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Mar 8, 2021, 09:00 AM
Irish and Guernsey notes popular in Dix Noonan Webb auction
An Irish £10 note from the famous Ploughman series and a set of die proofs from Guernsey were among lots bringing higher than expected returns in the Feb. 24 Dix Noonan Webb sale. -
Mar 6, 2021, 09:00 AM
Digital dollars could be high priority for Fed’s future
Digital money is of high interest to Federal Reserve officials, who are exploring "significant technical and policy questions" and "preconditions for a general-purpose central bank digital currency." -
Mar 1, 2021, 08:00 AM
‘Doc Brown’ action figure ad shows currency accessory
"Doc Brown" from the "Back to the Future" movie series had an unusual collection of paper money, which a toymaker's ad for the character's action figure appears to show as a possible accessory. -
Feb 27, 2021, 09:00 AM
Central Bank of Libya in Tripoli issues new polymer substrate 5-dinar note
To commemorate the anniversary of the 2011 revolution in Libya, the Central Bank of Libya issued of a new 5-dinar note, the second in a series to switch from linen paper to polymer. -
Feb 25, 2021, 08:00 AM
Rare Hawaiian currency available in Kagin’s auction
High grade examples of the earliest and rarest Hawaiian scrip currency will be included in the upcoming March 12 Kagin's auction with highlighted notes from the "Aloha Hawaiian Collection" dating to the 1830s. -
Feb 22, 2021, 08:00 AM
Critic labels U.S. paper money design as too static, conservative
An article in a U.S.-based global affairs magazine takes issue with U.S. currency design, labelling it "weirdly outdated" in comparison to England and Canada, for example. -
Feb 21, 2021, 08:00 AM
Central Bank of South Sudan introduces 1,000-pound note
The Central Bank of South Sudan, the newest nation on the continent of Africa, has brought forth a new bank note with a denomination of 1,000 South Sudanese pounds. -
Feb 20, 2021, 09:00 AM
Notes of Zanzibar, Nicaragua in Archives International sale
A March 10 sale by Archives International Auctions offers a variety of rare world and U.S. notes, including a 1916 10-rupee note from Zanzibar and an 1856 Nicaraguan "military script" note. -
Feb 15, 2021, 08:00 AM
BEP Washington facility resumes printing of the $100 Federal Reserve note
For the first time since 2013, the Washington, D.C., BEP plant printed $100 Federal Reserve notes, with distribution to the Atlanta bank in November and December of the Series 2017A notes. -
Feb 14, 2021, 08:01 AM
Pandemic lessens demand for Year of the Ox Lucky Money
Traditional Lucky Money for the Chinese New Year is seeing reduced demand under ongoing pandemic conditions despite added banking hours and electronic purchase methods. -
Feb 13, 2021, 08:00 AM
De La Rue identifies top five 2021 currency trends
Bank note printer De La Rue, climate change is the number one concern impacting currency trends, exceeding digital currencies, polymer note conversion, and electronic payments. -
Feb 8, 2021, 08:00 AM
Euro note fakes at historical low level in circulation
The European Central Bank said euro bank note counterfeiting was at a historically low level in 2020 with 460,000 counterfeit euro bank notes withdrawn in 2020, a reduction of 17.7% from 2019. -
Feb 7, 2021, 08:00 AM
Syria’s inflation woes require issuing 5,000-pound note for circulation
Syria issued the 5,000-pound note in January to replace worn lower denomination notes, as its exchange rate has gone from 47 Syrian pounds per dollar in 2011 to 512 pounds per dollar now. -
Feb 6, 2021, 08:00 AM
BEP plans for Maryland facility now under review
More details are revealed about construction plans for a Bureau of Engraving and Printing plant in suburban Maryland, which might open by 2025, with full operation expected by 2029. -
Feb 3, 2021, 10:00 AM
UK’s highest-value fake money seizure brings convictions
Three individuals are sentenced for their roles in a note counterfeiting scheme in the UK where more than £12 million worth of counterfeit bank notes were seized, possibly the most in a single operation. -
Feb 1, 2021, 17:00 PM
Philippines celebrates role in Magellan’s voyage on bank note
The Battle of Mactan between Philippine natives and the crew of Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, in which Magellan was killed, is commemorated on a new 5,000-piso note featuring Lapu-Lapu. -
Jan 29, 2021, 11:30 AM
Record price for ‘Del Monte’ obstruction error $20 note
The $20 note adorned with a banana sticker set a new auction price record for a paper money error, realizing $396,000 against an estimated range of $25,000 to $50,000. -
Jan 29, 2021, 11:18 AM
Treasury puts Tubman $20 redesign back into plans
The plan to bring Harriet Tubman to the $20 note is back on track as the Treasury under new leadership resurrects the idea, with the note still a few years from reality. -
Jan 25, 2021, 08:00 AM
Swiss bank’s high-value notes now in popular demand
Even though it's rare in daily transactions, the Swiss 1,000-franc note is in demand from customers wanting to stash their savings outside of banks, where rather than getting interest, a fee is charged. -
Jan 24, 2021, 08:00 AM
The 2021 ‘NYINC’ paper money auctions were truly international
The canceled New York International Numismatic Convention led auction companies to resort to online bidding and two of the planned sales happened in Great Britain and California with success.
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