• Pakistani rupee notes
    Feb 9, 2025, 17:00 PM

    New note series expected in 2025 for use in Pakistan

    by Kevin Harper
    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.

  • Dominion of Canada $2
    Feb 8, 2025, 09:00 AM

    Canadian $2 note brings $360,000 in Stack's Bowers sale

    by Larry Jewett
    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.

  • SPMC Hall of Fame
    Jan 28, 2025, 09:00 AM

    Society of Paper Money Collectors honors achievements

    by Larry Jewett
    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.

  • Terry Fox
    Jan 8, 2025, 17:00 PM

    Fox to appear on next series of Canadian $5 notes

    by Kevin Harper
    Activist Terry Fox has emerged from a field of 600 candidates as Canadian authorities' selection to replace Sir Wilfrid Laurier on $5 notes of the next series.

  • Dominion of Canada 1870 note
    Dec 2, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Rare Canadian note to be sold in 2025 by Stack’s Bowers

    by Larry Jewett
    A previously unknown Dominion of Canada 1870 $2 note payable in Victoria, British Columbia, has surfaced and will be part of a 2025 sales offering by Stack's Bowers.

  • 1862 Bank of Germantown note
    Nov 24, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Rare note from Philadelphia area seen by graders

    by Coin World Staff
    PCGS Banknote recently had an opportunity to certify and grade an 1862 Bank of Germantown note, the first of its kind to be offered to the grading service.

  • Paper Dreams California history book
    Nov 17, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Book explores California history through notes

    by Coin World Staff
    A new book based on the Eric Agnew collection of California notes has been released with the idea of connecting currency as a means of detailing the state's history.

  • Bank of Tanzania shilling note
    Nov 12, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Tanzania shilling note recall coming in 2025

    by Larry Jewett
    Tanzania will recall its older shilling notes, mostly issues more than 20 years old, removing those long-standing notes from circulation and replacing them with newer issues.

  • Argentinian provincial currency
    Nov 10, 2024, 08:00 AM

    Provincial currency circulates in part of Argentina

    by Larry Jewett
    As a means to protest government funding cuts, one region of Argentina has developed its own money that is accepted by some businesses but worthless outside the province.

  • Republic of Texas $50 note
    Nov 1, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Obsoletes take center stage in Heritage fall offering

    by Larry Jewett
    More than 400 lots, led by a $50 Republic of Texas note, were offered during the Fall U.S. Currency Obsolete Banknote Showcase Auction from Heritage Auctions.

  • Bangladesh notes
    Oct 23, 2024, 12:00 PM

    Change considered in Bangladesh currency designs

    by Larry Jewett
    Four of the highest denomination notes in circulation in Bangladesh are going to be subjected to a government ordered redesign to rid the notes of the portrait of a prominent figure.

  • Guernsey 10 pound note
    Oct 12, 2024, 17:00 PM

    Guernsey seeks new note designs, plans shifts to polymer

    by Larry Jewett
    The island of Guernsey is planning to change the look of their currency after 30 years and the change is more than superficial with a move to a polymer substrate.

  • 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.

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