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  • trinidad-tobago-100-dollars-lead
    Dec 30, 2019, 14:00 PM

    Trinidad and Tobago convert $100 note to polymer

    Trinidad and Tobago continues its newest bank note series with a $100 note made of polymer and featuring new technology.

  • ghana-100-lead
    Dec 29, 2019, 15:00 PM

    Bank of Ghana introduces two new note denominations

    The Bank of Ghana introduced 100- and 200-cedi bank notes, worth $18 and $36, on Dec. 2, continuing a series that began with smaller denominations.

  • library-coof-phi-30s-lead
    Dec 27, 2019, 16:02 PM

    Library of Congress exhibit explores early American notes

    An exhibit at the Library of Congress explores aspects of early American paper money, including the development of an anti-counterfeiting printing technique developed by Benjamin Franklin.

  • taipai-100s-image-lead
    Dec 16, 2019, 13:30 PM

    Taiwan seizes millions in bogus older-generation $100 FRNs

    Longstanding U.S. policy to not demonetize its federal paper currency is both a stabilizing force and a temptation to counterfeiters, who produce high quality fakes of the $100 FRN type issued from 1996 to 2013, before more high-tech counterfeit deterrents were added.

  • bratianu-note-lead
    Dec 15, 2019, 15:30 PM

    Romania celebrates reunion centennial on 100-lei bank note

    A polymer commemorative bank note with a face value of 100 lei ($23.14) was released by the Central Bank of Romania on Dec. 1, targeted at collectors and carrying a premium of 50 percent over face value.

  • 2017-1-dollar-frn-pmg-lead
    Dec 11, 2019, 14:00 PM

    Transition from Series 2017 to 2017A continues at BEP

    The BEP in its final production reports for Fiscal Year 2019 document the transition from Series 2017 Federal Reserve notes to Series 2017A notes, including $2 notes in the newer series.

  • ukraine-lead
    Dec 9, 2019, 17:00 PM

    Ukraine expands series of bank notes with new denominations

    The National Bank of Ukraine is completing the five-year upgrading of its currency system with the scheduled release of a new 50-hryvnia note on Dec. 20 and a 200-hryvnia bill on Feb. 25.

  • bep-year-of-the-rat-lead
    Dec 3, 2019, 13:00 PM

    BEP’s Year of the Rat set available Dec. 11

    The Bureau of Engraving and Printing will release the Year of the Rat 2020 set in its Lucky Money Lunar Calendar product line at noon on Dec. 11.

  • havana-lead
    Dec 1, 2019, 16:30 PM

    Cuba releases bank note celebrating founding of Havana

    The Central Bank of Cuba is commemorating the 500th anniversary of the city of Havana with a 2019 500-peso commemorative bank note.

  • bufobam-lead
    Nov 27, 2019, 15:45 PM

    Inside Coin World: Inside Warren Buffet’s wallet

    Contents of Warren Buffett’s wallet, new discoveries of Washington quarter dollar doubled dies, and the history of America’s earliest medals for military valor are among topics found only in the digital and print editions of the Dec. 16 "Coin World."

  • bank-of-scotland-20-2019-lead
    Nov 25, 2019, 20:00 PM

    Bank of Scotland reveals two new £20 bank notes

    The Bank of Scotland has unveiled the designs of two polymer £20 notes, including this regular issue and a commemorative version, to be issued early in 2020

  • pcgs-banknote-rendering-gold-certificate-lead
    Nov 25, 2019, 15:00 PM

    Additional details released on PCGS Banknote currency grading launch

    PCGS Banknote, which will begin accepting submissions of U.S. paper money for authentication, grading and encapsulation starting Jan. 2, has released new details about the services it will offer.

  • missing-overprint-lead 2
    Nov 22, 2019, 14:30 PM

    Inside Coin World: Overprinting missing on $1 note

    Columns in the latest issue of "Coin World" focus on a number of themes, including a reader's discovery of an error note, a columnist's discovery of railway tokens in coin rolls, and a cast counterfeit of a key date coin.

  • earhart 10 and parks 100-lead
    Nov 18, 2019, 13:30 PM

    Firm commissions bank note designs featuring women

    Women are underrepresented on the world’s paper money, one firm believes, and it commissioned bank note designs honoring women from around the globe.

  • pcgs-banknote-rendering-gold-certificate-lead
    Nov 11, 2019, 14:04 PM

    PCGS getting back into grading U.S. paper money with PCGS Banknote

    Professional Coin Grading Service is returning to the field of grading United States paper money with the scheduled January launch of PCGS Banknote.

  • 2013-100-dollar-frn-lead
    Nov 10, 2019, 14:30 PM

    Cash is not on the way out, several recent studies show

    A pair of recent stories call into question the nearly daily pronouncements by experts that the end of cash is near.

  • aia-educational-note-proofs-lead
    Nov 9, 2019, 13:59 PM

    AIA auction offers essay proofs, Mormon note

    A broad array of United States, Chinese and worldwide bank notes, stock and bond certificates and security printing ephemera are offered in the public auction being conducted by Archives International Auctions Nov. 21.

  • youth-coin-and-currency-set-packaging-lead
    Nov 8, 2019, 16:25 PM

    2019 Youth Coin and Currency set experiences packaging issues

    The U.S. Mint’s packaging problems for joint 2019 numismatic products with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing continue.

  • 1863-50-dollar-lead
    Nov 4, 2019, 13:30 PM

    Two rare former Anderson notes in Stack’s Bowers Baltimore auction

    Exceptionally rare notes, an 1863 legal tender $50 note and an 1865 $500 interest-baring note, will be auctioned in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries U.S. currency auction in Baltimore Nov. 14.

  • madison-indiana-railroad-5-dollar-note-lead
    Nov 4, 2019, 12:00 PM

    Monday Morning Brief: What were collectors scared of in 1919?

    A century ago, collectors were worried about the seizure of obsolete bank notes and the possibility that their collections were at risk of confiscation.

  • bulgaria-50-lead
    Nov 2, 2019, 16:00 PM

    Bulgarian National Bank to release new 50-lev bank note

    Bulgaria is issuing a new 50-lev note that will have features to help visually impaired people conduct transactions and a portrait of the writer Slaveykov.

  • 1000-face-viii-specimen-lead
    Oct 28, 2019, 13:00 PM

    Norway issuing new 1,000-krone note to complete series

    Norges Bank will complete its new eighth series of bank notes when it releases the 1,000-krone note in Bergen on Nov. 14.

  • kolour-depth-product-sheet-1
    Oct 26, 2019, 15:00 PM

    Canadian firm unveils authentication product

    An anti-counterfeiting and currency authentication product called KolourDepth that uses nano-scale devices and involves 3D, color, and movement was introduced Oct. 1 in Vancouver by Nanotech Security Corp.

  • new-bep-report
    Oct 26, 2019, 13:30 PM

    BEP releases new style monthly production reports for early 2019

    Federal Reserve note production reports for the period of February through April 2019 are released in a new format after a long absence.

  • 1854-note-face-lead
    Oct 22, 2019, 12:34 PM

    Rare 1854 St. Catharines $5 note surfaces in New York

    A rare District Bank of Niagara note was uncovered at a flea market in upstate New York. Certified by PMG, the note is "raised," meaning it had its denomination physically modified.

  • new-cambodian-note-phnom-penh-post-lead
    Oct 21, 2019, 12:16 PM

    Cambodia releases a 15,000-riel note celebrating its king

    The National Bank of Cambodia issued a new 15,000-riel bank note Oct. 7, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the coronation of King Norodom Sihamoni at month's end.

  • polymer-20-specimen-lead
    Oct 21, 2019, 12:00 PM

    Bank of England unveils £20 note featuring Turner

    The Bank of England unveiled the design of its new £20 note featuring the artist J.M.W. Turner, on Oct. 10.

  • notgeld-1-lead
    Oct 14, 2019, 13:00 PM

    British Museum opens exhibit of Weimar Republic notgeld

    The British Museum produced a free exhibit about German notgeld, German emergency money issued after World War I. Many examples are colorful, with fascinating vignettes.

  • bahamas-50-note-lead
    Oct 12, 2019, 13:00 PM

    Bahamas releases new $50 note in CRISP Evolution series

    A new note featuring numerous anti-counterfeiting devices was released by the Central Bank of the Bahamas.

  • 50-concept-lead
    Oct 7, 2019, 12:05 PM

    British pundit polls public on preferred bank note portraits

    A recent survey of British residents suggested Richard Branson would be a popular replacement on a future Bank of England £50 note.

  • 2019-pwpw-19zl-big-lead
    Oct 5, 2019, 13:00 PM

    Polish national bank issues 19-zloty commemorative note

    A new 19-zloty commemorative bank note in Poland’s Independence Series released by the national bank celebrates the 100th anniversary of its security printer in 2019.

  • romania-1-leu-lead
    Sep 30, 2019, 12:00 PM

    Ig Nobel Prize to study of world’s filthiest notes (Romania’s are worst)

    Harvard's Ig Noble prize in economics goes to a study by a Dutch scientist who, after seeing filthy-looking bank notes in circulation around the world, created an experiment to gauge which world currency is, on average, the most hospitable to bacteria.

  • albania-5000-july-2019-lead
    Sep 29, 2019, 14:00 PM

    Bank of Albania to release first polymer notes

    The Bank of Albania's new bank note series, with the same subjects as the previous series in a refreshed perspective, begins entering circulation September 30 with the 200-lek note, the nation's first in polymer.

  • gold-nugget-catalog-lead
    Sep 23, 2019, 17:00 PM

    Gold nuggets highlight Holabird Western Americana October auction

    Gold nuggets weighing up to nearly 40 troy ounces are the featured highlights in Holabird Western Americana Collections LLC’s online and live 3,000-lot-plus auction from Reno, Nevada, Oct. 4 through 7.

  • 100-franc-note-swb-lead
    Sep 23, 2019, 12:00 PM

    Swiss National Bank releases final issue in ninth note series

    The final note in Switzerland's ninth bank note series, released Sept. 12, 2019, highlights the role of water in Swiss humanitarian aid.

  • mexdailynews-laserprinter-lead
    Sep 22, 2019, 12:30 PM

    Record numbers of fake 500-peso notes detected in Mexico

    Record numbers of counterfeit 500-peso notes are among the counterfeit notes removed from circulation in Mexico in the first half of 2019.

  • 2008-walt-disney-co-share-pmg-lead
    Sep 21, 2019, 13:00 PM

    PMG now grading bonds, stock certificates

    Paper Money Guaranty now certifies much more than traditional paper money. Most bond and stock certificates are proclaimed eligible for PMG authentication, grading and encapsulation.

  • FRNBack-lead
    Sep 16, 2019, 12:00 PM

    Federal Reserve FY 2020 order for notes down from FY 2019

    Hoping to circulate unused inventory, the Federal Reserve decreased the number of notes it ordered from the BEP for Fiscal Year 2020.

  • mexico-bank-note-lead
    Sep 15, 2019, 12:00 PM

    Bank of Mexico issues new 200-peso bank note

    Mexico's new 200-peso bank notes replace the depiction of Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz with Miguel Hidalog y Costilla and Jose Morelos y Pavon.

  •  w-a--no3-lead
    Sep 13, 2019, 13:30 PM

    Inside Coin World: Finding railroad scrip at a local coin shop

    A 50-cent scrip note from a railroad that served the Confederate Army, intergenerational treasure boxes and a group of linked circulating counterfeit Morgan dollar are the themes of some of the columns in the newest issue of "Coin World."

  • ulsterbank-lead
    Sep 8, 2019, 13:00 PM

    Ulster Bank reveals designs of 2020 polymer £20 note

    A new £20 note issued in Northern Ireland celebrates the concept of "craic."

  • 5-pound-polymer-lead
    Sep 6, 2019, 15:42 PM

    Private report by UK firm criticizes polymer bank notes

    An English direct short term and payday lender going by the name of Moneyboat, for unexplained reasons decided to investigate whether polymer or paper currency was better for the environment.

  • 2017-1-dollar-frn-cw-lead
    Sep 2, 2019, 12:00 PM

    Latest BEP production report reveals Series 2017A notes

    The latest BEP production report, the first published in months, reveals that the BEP has begun printing Series 2017A notes, the suffix “A” representing a minor change in the production process.

  • 1000-pound-note-lead
    Sep 1, 2019, 12:00 PM

    1936 Bank of England £1,000 note among auction highlights

    The last issue of the £1,000 Bank of England bank note, dated Nov. 20, 1936, will be the centerpiece of Dix Noonan Webb’s 631-lot auction of British and Irish currency Sept. 12 in London.

  • gambia-2
    Aug 31, 2019, 12:29 PM

    Gambia drops portraits from its new series of bank notes

    Very few countries have notes without portraits, but Gambia has become the second country in Africa to drop them from its notes after the president formerly depicted was voted out of officer and exiled.

  • India-lead
    Aug 29, 2019, 12:00 PM

    India, Philippines notes top bidding in Stack’s Bowers auction

    Paper money from two countries, India and the Philippines, took the top spots at the Stack’s Bowers Galleries auction of world paper money on Aug. 14 in Rosemont, Illinois.

  • kenya-lead
    Aug 28, 2019, 12:00 PM

    Does statue on Kenyan note violate law prohibiting a portrait?

    New Kenyan notes are strikingly different from their predecessors because the law prohibits notes and coins from bearing the portrait of any individual. However, an activist has sued the bank for violating the law.

  • claflin-lead
    Aug 19, 2019, 12:00 PM

    Q. David Bowers encased postage stamp collection sells

    An extraordinary group of encased postage stamps, the personal reference collection assembled by Q. David Bowers, was auctioned by Stack’s Bowers Galleries on Aug. 13 in the first of the firm’s ANA convention auction sessions.

  • bath-for-europe-lead
    Aug 18, 2019, 12:00 PM

    Two parody notes take aim at new UK leaders, policies

    A pair of parody notes take aim at Brexit and new United Kingdom leaders Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson, the latter the prime minister.

  • 1925-india-british-1000-rupees-lead
    Aug 17, 2019, 12:00 PM

    PMG certifies discovery British India 1,000-rupee note

    A note previously unknown, even to specialists, a British India 1,000-rupee issue from Jan. 27, 1925, was certified and graded Very Fine 25 by Paper Money Guaranty.

  • BOEjustine-smith
    Aug 12, 2019, 12:00 PM

    Bank of England celebrates 325th anniversary with exhibit

    The 325th anniversary of the Bank of England’s founding in 1694 is the subject of a new exhibit just opened in the bank’s museum.

  • native-american-damaged-set-lead
    Aug 12, 2019, 11:00 AM

    Monday Morning Brief for Aug. 12, 2019: Not getting it right

    The calls and email from upset collectors began arriving at our office as soon as readers began receiving their 2019 Native American $1 Coin and Currency sets.

  • 100r-lead
    Aug 11, 2019, 12:00 PM

    Central Bank of Russia adding varnish to 100-ruble notes

    The Central Bank of Russia has a new idea for preserving and extending the life of its bank notes — coating them with varnish.

  • native-american-damaged-set-lead
    Aug 9, 2019, 17:13 PM

    2019 Coin and Currency sets shipped with dislodged note

    The U.S. Mint and BEP and their customers are dealing with a packaging problem with the 2019 Native American $1 Coin and Currency set that appears to repeat problems for some 2015 sets.

  • HurriyetDailyNews
    Aug 3, 2019, 12:00 PM

    Turkish authorities claim counterfeiting operation bust

    A raid by Turkish authorities on July 19 resulted in the seizure of a huge, $271 million trove of counterfeit $100 Federal Reserve notes.

  • europa-200-euro-lead
    Aug 2, 2019, 16:55 PM

    Counterfeiting of euro bank notes falling as new series circulates

    Fewer counterfeit euro bank notes are being encountered in circulation as the use of the new Europa series expands, according to a recent report.

  • 50-concept_lead
    Jul 29, 2019, 12:00 PM

    UK, US take different approaches in bank note design

    The same day the Bank of England announced the theme of its new £50 note, it released a design concept, in sharp contrast to how design of the next $20 Federal Reserve note is being handled.

  • 50-concept_lead
    Jul 28, 2019, 13:00 PM

    Bank of England’s next £50 bank note to depict mathematician Alan Turing

    Alan Turing, whose revolutionary work with codes and computers helped win World War II, is being honored on a £50 note from the Bank of England.

  • 2019-nicaragua-1000-lead
    Jul 22, 2019, 12:00 PM

    Nicaragua releases two new bank notes into circulation

    Nicaragua’s new bank notes, authorized in 2017 and released this week, are made of polymer, the material rapidly becoming the norm for world notes.

  • lela-lead
    Jul 20, 2019, 12:30 PM

    Bank of Canada continues appeal, but Trekkies still alter $5 bank notes

    Using the $5 bill from the Canadian Journeys series, issued in 2002 and 2006, they altered the portrait of Sir Wilfrid Laurier to make him look more like Spock from Star Trek.

  • bceao-lead
    Jul 16, 2019, 13:00 PM

    West African States discussing a new unified currency

    The 15-country Economic Community of West African States is still working to introduce the “eco” to spur economic development.

  • apollo-lead
    Jul 15, 2019, 12:00 PM

    BEP issuing Apollo 11 anniversary set with $50 note, print

    The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing is being commemorated with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s highest denomination Premium Currency Product.

  • ukraine-lead
    Jul 13, 2019, 14:00 PM

    Ukraine is revising its currency system with new notes, coins

    The National Bank of Ukraine is reducing the number of denominations it issues from 17 to 12 in the next three years, while adding a 1,000-hryvnia note.

  • lire_5000_vincenzo_bellini-lead
    Jul 8, 2019, 13:00 PM

    Organized crime resurrects Italian lira for illegal transactions

    Both the Italian government and organized crime syndicates are seeking alternatives to the euro; the Italian government wants to create a new currency to circulate alongside the euro, while organized crime is using old Italian lira.

  • singapore-lead
    Jul 5, 2019, 13:06 PM

    Singapore issues bicentennial note

    Singapore sold out a $20 note celebrating the country's bicentennial and plans to issue more.

  • double-denomination-lka-lead
    Jul 2, 2019, 18:20 PM

    Annual paper money show has continuing draw

    The "leading forum for paper money collecting" was a success, seeing high auction prices and good dealer and collector turnout, considering the foul weather that occurred during the convention.

  • mini-bot-sovranita-e-democrazia-lead
    Jun 27, 2019, 11:15 AM

    Italy considers alternative currency as its debt rises

    In Italy, “minibots,” or mini bills of treasury, are proposed as a parallel currency that could circulate with euro notes, but some critics say that would violate European Union regulations.

  • venezuela-3-new-central-bank
    Jun 24, 2019, 14:15 PM

    New bank notes in Venezuelan crisis

    The Central Bank of Venezuela is issuing yet another round of high-denomination notes as inflation continues unchecked.

  • 2019-bep-2-dollar-rocketship-lead
    Jun 21, 2019, 13:00 PM

    Week’s Most Read: BEP Rocketship, new 2019-W quarters, and Mint alloys

    The availability of a $2 note in “Rocketship” packaging and the third 2019-W quarter dollar’s release topped the Week’s Most Read list this past week.

  • lew-looks-at-tubman-portrait-treasury-2
    Jun 21, 2019, 12:44 PM

    BEP disputes some details of NYT report on Tubman note

    Bureau of Engraving and Printing officials are disputing some of the “New York Times’” reporting on purported concept design for the $20 Tubman note.

  • samoa-lead
    Jun 14, 2019, 19:49 PM

    Samoa releases new $10 polymer note for XVI Pacific Games

    The Central Bank of Samoa on June 6 released a new $10 polymer bank note to commemorate the XVI Pacific Games 2019.

  • 2019-bep-2-dollar-rocketship-lead
    Jun 14, 2019, 19:15 PM

    BEP to launch its 2019 Rocketship product June 18

    The Bureau of Engraving and Printing will release its 2019 $2 Rocketship product on Tuesday, June 18.

  • venezuela-note
    Jun 7, 2019, 14:30 PM

    De La Rue profits fall after Venezuela defaults

    The Central Bank of Venezuela could not pay the bill for the printing of its bank notes, and as a result, the printer De Lau Rue saw its profits fall.

  • kenya-new-generation-notes-pamphlet-200-lead
    Jun 7, 2019, 14:15 PM

    Kenya releases new series of bank notes

    New bank notes are being issued in Kenya portraying various "Kenya today" themes, with the designs also featuring native fauna.

  • alexander-hamilton-10-dollar-bill-002-1
    Jun 3, 2019, 09:22 AM

    Monday Morning Brief for June 3, 2019

    Does it seem like the federal government is taking a really long time to implement needed changes to U.S. circulating coins and Federal Reserve notes?

  • syed-moneyscape-full
    Jun 3, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Folded notes become both garments and art in exhibit

    An art exhibit “OK Democracy, We Need to Talk,” uses paper currency to examine democracy in uncertain times.

  • aruba-100-lead
    May 31, 2019, 10:00 AM

    Central Bank of Aruba issues new notes

    The Central Bank of Aruba revealed its new 2019 bank note series May 18. Their official issue date is June 3.

  • eurotracer-50-lead
    May 27, 2019, 09:07 AM

    European Central Bank publishes 2018 note data

    Data released by the European Central Bank for 2018 reveals that the €100 bank note is the most printed denomination for euro currency.

  • 1913-suffrage-march-in-dc-loc
    May 24, 2019, 10:06 AM

    Next $20 note may not be issued until 2028

    Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before Congress that the new $20 note won’t be issued until 2028, but would not commit to a Tubman portrait.

  • abc-australia-1-lead
    May 20, 2019, 09:00 AM

    Reserve Bank of Australia $50 note has spelling error

    The Reserve Bank of Australia printed 300 to 400 million of its new $50 notes, only to discover that they all have a spelling error.

  • europa-200-euro-lead
    May 18, 2019, 09:00 AM

    Last Europa series notes to be issued

    The European Central Bank will issue €100 and €200 bank notes, the last two denominations in the second or “Europa” series of euro notes.

  • 1899-1-dollar-sc-mule-pmg-58-ha-lead
    May 17, 2019, 12:06 PM

    Doug Murray large-size notes auction set

    United States paper money from the Doug Murray Collection will be offered in a special monthly internet auction by Heritage Auctions on May 26.

  • 2-dollar-frn-lead
    May 13, 2019, 09:00 AM

    Guess where $2 Federal Reserve notes are circulating

    While the $2 Federal Reserve note does not circulate widely in the United States, it is now entering circulation in Ecuador.

  • solomons-5-dollar-polymer-lead
    May 10, 2019, 12:20 PM

    World Tuna Day is the theme for a new bank note

    World Tuna Day is a real thing, apparently, and the Solomon Islands has released a new $5 bank note that is closely related to that theme.

  • 1941-france-100-francs-notre-dame-lead
    May 10, 2019, 09:30 AM

    Inside Coin World: Few French notes depict Notre Dame

    Current columns focus on the depiction of Notre Dame on French notes, why so many 1931-S Lincoln cents survive, and why the VAM-33A Morgan dollar is special.

  • can-10-lead
    May 6, 2019, 09:00 AM

    Canada's $10 note wins IBNS honors for 2018

    The Bank of Canada’s new $10 note has won the International Bank Note Society Banknote of the Year award for 2018, ending Switzerland’s streak.

  • billet-eusko-lead
    May 3, 2019, 12:49 PM

    French micro-currency circulates in Basque region

    A French micro-currency, the eusko, enjoys wide popularity in the Basque region, where is circulates on par with the official euro notes.

  • 1861-5-dollar-demand-note-fr-4-cincinnati-sbg-lead
    Apr 29, 2019, 08:00 AM

    When green ink served as anti-counterfeiting device

    The first federal notes, the demand notes of 1861, were given the nickname “greenback” because of the fraud-preventing green ink used on the back.

  • macro-1-lead
    Apr 28, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Macao celebrates anniversary with commemorative notes

    In honor of the 20th anniversary of Macao’s return to China, two banks will release commemorative notes later this year.

  • crane-bug-note-rapid-lead
    Apr 26, 2019, 08:45 AM

    Private security concerns reveal new technologies

    New technologies recently introduced by Crane Currency and De La Rue show the effort and expense now a part of bank note production.

  • china-2-yuan-lead
    Apr 22, 2019, 09:30 AM

    Chinese paper money stars in Stack's Bowers auction

    Chinese paper money from modern times and the more distant pass starred in the recent Hong Kong auction by Stack’s Bowers Galleries.

  • shimbun-1000-lead
    Apr 19, 2019, 10:29 AM

    Japan to release new note series starting in 2024

    The Finance Ministry of Japan will be issuing new bank notes for the first time since 2004, with the new series to debut starting in 2024 at the earliest.

  • beltsville_agricultural_research_center-lead
    Apr 15, 2019, 08:00 AM

    BEP turns eyes to Maryland as site for new facility

    The BEP is looking as an underused USDA complex in Maryland as a possible site for its new printing facility to replace the current Washington plant.

  • europol-malla-countefeit-raid-lead
    Apr 14, 2019, 11:48 AM

    Authorities in Spain raid counterfeiting operation

    Europol, the law enforcement agency of the EU, said that it had assisted the Spanish National Police in eliminating a counterfeit euro print shop in Spain.

  • bahamas-3-dollars-lead
    Apr 8, 2019, 08:58 AM

    Bahamas issues a $3 bank note

    A bill with the infrequently-seen denomination of $3 was released by the Central Bank of the Bahamas on March 28.

  • new-zealand-kagins-lead
    Apr 7, 2019, 09:05 AM

    Notes of New Zealand and Israel in Kagin’s auction

    A Reserve Bank of New Zealand £50 note dated 1.8.1934 was the standout item in the 138 lots of world paper money from Kagin’s Auctions at the March 29 ANA show.

  • kagins-tn-lead
    Apr 5, 2019, 15:50 PM

    Joel Anderson collection of Treasury notes strong

    The Joel Anderson Collection of Treasury Notes of the War of 1812 offered by Kagin’s Auctions topped all expectations at the March ANA National Money Show.

  • quartz-thompson-lead
    Apr 1, 2019, 08:06 AM

    BEP designer shares details of note design

    A digital news site interviews Brian Thompson, one of three present BEP note designers, who designed the new U.S. $100 Federal Reserve note.

  • libya-1-dinar-lead
    Apr 1, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Libya to release polymer notes

    Libya will be releasing polymer 1-dinar notes, the nation's first polymer bank note, and one of the first in the region.

  • 2017-1-dollar-frn-cw-lead
    Apr 1, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Just three denominations so far for Series 2017 notes

    Only three denominations of Federal Reserve notes have been printed so far with the Series 2017 designation — $1, $10 and $20.

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    Mar 28, 2019, 13:40 PM

    Uzbekistan 100,000-som bank note latest in series

    The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan has issued the third “high value” denomination to be added to its note series since 2017, starring an astronomer.

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    Mar 26, 2019, 08:16 AM

    Canadian note is only the second of its type

    Paper Money Guaranty recently certified the second-known example of a 1920 Home Bank of Canada $5 note, and the only one in private hands.

  • bep-washington-hq-lead
    Mar 25, 2019, 08:00 AM

    New BEP plant greenlighted

    Congress grants the BEP the authority and $1.4 billion to buy land somewhere in the Washington area and begin construction on a new production facility.

  • fake-500-dollar-treasury-note-lead
    Mar 25, 2019, 07:00 AM

    Monday Morning Brief for March 25, 2019

    The discovery that a unique 1847 $500 Treasury note sold at auction in 2016 for $199,750 is a contemporary circulating counterfeit is a fascinating story.

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    Mar 24, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Irish banks issuing five new polymer notes

    Three banks in Northern Ireland are issuing five new polymer notes, with shared security devices and designs that represent the nation.

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    Mar 22, 2019, 14:00 PM

    Kagin writes book on War of 1812 Treasury notes

    A new book by Donald H. Kagin, "Treasury Notes of the War of 1812," has been published in a limited edition of 250 copies by the author.

  • snb-9s-bn1000-pack-specimen-web-1-lead
    Mar 18, 2019, 08:05 AM

    Switzerland issues 1000-franc note, bucks world trend

    The Swiss National Bank began issuing a new 1,000-franc note on March 13, one of the highest value bank notes in the world.

  • us-secret-service-billmaker-1-lead
    Mar 15, 2019, 16:11 PM

    Sending counterfeits through mail results in bust

    A story by investigative reporter Del Quentin Wilber in the Feb. 1 Los Angeles Times told the tale of a $4.1 million counterfeiting operation called Billmaker.

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    Mar 12, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Three Anderson notes top $1 million in auction

    Three exceedingly rare pieces of U.S. paper money broke the million dollar barrier at the concluding session of the sale of the Joel R. Anderson Collection.

  • dnw-pudsey-5-pound-note-lead-2
    Mar 11, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Pudsey Bear note from 2015 in upcoming auction

    A Bank of Scotland note from 2015, designed by a child, is estimated to bring as much as $21,000 in an auction by Dix Noonan Webb.

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    Mar 11, 2019, 07:00 AM

    Monday Morning Brief for March 11, 2019

    You have to admire someone who has a pet cause and does everything he can to achieve that goal, even if he is running up against tradition and bureaucracy.

  • sudan-100-security-features-lead
    Mar 8, 2019, 15:33 PM

    Sudan releases a new 100-pound bank note

    The Central Bank of Sudan, faced with inflation and a liquidity crisis, began printing a 100-pound note last year, but its release was not without problems.

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    Mar 4, 2019, 09:00 AM

    Australia reveals new polymer $20 bank note

    The Reserve Bank of Australia unveiled a new polymer $20 note on Feb. 22 that will be released into circulation in October.

  • tn-14c-kagins-auctions
    Mar 4, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Kagin's offers Anderson's War of 1812 Treasury notes

    The Joel R. Anderson Collection of the Treasury Notes of the War of 1812, 14 pieces of great rarity, will be auctioned by Kagin’s Auctions in March.

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    Mar 3, 2019, 09:00 AM

    Czechoslovakia issues its first commemorative note

    The Czech National Bank put its first-ever commemorative bank note into circulation on Jan. 31, to mark the centennial of the Czechoslovakian koruna.

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    Mar 1, 2019, 11:01 AM

    Wolka releases reference for Indiana obsolete notes

    A new book by Wendell Wolka, “A History of Indiana Obsolete Bank Notes and Scrip,” has been released as an e-book by the author.

  • hainternet-lead
    Feb 25, 2019, 08:12 AM

    Heritage appoints new vice president of currency

    Heritage Auctions announced two developments on the paper money front at the end of January.

  • venezuela-art-1
    Feb 25, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Venezuelan notes get life as raw material for artists

    Venezuela’s notes become worthless almost upon entering circulation. But they aren't worthless to artists, who use the notes as raw material for their art.

  • first-trust-bank-100-lead
    Feb 24, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Northern Ireland bank to stop issuing its own notes

    First Trust Bank in Northern Ireland will cease issuing notes, and the notes lose legal currency status June 30, 2022, but are redeemable until 2024.

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    Feb 23, 2019, 08:00 AM

    ‘PCGS Currency’ contract expires, new entity opens

    PCGS Currency abruptly ceased operations in January with its former president forming a new entity, Legacy Currency Grading.

  • 5-50-dollar-notes-lead
    Feb 18, 2019, 08:30 AM

    Canadian officials warn of fake notes

    A CBC news report stated that a new breed of counterfeit currency was circulating in Alberta, and that users needed to be careful with $50 and $100 bills.

  • kc-money-museum-counterfeit-lead
    Feb 16, 2019, 09:00 AM

    Got a paper money topic you’d like to talk about?

    Organizers of the International Paper Money Show are inviting talks on topics involving fiscal paper or with a tie-in to it.

  • 2019-founding-fathers-set-lead
    Feb 15, 2019, 14:00 PM

    BEP releases its 2019 Founding Fathers set

    A new premium currency product from the BEP, the America’s Founding Fathers 2019 Currency set, will go on sale for $21.95 at noon Eastern Time on Feb. 19.

  • 1975-china-2-yuan-unissued-design-lead
    Feb 12, 2019, 09:00 AM

    PMG authenticates 1975 Chinese note

    Paper Money Guaranty says that it recently authenticated and graded as Uncirculated 62 an unlisted 1975 People’s Republic of China 2-yuan proof note.

  • banksy-princess-di-tenner-lead
    Feb 11, 2019, 08:00 AM

    British Museum collection obtains Banksy £10 note

    The British Museum’s staid reputation changed with the revelation that included in its collections is a fake £10 note from the artist Banksy.

  • 2013-100-dollar-frn-lead
    Feb 10, 2019, 08:00 AM

    BEP requests information for new security devices

    The BEP has posted a request for information, “Sources Sought for Hidden Machine Readable Security,” on the government website FedBizOpps.gov.

  • bahamas-half-dollar-lead
    Feb 8, 2019, 16:35 PM

    Bahamas issues half dollar note

    The Bahamas released the fourth member of its new bank note family, the CRISP Evolution half dollar note, on Jan. 24.

  • 02_rb_1000dol_a0000416006-lead
    Feb 4, 2019, 08:12 AM

    Anderson Collection ends over the ‘Rainbow’ (notes)

    Stack’s Bowers Galleries fourth auction of remarkable collection will feature nine 1869 legal tender notes Feb. 28.

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    Feb 4, 2019, 07:56 AM

    ECCB using polymer in its new bank note series

    The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank decided in February 2018 to change the composition of its currency from paper to polymer.

  • 5-polymer-27136331630-3-lead
    Feb 4, 2019, 07:55 AM

    Tallow protests spread to south

    Despite protests over the inclusion of tallow in its polymer bank notes, the Bank of England decided in 2017 that it would not change the material.

  • spinkhyderabad-lead
    Jan 28, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Specimens and trials from Waterlow top estimates

    Last year's price of $324,201 for an old book of Waterlow & Sons specimen bank notes proved a value, as the first few notes sold at a Spink NYINC auction.

  • bolivia-100000-lead
    Jan 27, 2019, 09:03 AM

    Bolivia celebrates three historical figures on note

    The Central Bank of Bolivia placed a new 100-bolivar note (the U.S. equivalent of about $14.50) into circulation on Jan. 15.

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    Jan 25, 2019, 16:06 PM

    Federal Reserve app follows Buck's adventures

    Jan. 16, the Federal Reserve announced launch of its first interactive public smartphone and tablet application for schoolchildren.

  • 1911-dominion-canada-1000-dollar-specimen-ha-lead
    Jan 21, 2019, 13:16 PM

    Canadian currency dominates NYINC, FUN auctions

    Of the top 35 Heritage Auctions results in Orlando, 20 were from Canada, as were eight of the top 21 results in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries New York auctions.

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    Jan 21, 2019, 13:05 PM

    World notes draw bidders in two convention auctions

    $13,200 was a magic price for several bank notes exceeding pre-sale estimates at the Jan. 11 Stack’s Bowers Galleries world paper currency auction in New York.

  • mauritius-2000-2018-lead
    Jan 21, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Mauritius issues polymer 2,000-rupee note

    The counterfeiting of the Mauritius 2,000-rupee note is apparently so widespread that the notes are being replaced with a new note.

  • indian-notes-collage-lead
    Jan 14, 2019, 08:05 AM

    Rumors continue to swirl around India’s currency

    The Indian currency mess continues to get messier, with rumors that the government was going to ban its highest denomination, the 2,000-rupee note.

  • armenia-2000-dram-lead
    Jan 14, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Why is American author on Armenian 5,000-dram note?

    The Central Bank of Armenia released the last three of the six denominations in its new family of notes on Dec. 25 — the 1,000-, 2,000-, and 5,000-dram notes.

  • euro-500-lead
    Jan 11, 2019, 15:20 PM

    Most eurozone nations are dropping €500 bank note

    Seventeen of the 19 countries using the euro stopped issuing the €500 denomination as of Jan. 27, with the remaining nations to cease printing them in April.

  • 5-pound-concept-quick-quid-lead
    Jan 7, 2019, 07:01 AM

    Outside groups pitch alternatives for next £50 note

    Advocacy groups are calling for a change in England’s next £50 note. Instead of a scientist, some want an endangered species; others, an ethnic minority.

  • ukraine-lead
    Jan 6, 2019, 08:00 AM

    Ukraine goes retro with commemorative note design

    The National Bank of Ukraine issued a commemorative noncirculating 100-hryvnia bank note on Dec. 17 that is decidedly retro in appearance.

  • shredded-currency-lead
    Jan 4, 2019, 11:00 AM

    Concrete could hide something that used to be money

    Concrete mixed by a Salt Lake City firm might include an unusual substance: ash that was once shredded Federal Reserve notes.

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