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Dec 29, 2017, 10:30 AM
New 'supernote' counterfeit $100 FRN in Asia
As 2017 reaches its end, palladium makes gains in the precious metals market, and beautiful coins from Legend Rare Coin Auctions drew some hefty bidding. -
Dec 29, 2017, 10:00 AM
Swiss National Bank purchases polymer-paper producer
The Swiss Bank’s new bank note series is printed on Durasafe, manufactured only by a company that hit hard times in November and now belongs to the bank. -
Dec 29, 2017, 09:00 AM
BEP offers three World War I intaglio prints in 2018
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing commemorates American veterans in World War I with three intaglio print offers, for subscription or single sales. -
Dec 28, 2017, 15:00 PM
Malaysia honors independence anniversary on notes
Malaysia’s central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, is issuing two commemorative bank notes for the 60th anniversary of independence. -
Dec 28, 2017, 12:00 PM
BEP to issue Happy Birthday note product
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is getting a jump on the new year with a few new products. -
Dec 22, 2017, 10:15 AM
Joel Anderson Collection of large-size notes auction
There are certain collections, that when sold, define a generation. Joel R. Anderson’s collection of United States large-size notes is one of them. -
Dec 22, 2017, 10:00 AM
South Korea bank reports new $100 'supernotes'
A new generation of “supernotes” may have appeared on the international counterfeit market. The suspected counterfeits are Series 2006 $100 notes. -
Dec 18, 2017, 10:37 AM
Federal Reserve appointee dislikes paper money?
Economist Marvin Goodfriend, nominated by President Trump to the Board of Governors of the Fed, suggests abolishing paper money. -
Dec 18, 2017, 10:00 AM
Error notes and a rare $2 national attract bidders
A huge collection of 400 error notes had its own catalog and auction session in Lyn Knight’s Dec. 5 Emerald Coast Collection auction in Lenexa, Kansas. -
Dec 18, 2017, 07:27 AM
Stack’s Bowers sale offers Colombian paper money
Several Colombian paper money notes in the Jan. 11 Stack’s Bowers Galleries 605-lot auction were made by the Homer Lee and American Bank Note companies. -
Dec 11, 2017, 11:10 AM
Tiny hand-engraving on note in charity auction
Altered Bank of England £5 note was given a tiny engraved portrait of Jane Austen and then placed into circulation along with three others. -
Dec 10, 2017, 08:00 AM
Lithuania has novel way of disposing of old notes
The Bank of Lithuania is offering for sale collector sets of unissued bank notes from 1991 and 1994. The notes are housed in special packaging. -
Dec 9, 2017, 08:00 AM
BEP paper supplier Crane Currency sold
Crane Currency, the firm that has been supplying the cotton-linen paper used in American paper currency for close to 140 years, has been sold for $800 million. -
Dec 4, 2017, 08:00 AM
Rare Australian specimen note's price falls at sale
One of probably four surviving unissued Australian 5-shilling specimen notes from 1916 sold for $77,513 Australian at Noble Numismatics’ Nov. 22 sale. -
Dec 3, 2017, 09:30 AM
Digital edition updates ‘Mexican Paper Money’
A new, digital edition of ‘Mexican Paper Money’ is now available for download from the publishers. -
Nov 30, 2017, 11:02 AM
Researchers in Germany testing new deterrence
Researchers believe that their fluorescent 3D technique could be one of the best systems yet devised to establish authenticity in a range of documents. -
Nov 28, 2017, 08:00 AM
BEP reveals Series 2017 $1 note, new signature
Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin printed his signature rather than writing it in cursive. -
Nov 28, 2017, 07:57 AM
Kyrgyz Republic issues commemorative note
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic issued its first-ever commemorative bank note, celebrating the 25th anniversary of independence. -
Nov 27, 2017, 15:39 PM
Venezuela goes big with new inflationary note
The Central Bank of Venezuela has issued a new 100,000-bolivar note in response to inflationary factors in that country. -
Nov 20, 2017, 07:30 AM
Bundle of Chinese notes shocks with winning bid
Observers were shocked when a bundle of Chi’ing Dynasty 500-cash notes of 1854 sold in a recent auction for $219,000, on an estimate of $6,260. -
Nov 18, 2017, 10:27 AM
Rare British Honduras note one of few available
Just three examples of this 1894 $1 note of British Honduras are known, with this one headed to auction in January. -
Nov 13, 2017, 08:37 AM
BEP celebrates Year of the Dog with special $1 note
A Series 2013 $1 note with serial number starting with “8888” is being offered by the BEP in Lucky Money Collection packaging for the Year of the Dog. -
Nov 13, 2017, 08:21 AM
Demand note in demand during Heritage auction
The 1861 $10 demand note payable at St. Louis received the top price in Newman VIII, the eighth auction from the collection of Eric P. Newman by Heritage. -
Nov 13, 2017, 08:02 AM
Norwegian note may be the only one available
The 50-krone note of King Oscar II in Oslo Myntgalleri’s auction on Nov. 25 in Oslo might be the one that is not a specimen note available on the market today. -
Nov 6, 2017, 07:30 AM
NPR interviews developer of $100 blue security thread
The blue security thread used on current generation $100 Federal Reserve notes was the subject of a recent report on National Public Radio.