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Nov 27, 2023, 08:11 AM
Fed changes order for printing of notes in 2024
The print order for Federal Reserve notes to be printed in 2024 has been changed due in part to a decision to move from fiscal year to calendar year. -
Nov 27, 2023, 07:00 AM
Monday Morning Brief for Nov. 27, 2023: A long road
Nearly hidden in the Federal Reserve’s order for paper money for 2024 was a brief notation that production of new $10 Federal Reserve notes will begin in 2025, with release set to begin in 2026. -
Nov 25, 2023, 08:21 AM
National bank note is the only one from California bank
Doyle Auctioneers and Appraisers will be offering the only known national bank note from a California bank during the company's Dec. 5 auction that features coins and other items. -
Nov 20, 2023, 09:02 AM
Large-size type notes included in January Heritage sale
Heritage Auctions' first paper money sale of 2024 will offer more than 1,110 lots including more than 400 national bank notes and interesting large-size type notes. -
Nov 14, 2023, 13:07 PM
Highly specialized collection in Archives International sale
The Huntsville Collection of notes features rarely seen Civil War scrip notes, treasury warrants and Native American currency which will be auctioned by Archives International on Nov. 21. -
Nov 13, 2023, 08:14 AM
‘Cooked’ note of Thailand crisped, not Crisp Uncirculated
A kitchen accident left a Thai woman with questions about the possibility that a 20-baht note dropped into hot oil while cooking could have been ruined by the mishap. -
Nov 10, 2023, 10:01 AM
Stack’s Bowers Showcase Auction features rare notes
A diverse range of types and denominations in large-size and small-size currency will be among the 347 lots in the Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Showcase Auctions of U.S. Currency. -
Nov 2, 2023, 09:32 AM
Jamaican currency focus of World Banknote Auctions sale
What may be the most extensive assortment of Jamaican bank notes of the sterling era ever assembled is coming up for sale during a Nov. 3 World Banknote Auctions session. -
Nov 1, 2023, 09:28 AM
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority honors Elizabeth II
A commemorative $70 bank note has been issued to honor the one-year anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II with the denomination reflective of the Platinum Jubilee. -
Oct 31, 2023, 09:00 AM
Charlene Williams takes position as acting head of BEP
The retirement of Director Len Olijar has led to a vacancy in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing that is being filled temporarily by acting director Charlene E. Williams. -
Oct 18, 2023, 08:30 AM
Lesotho issues commemorative note honoring nation’s king
The Central Bank of Lesotho has only authorized commemorative coins but the agency has made an exception with a commemorative bank note in honor of the nation's king. -
Oct 14, 2023, 09:32 AM
New book redefines history of Continental dollars
A new book by economics professor Farley Grubb presents a different interpretation of the history of the early U.S. monetary system and the first U.S. paper money, notes known as Continental dollars. -
Oct 10, 2023, 08:00 AM
Rare 1900 Bank of England note in Oct. 12 Noonans auction
A very rare Bank of England £5 note, issued in Leeds in 1900, signed by Horace G. Bowen, the bank's chief cashier from 1893 to 1902, is offered Oct. 12 in a Noonans British and Irish bank notes sale. -
Oct 9, 2023, 09:00 AM
Colonial notes surge above $30,000 in Kagin's sale from Ford collection
Three Colonial notes in Kagin’s Auctions’ Sept. 23 online sale of notes from the legendary collection of John J. Ford Jr. surged past $30,000. All three are plate notes in Eric Newman’s "The Early Paper Money of America." -
Oct 5, 2023, 09:15 AM
BEP resumes sales of collector products
For the first time since the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, new collector products from the BEP are again being offered for purchase, starting with a pair of uncut sheets of Federal Reserve notes. -
Oct 4, 2023, 09:00 AM
Paper notes replaced by polymer in Northern Ireland
The deadline for redeeming paper £50 and £100 notes in Northern Ireland passed, but its banks banks will continue to accept them, while issuing new, more durable, harder to counterfeit polymer notes. -
Oct 2, 2023, 09:25 AM
High denomination notes reaching higher prices in auctions
A mid-September paper money auction by Heritage reflects the generally increasing interest in high denomination notes, as prices realized rose well above previous benchmarks. -
Sep 27, 2023, 08:40 AM
Rare early Greek bank notes at MDC Monaco
MDC Monaco is holding a 366-lot auction of world paper money on Oct.13 that will feature what the firm describes as “an exceptional Greek banknotes collection, and many Top Pop banknotes.” -
Sep 23, 2023, 12:00 PM
Counterfeiting addressed in Europol crime threat report
Europol’s “European Financial and Economic Crime Threat Assessment 2023” covered counterfeiting among other financial crimes and described successful efforts to nab one prolific criminal enterprise. -
Sep 11, 2023, 09:01 AM
BEP’s new location buzzing with winged visitors
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers called on expert help to relocate a hive of nearly 30,000 honeybees discovered as workers clear the site for the new BEP facility, which is to begin construction in 2024.
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