A story by investigative reporter Del Quentin Wilber in the Feb. 1 Los Angeles Times told the tale of a $4.1 million counterfeiting operation called Billmaker.

Three exceedingly rare pieces of U.S. paper money broke the million dollar barrier at the concluding session of the sale of the Joel R. Anderson Collection.

A Bank of Scotland note from 2015, designed by a child, is estimated to bring as much as $21,000 in an auction by Dix Noonan Webb.

You have to admire someone who has a pet cause and does everything he can to achieve that goal, even if he is running up against tradition and bureaucracy.

The Central Bank of Sudan, faced with inflation and a liquidity crisis, began printing a 100-pound note last year, but its release was not without problems.

The Reserve Bank of Australia unveiled a new polymer $20 note on Feb. 22 that will be released into circulation in October.

The Joel R. Anderson Collection of the Treasury Notes of the War of 1812, 14 pieces of great rarity, will be auctioned by Kagin’s Auctions in March.

The Czech National Bank put its first-ever commemorative bank note into circulation on Jan. 31, to mark the centennial of the Czechoslovakian koruna.

A new book by Wendell Wolka, “A History of Indiana Obsolete Bank Notes and Scrip,” has been released as an e-book by the author.

Heritage Auctions announced two developments on the paper money front at the end of January.

Venezuela’s notes become worthless almost upon entering circulation. But they aren't worthless to artists, who use the notes as raw material for their art.

First Trust Bank in Northern Ireland will cease issuing notes, and the notes lose legal currency status June 30, 2022, but are redeemable until 2024.

PCGS Currency abruptly ceased operations in January with its former president forming a new entity, Legacy Currency Grading.

A CBC news report stated that a new breed of counterfeit currency was circulating in Alberta, and that users needed to be careful with $50 and $100 bills.

Organizers of the International Paper Money Show are inviting talks on topics involving fiscal paper or with a tie-in to it.

A new premium currency product from the BEP, the America’s Founding Fathers 2019 Currency set, will go on sale for $21.95 at noon Eastern Time on Feb. 19.

Paper Money Guaranty says that it recently authenticated and graded as Uncirculated 62 an unlisted 1975 People’s Republic of China 2-yuan proof note.

The British Museum’s staid reputation changed with the revelation that included in its collections is a fake £10 note from the artist Banksy.

The BEP has posted a request for information, “Sources Sought for Hidden Machine Readable Security,” on the government website FedBizOpps.gov.

The Bahamas released the fourth member of its new bank note family, the CRISP Evolution half dollar note, on Jan. 24.