There are many different special serial numbers on U.S. currency that have provided an opportunity for collectors. One of the most desired notes is the radar where the numbers read the same forward and backward.

Heritage Auctions recently held a world paper money auction that featured numerous desired notes from across the globe, led by an Egyptian note from 1899 that set an auction record.

The island nation of Papua New Guinea kicked off an independence celebration with the governor of the country's main bank calling attention to the importance of currency.

The Banco Central de Bolivia has designed a commemorative note for the nation's bicentennial that will serve as a keepsake and not an instrument of commerce.

Two sessions will make up Auction 106 for Archives International Auctions with plenty of interesting items to draw the curious and the collector alike.

New coins and currency that reflect upon the heritage of the nation of Namibia will begin to circulate with a public awareness campaign well underway.

The nations that make up the BRICS group have been alluding to a unified currency for the nations and a recent economic summit provided a first look at what may become that currency.

Paper money collectors will be pleased to find some highly desired items in the U.S. and world bank note sale being offered by Archives International Auctions July 23 and 24.

The Bank of England is giving residents until the end of July to submit ideas for the look of future bank notes which could lead to some interesting suggestions.

The U.S. Mint is offering uncut sheets of Series 2021 notes that are historic because the series is the first to feature the signatures of two women holding the offices of treasurer and Treasury secretary.

Over 50 notes that featured the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II from British Commonwealth countries and territories were sold by Heritage Auctions as the Balmoral Collection.

The Federal Reserve System has come under attack as bills separately introduced in the House and Senate call for the abolition of the entity that has guided monetary policy for over 100 years.

"United States Currency" has been upgraded and will become a part of the Whitman Collector Series as the ninth edition of the popular reference goes on sale.

A measure has been introduced to allow for the creation of a $250 note for the nation's semiquincentennial which would bear the likeness of current president Donald Trump.

The former mayor of Tenino and current Thurston County (Wash.) Commissioner paid a visit to the Smithsonian Institution "The Value of Money" display that includes the community's wooden money from the pandemic.

Some legislative measures introduced in Congress call for the likeness of President Trump on notes, including a never before issued $250 denomination. What are they thinking?

The European Central Bank has created illustrative motifs for its possible theme choices for future euro notes, "European culture" and "rivers and birds," with a design contest to follow.

No definitive timeline or process was revealed, but central bank officials indicate they expect to introduce a new series of Pakistani rupee notes beginning sometime after mid-2025.

A historic Dominion of Canada Series 1870 $2 bank note payable at Victoria was sold for $360,000 (U.S.), ranking it among most expensive examples of Canadian paper money ever sold.

The annual awards presentation for the Society of Paper Money Collectors took place at the 2025 FUN Convention and the organization welcomed John and Nancy Wilson to its Hall of Fame.