385 lots of world paper money will be auctioned by Stack’s Bowers Galleries on Jan. 11 at the New York International Numismatic Convention.

A three-piece 50th Anniversary Commemorative Engraved Print Collection opened for subscriptions on Dec. 20 for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

Between Nov. 19 and Dec. 6, Europol staged a series of raids to disrupt the distribution of counterfeit euro bank notes.

The United Arab Emirates is issuing a 100--dirham note modified to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

Arthur Williams Jr. was a counterfeiter who, after a stint in prison, turned his sharp eye and artistic talent into a career painting U.S. currency.

Egypt will add its name to the list of polymer bank note issuers by 2020.

The National Bank of Romania put a commemorative 100-leu bank note into circulation of Dec. I, Romania’s National Day.

When the Bank of England asked the public to nominate scientists to pick for the next £50 note, they likely didn't think of this one.

The People’s Bank of China will issue a 50-yuan bank note to commemorate the 70th anniversary of renminbi, bank officials said Nov. 23.

India's paper money troubles continue, as ATMs often can't use the notes issued with new security features in 2016, nor many notes issued just this year.

A polymer $10 note that features Viola Desmond, the first Canadian woman to be depicted on a regularly circulating bank note, entered circulation on Nov. 19.

Armenia is honoring the clergy, artists and chess grandmasters on its new series of bank notes, with three high-denomination issues just released.

The Lucky Money issue for the Chinese Lunar Year of the Pig 2019 will be the sixth in the BEP’s second generation of the Lucky Money Lunar Calendar series.

More than 200 United States error notes were the mainstays of the Lyn Knight Auctions multi-day paper money sale that began on Nov. 13.

Archives International Auctions will hold its 50th sale, “The Milestone Auction,” in early December, offering a wide range of paper money and related items.

Judge rules that copies of Bank of Canada notes intended for training use in China are counterfeit and unwelcome in Canada.

On Nov. 8, the new factory was officially opened in the municipality of El Salto, near Guadalajara in the central region of the state of Jalisco.

The events of 100 years ago showed that turning to one’s hobby could offer some small solace even in the most trying of times.

Two more of the four banks in Northern Ireland that are authorized to print money have announced that they are switching from paper to polymer.

The States of Guernsey Treasury issued a 2018 commemorative £20 note on Nov. 8 in remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.

In FY 2019, for the first time since 2016, the Federal Reserve is requesting $2 notes, to meet expected demand for the next three fiscal years.

Royal Bank of Scotland's new £20 note will be the first of the denomination made of polymer, and will be the first £20 to portray a woman other than the queen.

A scientist will be featured on the Bank of England’s next £50 note, but it will be up to the public to help decide who that should be.

The 54 lots offered in the Joel R. Anderson Collection of United States Paper Money by Stack’s Bowers Galleries on Oct. 25 realized a total of $8,619,240

The Central Bank of Bolivia announced the issue of a new 50-boliviano note on Oct. 15.

Oct. 20, Bulgarian special forces, U.S. Secret Service and Europol stormed Hotel Cantilena’s basement workshop with millions in euros and dollars in production.

During the 1573 to 1574 Spanish siege of Leiden in the Eighty Years’ War, residents ran out of coin metal and shredded books to make cardboard coins.

In 2002, when the Riksbank sold its printing facility in Tumba to Crane Currency, Crane promised to continue to print Swedish bank notes in Sweden. It moved.

Norway’s new 50- and 500-krone bank notes, equal to $6 and $60, were issued on Oct. 18 by Norges Bank.

KLEW TV in Lewiston, Idaho, provided its audience with accurate numismatic information rather than just a counterfeit scare announcement.

The suspended four-year sentence given Cheung Wai-chuen, a long-time movie prop master, earlier this year for possessing prop notes, was overturned.

The Bank of England confirmed on Oct. 13 that it is moving ahead with plans to issue a new £50 note. This will be the final denomination in the new series.

The Oct. 12 “On the Media” podcast, titled “Full Faith & Credit,” posed a question: “What is money?”

A country recognized as an independent state by only five of the United Nations’ 193 member states has issued its first bank notes.

The Central Bank of Iraq, for the first time since 2003, when Saddam Hussein’s portrait was removed, has released a new series of bank notes.

The European Central Bank unveiled its new €100 and €200 bank notes, with their 2019 release to conclude the Europa series redesign.

The Central Bank of the Bahamas announced that an upgraded $20 bill, the third in its CRISP Evolution series of bank notes, was released on Sept. 27.

The news that two Utah parents discovered that their son shredded the $1,060 that they had been saving made international headlines.

The European Central Bank unveiled its new €100 and €200 bank notes on Sept. 17, and said they will enter circulation on May 28, 2019.

Demand for the $100 Federal Reserve note continues to rise despite moves away from a cash society, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

The third auction of notes owned by Joel Anderson is anticipated to produce very large bids for the rare and coveted notes.

The international bank note producer introduced a new security device at the Mint and Print Conference in Lebanon in September.

A book of specimen notes printed by Waterlow & Sons had a high estimate of $915, but sold for $324,201; why did that happen?

Two banks in Macau celebrate the Year of the Pig in the Chinese lunar calendar with a pair of limited-edition commemorative notes.

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank plans radical changes to its paper money, starting with the $50 and $100 issues.

The plan to place a portrait of Harriet Tubman on the $20 note is in limbo, but an advocate for the idea offers a program for a 3D Tubman portrait stamp.

Since the BEP has closed its online store and its products will now be sold online exclusively through the U.S. Mint website, customers have questions.

Australia’s next-generation $50 bank note, with updated security features, is to be released into general circulation Oct. 18.

Uruguay’s new 50-peso bank note is the first major redesign of the denomination since 1994.

A major Australian paper money collection, begun by a couple on honeymoon in 1982, hit the auction block this month.

China has been given a license to print money — by other nations seeking to be part of the nation’s Belt and Road Initiative.

A 500-peso bank note, the first in a new series of Mexican notes, representing the epochs in the national story, entered circulation on Aug. 28.

Kagin’s says the Mormon paper currency in its Sept. 21 auction is among the finest offerings of this series ever.

Switzerland has been on a winning streak with its latest bank note series. It plans to introduce a 200-franc note in that series soon.

India’s considering an “enhancement” for its bank notes that might seem unusual: a coat of varnish.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is offering its third 2018 intaglio print and a $2 note collection, both commemorating U.S. involvement in World War I.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries offered many rarities in its paper money auctions at the ANA convention in Philadelphia, including interest-bearing notes.

Ireland has a new “note,” of sorts, with a face value of zero euro. The issue is the latest in a series of private releases from euro nations.

Stack’s Bowers’ second auction of the Joel Anderson Collection realized $9.65 million, with two notes each selling for $1.02 million.

Results of $100,000 or more in important sales of American paper currency are not unusual, and the Heritage auction in Philadelphia had four of them.

Articles about the theft of East German notes from the caves in which they were buried and the sale of a 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin topped the week’s news.

After the Berlin Wall fell and East Germany disappeared, its notes were buried in caves. Thieves had another idea for them.

Add another country to the list of those using polymer instead of paper for all of their currency: Costa Rica.

De La Rue is among the most prolific currency producers in the world, and got time on a CBS show to tout its operations.

As far as counterfeits are concerned, there is good news for the euro: Fewer and fewer counterfeits are circulating.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and its three note-issuing banks will release a new series of Hong Kong bank notes starting this year.

For over 130 years, not a word was ever mentioned about what may be one of the most significant spelling errors on a piece of U.S. paper currency from the BEP.

Authorities raid counterfeiting operation in Lima as Secret Service calls Peru the number one producer of counterfeit Federal Reserve notes.

The Reserve Bank of India will issue a new 100-rupee bank note to circulate alongside its still legal tender predecessors.

Content found only in the Aug. 20 Coin World: undertakers’ advertising note, alternative theory for clashmarks on cent, and giant coins found on bank buildings.

Poland will issue a new commemorative 20-zloty bank note Aug. 31 that celebrates the 100th anniversary of its independence.

By royal decree of April 19, 2018, Swaziland will be now known as the Kingdom of eSwatini, and new notes have already been printed recognizing the change.

BEP to display rare paper money, sell collectible products at ANA World's Fair of Money in Philadelphia starting Aug. 14.

The John E. Herzog Collection of United States Loan Certificates 1837–2000 will be sold by Stack’s Bowers Galleries at the ANA World’s Fair of Money Aug. 14.

The finest known third-party graded “Technicolor Note” is hitting the auction block at the Heritage Currency Auctions Signature Sale in Philadelphia.

The National Bank of Hungary announced that an upgraded 500-forint note became legal tender on July 4, although it will not circulate until Feb. 1, 2019.

The Solomon Islands is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a $40 commemorative bank note made of polymer and a glowing sea turtle.

The $2 Lucky Panda product, the newest addition to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Lucky Money Collection, will go on sale at 8 AM on July 10.

Venezuela’s new series of bank notes, to be called bolívares soberanos, was not released into circulation on the scheduled date of June 4.

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan, citing the national economy’s rapid growth, introduced a 200-manat note into circulation on May 24.

Czech Republic’s newest bank note is a commemorative certificate with a special denomination.

Will the never shy Richard Branson the Mogul replace King Robert the Bruce on the Clydesdale Bank £20 note?

A Vancouver firm is promoting what it says is a new generation of bank note security devices — three-dimensional holograms.

A Lazy Deuce discovery note from the rare issues of the Second National Bank of Lansing, Michigan, has surfaced.

Hong Kong authorities convict two filmmakers for having movie prop money used in making award-winning 2015 film, angering the film industry.

Images of the upcoming Nelson Mandela centennial notes leaked prematurely via social media, leading South African officials to release official photos early.

“Obsolete Paper Money: A Guide with Prices,” by Don Kelly is now available, with its debut at the IPMS greeted with a widely positive reception and brisk sales.

The world sessions at the Lyn Knight auction of paper money were boosted by active collector participation in the bidding.

Note redesign project offers an outsider’s interpretation of what could be done with American currency without changing most of the main motifs.

Treasury responds to senator’s question about Tubman note after six weeks, states that the redesign process “is still in the early stages.”

A 19th century note shows the Washington Monument in its original though abandoned form. Also from the June 25 Coin World, a coin scandal begins in 1934.

A 100-ruble bank note made of polymer and with vertical designs commemorating soccer’s 2018 World Cup was released in Russia May 22.

The UK will experience a “currency first” in 2019 when its first vertically oriented notes will be put into circulation by the Ulster Bank.

The BEP is printing Series 2017 $1 notes for more Federal Reserve banks, and adding the $20 denomination as well.

The new 20,000-riel bank note from the National Bank of Cambodia portrays the king on the face and the Banteay Srei Temple on the back.

Series 1966 $100 United States note bearing serial number 1 to be offered at auction by Lyn Knight on June 8.

Bidding at the April 2 to 5 auction attracted strong bidder participation and established a series of standard-setting prices.

Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology has introduced a currency app for central banks that allows an interactive experience with notes' security features.

Hans Walter, 96, the last survivor of Operation Bernhard, the Nazi's Sachsenhausen paper money counterfeiting operation, died April 20 in Mansfield, Ohio.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing could get a new headquarters and primary printing facility if Congress approves.

The Central Bank of Macedonia is switching from paper to polymer, and will release the first notes in a new series starting May 15.

The 2018 IPMS, held in Kansas City, will feature a bourse, educational forums, and an auction that includes a specialized collection of $2 notes.

Uncertainty remains over the future of a redesigned $20 note depicting Harriet Tubman. Also this week, the 2018 Uncirculated Coin set goes on sale soon.

Two years ago, in both Canada and the United States, new paper money themes were announced for future releases. The pace of change is strikingly different.

The birthplace of the founder of communism celebrates Karl Marx’s 200th birthday with local note that has no face value.

It now has been two years since Jack Lew announced the Tubman note, but its future is uncertain and even if approved, it may not circulate until 2026.

The $2 note’s anniversary was April 13; did you remember? Also this week, two officials of a precious metals firm were indicted on bullion fraud charges.

Artist John W. Jones researched images of enslaved Africans on Confederate and Southern state notes and transformed them into colorful acrylic works of art.

On April 13, the anniversary of the reintroduction of the $2 bill as a small-size Federal Reserve note was the topic of the “Back Story” in the New York Times.

The program prepared for the Higgins Museum 2018 National Bank Note Seminar will include talks on the 1873 to 1885 currency design era and Iowa national banks.

Switzerland’s new 10-franc note, which entered circulation on Oct. 18, was named IBNS Bank Note of the Year by the International Bank Note Society.

Venezuela will replace its worthless currency with new coins and notes. Also in this week's news, legislation introduced would link the U.S. dollar to gold.

The Federal Reserve System says that the organization’s operations in 2017 resulted in earnings of $80.7 billion.

New coins and paper money will start circulating in Venezuela on June 4, at which point all existing currency will lose its value.

A 100-ngultrum note from Bhutan commemorates the first birthday of the nation’s crown prince.

A library is a good investment for paper money collectors, but which books should you get first? And how is the hobby's struggle against counterfeiters going?

The first auction of notes from the Joel R. Anderson Collection realized more than $7.9 million.

A Series 1891 $5 Treasury note coming up for sale at Heritage’s May 1 auction has the courtesy autograph of U.S. Treasurer John Burke.

Thailand’s new king, Rama X, authorizes bank notes with his portrait, to replace those of his late father.

A group of West African countries has begun work on a single currency to be introduced by 2020.

The Bank of Canada celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 by unveiling its new polymer $10 bank note featuring Viola Desmond.

A large collection of encased postage stamps headlined Kagin’s paper money auction at the ANA show March 9.

Printing firm De La Rue and the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology are partnering to establish training programs in printing and secure printing.

The Bank of Canada seeks authority to revoke legal tender status of notes in denominations that are no longer printed.

Fidelity on an obsolete note was often portrayed by a dog. Also in our March 26 issue, we figure out what several coin collecting abbreviations mean.

Series 2013 $100 Federal Reserve notes have been printed for two additional banks: Boston and Cleveland.

The Reserve Bank of Australia on Feb. 15 revealed both the design of its new $50 bank note and a release date of October 2018.

The 2018 Higgins Museum National Bank Note Seminar in Okoboji, Iowa, will be held on July 26.

Fragment of a Series 1900 $10,000 gold certificate is a relic of a December 1935 fire that damaged the warehouse used to stored canceled examples of the note.

Sri Lanka celebrates its 70th anniversary of independence in 2018 and is marking the occasion with a new bank note, already released into circulation.

A commemorative series of Nelson Mandela notes is expected to be unveiled later this year in South Africa, before the centennial of his birth on July 18.

The Paris notes will have a reserve fund of 100 percent of the currency in circulation.

The $50 note is said to be the most profitable denomination for counterfeiters in Australia, offering the greatest return with the least risk of being detected.

Phone app is available in Russia to check authenticity of new 200- and 2,000-ruble bank notes.

The BEP is adding to its 2018 product lineup with the introduction of what the BEP calls the “America’s Founding Fathers 2018 Currency set.”

Remnants of notes that were part of the $200,000 ransom paid in 1971 to skyjacker D.B. Cooper and later found by an 8-year-old boy were on exhibit in January.

The 33rd Annual Professional Currency Dealers Association National Currency and Coin Convention is set for suburban Chicago in March.

The Solomon Islands continues a series of bank notes with a new $10 issue. The theme of the series is island traditions and culturally important elements.

Ukraine went retro to commemorate the 100th anniversaries of the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917 to 1921 and the first Ukrainian paper money.

Also this week, precious metal traders have reason to be encouraged by the direction the market is going.

Uncut sheets of Series 2017 $1 Federal Reserve notes are going on sale at the BEP starting Jan. 30. They will be available in various options.

Botswana is issuing an upgraded version of its 10-pula note, with a polymer substrate that is said to be more durable than the paper substrate being replaced.

The art of bank notes — their designing, engraving, printing — will be Mark Tomasko’s topic in the Feb. 3 “Money Talks: Numismatic Conversations” by the ANS.

It is unclear whether Harriet Tubman will ever find a place on U.S. paper money, as a decision made under the previous administration remains in limbo.

Paper money of Canada, Colombia and British Honduras attracted the most attention and highest bids during the Stack’s Bowers paper money auction at the NYINC.

The Jan. 4 floor session auction of world notes by Heritage Auctions resulted in sales of $1,348,808, including the 20 percent buyer’s fee, for 475 lots.

A previously unrecorded Friedberg 1218e Series 1882 $1,000 gold certificate sold for $600,000 at the Jan. 5 Heritage currency auction.

Netherlands’ central bank presented a Christmas gift to its employees and associates: a display case of all seven euro note denominations.

Special commemorative notes celebrating the release of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” were sold for charity.

Acid is known to bring up nearly invisible detail on worn coins, but why on a die for an 1879-S Morgan dollar? John Roberts shows the results and explains why.

New paper money products from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing get the most attention from readers as 2018 begins.