 AM
Despite ‘repairs,’ $5,000 FRN tops $64,000 at auction
Even with “repairs” and other problems, a rare note like this one can bring strong prices. -
Nov 18, 2016, 10:41 AM
Week's Most Read: Movie prop money, Langbord update
Also this week, we looked into what the election of Donald Trump means for numismatic collectors, and sales of gold Walking Liberty half dollar opened. -
Nov 14, 2016, 09:15 AM
Biodiversity theme of new notes for Seychelles
The Central Bank of Seychelles will launch a new family of bank notes and coins in December to commemorate 40 years of Seychelles’ Independence. -
Nov 14, 2016, 08:58 AM
Macedonia plans December release for new bank notes
The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia is rebalancing the current structure of the notes in circulation with new issues and by dropping a denomination. -
Nov 14, 2016, 08:37 AM
Movie prop money being passed in circulation
Someone was attempting to use cinematic prop money as the real thing in Independence, Mo., until a pizza shop manager got wise to the identity of the note. -
Nov 7, 2016, 08:00 AM
Buying time during bank panics: Collecting Paper
During periods of economic panic, banks had to deal with shortages of coinage caused by a rush of demand, an event shown in a contemporaneous image. -
Nov 6, 2016, 08:00 AM
Invisible ink? No, just a polymer note and an eraser
Not only can it be shrunk, the ink on a new Clydesdale Bank £5 note (printed on a polymer substrate) can be removed through the use of a pencil eraser. -
Nov 5, 2016, 08:00 AM
Three rare notes could attract spirited bidding
One is from the First National Bank of Topeka (Kansas) in Extremely Fine condition; it is the only such note known from the bank.