• Macau 2024 bank notes
    Dec 4, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Macau will release a new note series for 2024

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    A new series of bank notes issued by the Banco Nacional Ultramarino for the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau will start with 10- and 20-pataca issues.

  • Print order
    Nov 27, 2023, 08:11 AM

    Fed changes order for printing of notes in 2024

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    The print order for Federal Reserve notes to be printed in 2024 has been changed due in part to a decision to move from fiscal year to calendar year.

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    Nov 27, 2023, 07:00 AM

    Monday Morning Brief for Nov. 27, 2023: A long road

    by William T. Gibbs
    Nearly hidden in the Federal Reserve’s order for paper money for 2024 was a brief notation that production of new $10 Federal Reserve notes will begin in 2025, with release set to begin in 2026.

  • West Hollywood national bank note
    Nov 25, 2023, 08:21 AM

    National bank note is the only one from California bank

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Doyle Auctioneers and Appraisers will be offering the only known national bank note from a California bank during the company's Dec. 5 auction that features coins and other items.

  • 1880 $10 note
    Nov 20, 2023, 09:02 AM

    Large-size type notes included in January Heritage sale

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Heritage Auctions' first paper money sale of 2024 will offer more than 1,110 lots including more than 400 national bank notes and interesting large-size type notes.

  • Fort Gibson Arkansas note
    Nov 14, 2023, 13:07 PM

    Highly specialized collection in Archives International sale

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    The Huntsville Collection of notes features rarely seen Civil War scrip notes, treasury warrants and Native American currency which will be auctioned by Archives International on Nov. 21.

  • 20-baht note from Thailand
    Nov 13, 2023, 08:14 AM

    ‘Cooked’ note of Thailand crisped, not Crisp Uncirculated

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    A kitchen accident left a Thai woman with questions about the possibility that a 20-baht note dropped into hot oil while cooking could have been ruined by the mishap.

  • $500 note
    Nov 10, 2023, 10:01 AM

    Stack’s Bowers Showcase Auction features rare notes

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    A diverse range of types and denominations in large-size and small-size currency will be among the 347 lots in the Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2023 Showcase Auctions of U.S. Currency.

  • Jamaican 1820 bank note
    Nov 2, 2023, 09:32 AM

    Jamaican currency focus of World Banknote Auctions sale

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    What may be the most extensive assortment of Jamaican bank notes of the sterling era ever assembled is coming up for sale during a Nov. 3 World Banknote Auctions session.

  • Cayman Islands $70
    Nov 1, 2023, 09:28 AM

    Cayman Islands Monetary Authority honors Elizabeth II

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    A commemorative $70 bank note has been issued to honor the one-year anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II with the denomination reflective of the Platinum Jubilee.

  • Charlene Williams
    Oct 31, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Charlene Williams takes position as acting head of BEP

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    The retirement of Director Len Olijar has led to a vacancy in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing that is being filled temporarily by acting director Charlene E. Williams.

  • Lesotho commemorative note
    Oct 18, 2023, 08:30 AM

    Lesotho issues commemorative note honoring nation’s king

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    The Central Bank of Lesotho has only authorized commemorative coins but the agency has made an exception with a commemorative bank note in honor of the nation's king.

  • Book on Continental dollars
    Oct 14, 2023, 09:32 AM

    New book redefines history of Continental dollars

    by William T. Gibbs
    A new book by economics professor Farley Grubb presents a different interpretation of the history of the early U.S. monetary system and the first U.S. paper money, notes known as Continental dollars.

  • noonansjul121900-lead
    Oct 10, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Rare 1900 Bank of England note in Oct. 12 Noonans auction

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    A very rare Bank of England £5 note, issued in Leeds in 1900, signed by Horace G. Bowen, the bank's chief cashier from 1893 to 1902, is offered Oct. 12 in a Noonans British and Irish bank notes sale.

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    Oct 9, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Colonial notes surge above $30,000 in Kagin's sale from Ford collection

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Three Colonial notes in Kagin’s Auctions’ Sept. 23 online sale of notes from the legendary collection of John J. Ford Jr. surged past $30,000. All three are plate notes in Eric Newman’s "The Early Paper Money of America."

  • 4-note-sheet-lead
    Oct 5, 2023, 09:15 AM

    BEP resumes sales of collector products

    by William T. Gibbs
    For the first time since the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, new collector products from the BEP are again being offered for purchase, starting with a pair of uncut sheets of Federal Reserve notes.

  • Paper notes from Northern Ireland
    Oct 4, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Paper notes replaced by polymer in Northern Ireland

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    The deadline for redeeming paper £50 and £100 notes in Northern Ireland passed, but its banks banks will continue to accept them, while issuing new, more durable, harder to counterfeit polymer notes.

  • $5,000 note from Heritage
    Oct 2, 2023, 09:25 AM

    High denomination notes reaching higher prices in auctions

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    A mid-September paper money auction by Heritage reflects the generally increasing interest in high denomination notes, as prices realized rose well above previous benchmarks.

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    Sep 27, 2023, 08:40 AM

    Rare early Greek bank notes at MDC Monaco

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    MDC Monaco is holding a 366-lot auction of world paper money on Oct.13 that will feature what the firm describes as “an exceptional Greek banknotes collection, and many Top Pop banknotes.”

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    Sep 23, 2023, 12:00 PM

    Counterfeiting addressed in Europol crime threat report

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Europol’s “European Financial and Economic Crime Threat Assessment 2023” covered counterfeiting among other financial crimes and described successful efforts to nab one prolific criminal enterprise.

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