• RollingStar Venus technology on house note
    Oct 5, 2024, 17:00 PM

    New security thread technology on display in Oman

    by Larry Jewett
    An innovative new security thread for bank notes at the recent Global Currency Forum, held in Oman by Giesecke+Devrient using nano-technology and micro-mirrors for affect.

  • Malaysia ringgit notes
    Sep 27, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Auction underway for ringgit note collectors in Malaysia

    by Larry Jewett
    Special ringgit notes including low and unique serial numbers are the subject of an ongoing auction by the Bank Negara Malaysia closing Oct. 5.

  • Israeli 200 shekel
    Sep 26, 2024, 07:58 AM

    Israel considers eliminating highest denomination note

    by Larry Jewett
    In an effort to reduce tax evasion and money laundering, Israeli officials are investigating benefits of removing the nation's 200-shekel note from production and circulation.

  • Caribbean Guilder
    Sep 4, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Colorful notes now offered in Caribbean guilders

    by Larry Jewett
    The new designs of five denominations were unveiled for currency of the islands of Curaçao and St. Maarten with the marine theme and vibrant color dominating the new notes.

  • Confederate notes
    Aug 31, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Holabird August sale offers fresh Confederate notes

    by Larry Jewett
    Collectors of Confederate states of America currency had an opportunity to add to their holdings when Holabird Americana offered some notes that had been off the market for some time.

  • Chinese shredded money
    Aug 12, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Bank employees work 22 days to reconstruct notes in China

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Several banks refused the project, but a bank in Kunming, Yunnan, China, spent over three weeks reconstructing notes for a needy family, that an ill family member had torn into over 100,000 pieces.

  • Canada 20 note
    Aug 6, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Bank of Canada surveys trends of cash use in nation

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    The Bank of Canada looked into various subjects with their annual methods-of-payment survey, including cash flow, and saw an increase in the use of mobile payment apps.

  • Toilet paper with ruble likeness
    Jul 28, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Authorities wipe out money likeness on bathroom product

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Russian authorities find that toilet paper bearing the likeness of 1,000-ruble notes (which depict a saint and a church) “offends the religious feelings of believers" and is unlawful.

  • Spider press at BEP in Fort Worth
    Jul 28, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Technology on display at BEP in Fort Worth event

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    The Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Fort Worth recently staged an event for visitors to witness some of the craftsmanship and technology involved in the creation of paper money.

  • Paper Money of the United States
    Jul 26, 2024, 15:00 PM

    New edition of paper money book serves as valuable resource

    by Larry Jewett
    The latest edition of "Paper Money of the United States" will feature new elements designed to enhance the experience of collectors and researchers in the paper money realm.

  • Persian bank note
    Jul 9, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Spink July sale features set of rare Persian notes

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    A complete set of 11 first-series Qajar Dynasty remainder notes from the Imperial Bank of Persia in 1892 is a highlighted attraction in Spink's first of a two-part sale of a Persian bank note collection.

  • House note for Chile
    Jul 6, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Focus on innovation leads to modern currency awards

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Honors for Latin American notes employing the latest advances in innovative security devices tag Suriname's $200 and $500 notes, Peru's new sole series, the twice-awarded ECCB $2 and Chile’s 281 house note.

  • Mozambique notes
    Jul 2, 2024, 10:47 AM

    New notes issued for Mozambique on different substrates

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    New metical notes being issued in Mozambique since mid-June have three denominations printed on polymer substrate and three on paper, all featuring security updates and new designs.

  • Security on new notes
    Jul 1, 2024, 12:01 PM

    Designs change on new notes issued in July for Japan

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Japan is issuing newly designed notes for the first time in 20 years, retaining some traditional styling but with updated security and enough differences to worry some vending machine companies.

  • Europol arrests for counterfeiting
    Jun 28, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Recent arrest suggests payment method to fakers is changing

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    An international task force produced another arrest in June, with associated seizure of fake euro notes, equipment and materials used by the counterfeiters and cryptocurrency being accepted in payment.

  • King Charles III notes
    Jun 23, 2024, 17:00 PM

    New King Charles III £5 notes sold in Spink auction

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    The first of four scheduled Spink charity auctions to feature low serial number Bank of England notes with the portrait of King Charles III offered nearly 300 £5 notes including an uncut sheet.

  • Whitman Paper Money book
    Jun 18, 2024, 16:47 PM

    New edition of guide book to U.S. paper money ahead

    by Coin World Staff
    "A Guide Book of United States Paper Money" in its eighth edition is available for pre-order, with release expected in July for this " source for history, grading, and values of U.S. paper currency."

  • 1 rupee note from 1918
    Jun 8, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Recovered bank notes from WWI offered in Noonans sale

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Several notes from a shipment of paper money printed for India that sunk with the steamship transporting them after a 1918 submarine attack were sold in a London auction by Noonans.

  • Argentina 10,000 peso note
    Jun 4, 2024, 19:00 PM

    Patriots of Argentina featured on note series

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Heroes and Heroines of the Nation, War of Independence patriots, are featured subjects on the latest bank note series in Argentina, with the 10,000-peso note becoming the first to circulate.

  • Hong Kong note
    Jun 3, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Firm hits new record for world bank notes in Hong Kong sale

    by Larry Jewett
    Stack's Bowers and Ponterio completed a very successful sale in Hong Kong that resulted in higher gross sales than the company's previous record set in 2022.

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