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.

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.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing commemorates American veterans in World War I with three intaglio print offers, for subscription or single sales.

Malaysia’s central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, is issuing two commemorative bank notes for the 60th anniversary of independence.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is getting a jump on the new year with a few new products.

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.

A new generation of “supernotes” may have appeared on the international counterfeit market. The suspected counterfeits are Series 2006 $100 notes.

Economist Marvin Goodfriend, nominated by President Trump to the Board of Governors of the Fed, suggests abolishing paper money.

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.

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.

Altered Bank of England £5 note was given a tiny engraved portrait of Jane Austen and then placed into circulation along with three others.

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.

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.

One of probably four surviving unissued Australian 5-shilling specimen notes from 1916 sold for $77,513 Australian at Noble Numismatics’ Nov. 22 sale.

A new, digital edition of ‘Mexican Paper Money’ is now available for download from the publishers.

Researchers believe that their fluorescent 3D technique could be one of the best systems yet devised to establish authenticity in a range of documents.

Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin printed his signature rather than writing it in cursive.

The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic issued its first-ever commemorative bank note, celebrating the 25th anniversary of independence.

The Central Bank of Venezuela has issued a new 100,000-bolivar note in response to inflationary factors in that country.

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.

Just three examples of this 1894 $1 note of British Honduras are known, with this one headed to auction in January.

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.

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.

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.

The blue security thread used on current generation $100 Federal Reserve notes was the subject of a recent report on National Public Radio.

The Monetary Authority of Brunei issued a polymer $50 note on Oct. 9 commemorating the 50th anniversary of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah’s accession to the throne.

A fourth bank, St. Louis, will now get Series 2013 $100 Federal Reserve notes. The notes are slowly entering circulation.

Also this week, two members of Congress applied pressure on the U.S. Mint and Secret Service to combat counterfeiters.

A Series 1935E $1 silver certificate star note recovered from the wreckage of the SS Andrea Doria 28 years after the ship’s 1956 sinking is offered at auction.

Large-denomination notes stopped circulating in the United States at the end of World War II. One economist believes they have a role to play today.

The Bank of England and Spink sold more than 100 Jane Austen £10 notes with special serial numbers to raise funds for a charity.

Switzerland’s new 10-franc note, which entered circulation on Oct. 18, focuses on the nation’s organizational talent, reflected through the key motif of “time.”

The Bank of Russia is issuing a 200-ruble note with design elements from occupied Crimea, a decision that has angered officials in Ukraine.

A llama-like creature is depicted on the face of the Central Bank of Argentina’s new 20-peso note, which continues a series featuring native animals.

Notes signed in 1896 by a former official in Venezuela have been discovered in the family papers of the official who signed them.

The Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited will issue 5 million $100 commemorative bank notes to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its “service to Hong Kong.”

Dix Noonan Webb’s 905-lot Sept. 25 paper money in London auction was dominated by the British Commonwealth material.

The first of two volumes of “Paper Money Messages: A Pictorial Perspective,” written by Jeffrey J. Wing, is now available.

Traditional forms of currency like paper money and coins are in declining use in consumer payments world wide but a cashless society is not yet fully here.

Netherlands’ bank note printer has closed, but before it did, it auctioned its assets, ranging from machinery to posters illustrating its paper money history.

In Geneva, two individuals have been identified as having flushed tens of thousands of euros in cut-up €500 notes. The question is — why?

The 86 lots of Persian bank notes in Spink’s Sept. 27 sale in London are, the firm says, “among the most handsome issues in the history of world currency.”

The BEP is encouraging victims of Hurricanes Harvey or Irma who may have notes damaged by flood waters to contact them.

Letters and documents recording individual Gold Rush experiences were featured in Cowan's Auctions' Sept. 8 sale of part of Eric C. Caren's diverse collections.

Georgia is among the former Soviet republics that continue to be a boon to collectors with new issues of bank notes.

Series 2013 $100 Federal Reserve notes are appearing in circulation and the marketplace earlier than expected.

The Mutilated Currency Division of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be able recover paper money damaged in the recent hurricanes to strike the U.S.

Actress Marlene Dietrich’s short snorter — a roll of 83 notes bearing the autographs of more than 1,000 individuals — is headed to auction.

A French artist revisits an old concept and offers fresh takes on paper money issued by corporations like McDonald’s and Facebook.

The Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe to issue a new currency series, dropping three zeroes from all denominations.

In addition to the news regarding Harriet Tubman on the $20 note, we learned of an upcoming Kagin's auction that will feature some original 'Bo' hobo nickels.

The National Bank of Hungary (Magyar Nemzeti Bank) revealed the 1,000-forint bank note's new security feature Aug. 24, in an updating program begun in 2014.

A six-piece set of bank notes from Zanzibar, representing the Indian Ocean nation’s first paper money, is reported sold in a private transaction.

Harriet Tubman was selected to appear on the next $20 note by Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, but his replacement has not committed to supporting that decision.

A set of six rare Hawaiian notes from 1843 to 1844, the oldest Hawaiian paper currency extant, is in the Long Beach Sept. 6 Heritage Currency Signature Auction.

A 20-zloty bank note commemorating the 300th anniversary of the coronation of the Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa was issued by the National Bank of Poland.

Also this week, a batch of colorful York County halves were found in a dresser, then sold for a big number at auction.

A new type of serial number error has been reported.

The Bank of England will not change the chemical composition of its bank note polymer, finding no economical or environmentally responsible alternative.

The long-unaccounted-for Series 2013 $100 Federal Reserve notes, first printed in October 2014 but never seen, will make their first appearance in 2018.

A rare May 10, 1775, Continental Currency $20 note printed on marbled border paper goes on sale online Aug. 26.

A six-piece set of color trial specimens issued by the Qatar & Dubai Currency Board sold for $58,750 at the Stacks’ Bowers auction in Denver on Aug. 4.

The BEP will soon begin engraving the signature of Steven Mnuchin as it prepares to print Series 2017 Federal Reserve notes.

What auctioneer Lyn Knight says could be the most complete collection of Illinois national bank notes ever assembled, will be offered at auction Aug. 26.

Currency used as works of art have joined prints, drawings, and mixed media on the Paddle8 online auction marketplace for collectors.

Madagascar, the island nation off the southeast coast of Africa, is completely revamping its currency series in two stages.

The Bank of Thailand will release a series of commemorative bank notes honoring the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

The author of some of the greatest works of literature in the English language now has her place in a new medium — the Jane Austen £10 note debuts.

The BEP has issued souvenir cards and the related intaglio prints at shows since 1969, providing collectors with intaglio-printed collectible products.

Also this week, the Cook Islands released designs for three new Spider-Man coins featuring the character in the new movie.

An upcoming online sale by RR Auctions is offering checks signed by three of The Beatles, Ty Cobb, and Charles Dickens, among others.

The fantasy bridges depicted on euro-denominated bank notes are now real bridges in the Rotterdam suburb of Spijkenisse.

The Secret Service foiled four counterfeiting schemes since April according to the agency. The incidents varied both in sophistication and complexity.

Stack's Bowers Galleries is offering rare small- and large-size notes at its auction during the ANA World's Fair of Money in Denver Aug. 1 to 5.

The BEP will be offering a look at sheets of rare notes and the opportunity to buy new products at its booth at the ANA show in Denver Aug. 1 to 5.

One form of paper money error is not always noticeable at first glance — notes with mismatched serial numbers.

Canada Tire has released a Canada 150 10-cent note in its popular Canadian Tire Money series of cash loyalty issues.

Gold certificates will be among the highlights of Heritage’s paper money auction at the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Denver the first week of August.

The designer of what many consider the most beautiful paper currency ever made, Robert Deodaat Emile Oxenaar, died on June 13 in Manomet, Mass.

Two views of the White House appear on the second of three intaglio prints for 2017 honoring the U.S. Constitution and the three branches of the government.

Coin or paper money show organizers looking for a way to boost their attendance can have a cooperative partner in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Series 2009A $100 Federal Reserve notes are plentiful in circulation, but the whereabouts of Series 2013 $100 notes are something of a mystery.

Notes from Asia did particularly well in the world notes sessions of Lyn Knight’s IPMS auction in Kansas City.

The National Bank of Georgia will issue an upgraded 5-lari note on Sept. 1.

Also this week, the CFA had some recommendations to make on future coin designs.

Counterfeiters in Peru appear to be printing fake error notes, including notes with impossible mismatched serial numbers.

One of only two known double-denomination $50/$100 Brown Back national bank notes sold for a hammer price of $62,500 plus buyer's fee.

The Bank of Norway is promoting its new 200-kroner note with a music video that includes an appearance by rapper DJ Codfather.

The BEP’s newest offering, the 2017 $2 Triple Deuce Currency set, features three $2 notes with matching serial numbers beginning with 2017.

Coin World's June 26 issue examines a famous name associated with scrip notes and cars — or is it? And the VAM-1i 1878-S Morgan dollar has a surprise detail.

The International Association of Currency Affairs has awarded Switzerland’s 50-franc note its second major award for design.

The focal point of the June 1 and 2 Toronto Coin Expo was not the bourse floor, but the accompanying sale held by Geoffrey Bell Auctions.

The Bank of Scotland’s new polymer £10 note will enter circulation in October.

Bank of England officials face a furor over the portrait of Jane Austen on the new £10 note. Some critics compare her to a “Disney Princess.”

A four-pence currency note from 1790 signed by Elias Boudinot before his appointment as the third director of the U.S. Mint in June 16 to 17 sale.

Also this week, we learned that the House is seeking to replace the $1 note — news that could significantly change dollar coin use.

Concerns have been raised about altered Canadian $5 bills that are held together by strips of tape, with foil inserted in place of the hologram.

A new Maldives 5-rufiyaa bank note was introduced by the Maldives Monetary Authority on May 10. The denomination had been expected, but as a coin.

A “short snorter” bearing the autographs of nearly two dozen world leaders from the World War II era failed to meet its reserve in a recent auction.

Paper money has its equivalent of the struck-through error type found on coinage — when a portion of the printing is applied over foreign matter.

The Swiss National Bank’s just-issued 20-franc note is the second of six denominations in the ninth series.

The BEP printed 2,425,600,000 $1 Federal Reserve notes in Fiscal Year 2016 at its plants in the District of Columbia, shown, and in Fort Worth.

If it's signed by the Beatles, it will be a hit. That was the case with this silver certificate. Our readers also enjoyed the sale of a 1881-O Morgan dollar.

The Central Bank of Nicaragua has issued a 1,000-córdoba bank note commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the death of poet Rubén Darío.

“Money 2017” is the name chosen for the first edition of the June 7 to 11 International Paper Money Show in Kansas City, Mo.

Two otherwise very common pieces of U.S. paper money that were part of an 856-lot sale conducted by RR Auction, brought uncommon bids.

England’s paper £5 note, featuring Elizabeth Fry, was withdrawn from circulation May 5.

Switzerland’s 50-franc note wins the 2016 “Bank Note of the Year Award.”

Four different bidders accounted for over $1.1 million in sales for Original Series California national gold bank notes in Heritage’s April 28 auction.

New $7 commemorative bank note celebrates Fiji’s gold medal in the Rugby Sevens competition at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

What do a video game “Easter Egg” code and the Bank of Canada’s new commemorative $10 note have in common?

As it continues work on its multi-volume Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money, Whitman Publishing has put out a call for volunteer editors for future books.

A Series 1977A $1 Federal Reserve note from the Richmond bank printed on test paper from Natick Labs is also an error note.

The presence of an astounding 30 California national gold bank notes at Heritage’s CSNS show auction is the largest offering of such notes in over 70 years.

A commemorative polymer $10 note celebrating the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation was revealed in a ceremony at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa April 7.

CBS News Money Watch took paper currency mainstream on April 5 with a feature it called “Twenty things you didn’t know about dollar bills.”

A Series 1934 $10 silver certificate offered in Heritage Auctions’ April 29 Platinum Night U.S. Currency Auction bears two different serial numbers.

The new €50 bank note, with a number of upgraded security features, started circulating on April 4.

The firm RJR Props, Atlanta, produces prop money for television and movie companies.

Four rare Palestinian bank notes issued under the British Mandate in 1929 are highlights of the April 24 Dix Noonan Webb paper money auction.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has joined the social media universe with new Facebook and Twitter channels.

Newly introduced legislation on Capitol Hill is not the first attack on the paper dollar. Calls for its elimination have been voiced since the 1970s.

A £1 bank note issued by the private Padstow Bank in 1817 is returned to hometown’s museum 33 years after theft.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has announced its 2017 Intaglio Print Subscription Program, celebrating the U.S. Constitution.

A Connecticut line note is one of only several dozen issued to African-American soldiers that have ever been on the market.

An exhibition at New York’s Grolier Club explores the relationship between art, security engraving, and printing.

A Dominion of Canada $4 note dated July 2, 1900, was the top paper money lot in a February auction.

The movie money madness continues — it has even become a transcontinental movement, with a woman in Florida caught substituting fake notes for real ones.

A new 100-peso note is Mexico’s first commemorative bank note since 2009.

The BEP’s newest offering for collectors will go on sale at 8:00 A.M. Eastern Time on March 14: the America’s Founding Fathers 2017 Currency set.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police follow up on reports of fake Federal Reserve notes being passed in at least two Alberta towns.

Zimbabwe’s bond notes, introduced in recent months to provide liquidity to the economy and increase exports, have thus far done little of either.

This strong stance from the Swiss comes after the European Central Bank announced last year it will stop issuing €500 notes by the end of 2018.

Nominations for the International Banknote Society’s 2016 Banknote of the Year Award closed on Jan. 31 with a slate of 19 finalists.

Reports that the new English polymer £5 note contains traces of animal by-products in the form of tallow were met, in some quarters, by disbelief and mockery.

An error note that has you seeing Hamilton double, if a bit faintly and backwards once, is an affordable mistake that did not occur the way you might think.

Mnuchin's signature made headlines last month when it was revealed he had in the past employed a messy, hard-to-read version.

The Prag Collection of stock certificates, postcards and vintage stereoscopic photos will be offered online March 4 by Holabird Western Americana LLC.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has released the design of the new $10 bank note that will enter circulation in September 2017.

One of the downsides of the United States policy that all paper currency be of the same size is that it is hard for the visually impaired to identify a note.

In December 1861, the banks had suspended specie payments for paper money, so demand for gold and silver coins skyrocketed.

Collectors and dealers of United States paper money consider the Track & Price software an indispensable best friend. Now it's going international.

The 20- and 100-new-sheqel notes will complete an Israeli series where all issues are dedicated to Israeli poets.

So few actual photos of Tubman are known, and most all of them from late in her life. But not this one.

The Series 1880 $10 United States note is known as the “Jackass Note” because when it is held upside down the eagle on the face resembles the head of a donkey.

J.S.G. Boggs, a skilled artist or a counterfeiter, depending on one’s point of view, died Jan. 22 at a hotel in Tampa, Fla. He was 62 years old.

Movie prop money has been found in circulation in Juneau, Alaska. Similar prop money was found circulating in Missouri in November 2016.

One of the more interesting lotteries was held in Czechoslovakia in June 1935 to benefit the nation’s athletes participating in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

The portrait of Cut Meutia (1870 to 1910), an early freedom fighter until she was killed, has drawn some criticism because she is bareheaded.

The 2017 Happy Birthday Currency Note is a Series 2013 $1 Federal Reserve note with the usual eight-digit serial number, but beginning with “2017.”

The Central Bank of the Solomon Islands and bank note printer De La Rue have jointly announced the release on Jan. 23 of a $20 note.

A Thian master album of Confederate notes put together in 1906 realized $41,300 in a Jan. 14 auction by Kolbe and Fanning.

Which signature of Steven Mnuchin will appear on Federal Reserve notes if he is confirmed? The one shown here can be read but the other, not so much.

The popularity of British Commonwealth bank notes was on full display at the Jan. 5 Heritage world currency auction.

A revolution began in 2005 and things have not been the same since. The concept of third-party grading made the leap from coins to paper money.

Senior editor Jeff Starck explains some fascinating African notes that boast some pretty gaudy denominations in our latest #CWShowAndTell video.

A 90-page leather album of a full type set of Confederate currency, assembled in about 1880, drew bidders in Heritage’s January auction.

The Times of India says that a tech specialist in Bangalore has solved the filthy money problem, using silver to kill microbes.

Numismatics takes on an entirely new dimension in a recent article in Scientific American by Dina Fine Maron. Money, she discovered, is disgusting.

Although they had very similar names, the Bank of the State of Indiana and the State Bank of Indiana were different entities, and both were legitimate.

The 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea is one of two sporting events that will be celebrated on upcoming commemorative bank notes.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has released the first of its new bond notes, which are intended to replace old series issues like the $50 trillion issue.

Paper Money Guaranty researcher Zachary Habermas recently looked into one related area of interest to hobbyists — Santa themed bank notes.

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority released the nation’s sixth series of bank notes, consisting of 5-, 10-, 50-, 100-, and 500-riyal issues, on Dec. 26.

The Shield 5-cent coin, a coin largely overlooked by today’s collectors, was a huge success, U.S. Mint Director James A. Pollock said in 1866.