• Bees at BEP location
    Sep 11, 2023, 09:01 AM

    BEP’s new location buzzing with winged visitors

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers called on expert help to relocate a hive of nearly 30,000 honeybees discovered as workers clear the site for the new BEP facility, which is to begin construction in 2024.

  • 2017-1d-star-ha-lead
    Sep 11, 2023, 07:00 AM

    Monday Morning Brief for Sept. 11, 2023: Awaiting a response, repeatedly

    by William T. Gibbs
    Timely, authoritative and accurate news coverage often requires reaching out to government agencies for comment, clarification and confirmation. All too often, responses are lacking.

  • Fiji Year of the Dragon note
    Sep 9, 2023, 08:59 AM

    Fiji releases Year of the Dragon commemorative bank note

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Fiji is anticipating 2024's Year of the Dragon by releasing a polymer 100-cent non-circulating bank note featuring a mellow pearl-guarding dragon and a security device of fish that appear to swim.

  • 2017 Series star notes
    Sep 7, 2023, 11:00 AM

    Are ‘star notes’ becoming an endangered species?

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    A new printing process allowed by new equipment may make obsolete the need to print star notes to replace imperfect notes, as non-sequential printing will be possible.

  • Canada $100
    Sep 4, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Canada, Colombia dominate Stack’s Bowers Americas auction

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Notes from Canada drew high bids as expected, but some from Colombia provided a bit of a surprise, in Stack's Bowers Galleries' 579-lot Global Showcase Auction of notes from the Americas.

  • Myanmar 20,000-kyat note
    Aug 31, 2023, 08:41 AM

    Myanmar junta issues commemorative note for statue

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    A new 20,000-kyat bank note issued by the nation of Myanmar celebrates completion of a giant statue of Buddha its builders hope will establish the country as a focal point for Theravada Buddhism.

  • Jordan 10-dinar bank note
    Aug 29, 2023, 08:35 AM

    Jordan completes series with new dinar bank notes

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    New versions of 5-dinar and 10-dinar bank notes are being introduced by the Central Bank of Jordan, completing the bank's fifth note series, which includes 1-dinar and 20-dinar notes.

  • Notre Dame Franklin project
    Aug 6, 2023, 10:15 AM

    Notre Dame researchers study Benjamin Franklin innovations

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    A research team from the University of Notre Dame published findings of a seven-year project looking into methods and materials used by Benjamin Franklin designed to thwart note counterfeiting.

  • U.S. Treasury Notes book
    Jul 31, 2023, 08:00 AM

    New book focuses on Treasury notes issued between 1812 and 1865

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    A new book with an in-depth look at the under-reported chapter in the history of paper money focusing on U.S. Treasury notes from 1812 to 1865 becomes available in August.

  • Victory statue
    Jul 21, 2023, 08:30 AM

    Prints inspired by Saint-Gaudens art to be distributed

    by Paul Gilkes
    Visitors to the ANA's World's Fair of Money will have an opportunity to acquire 8-by-10 examples of lithographic art by several coin designers, celebrating Augustus Saint-Gaudens' "Victory" statue.

  • len-olijar-bep-lead
    Jul 17, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Director Len Olijar retiring after 30 years with BEP

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Len Olijar, having served the BEP for 30 years and as its director since 2015, has convinced the bureau he is retiring; on July 7 the job opening was posted, with “complex,” daunting responsibilities.

  • pakistan-merged
    Jul 15, 2023, 08:55 AM

    State Bank of Pakistan issues circulating 75-rupee note

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    The State Bank of Pakistan issued a circulating commemorative 75-rupee note July 4 honoring the 75th anniversary of the bank’s founding; an image of the bank joins two nation founders on the note.

  • Republic of Texas $100 note
    Jul 10, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Obsolete notes focus of planned Heritage auctions

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    On Oct. 29, Heritage Auction’s paper money team will present its first quarterly U.S. Obsolete Banknotes Showcase auction, to offer obsolete currency valued in the $250 to $2,500 range.

  • Samoa 60-tala bank note
    Jul 5, 2023, 10:08 AM

    Samoa celebrates women on commemorative 60-tala bank note

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    The 60th anniversary of Samoa's independence was cause to issue a commemorative note with a unique denomination, while honoring the women and culture of the island.

  • World Banknote Auctions Persian note
    Jul 3, 2023, 09:00 AM

    Imperial Bank of Persia specimen notes sell in WBNA June auction

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Ten rare large-format specimen notes from the first series issued by the Imperial Bank of Persia sold at the World Banknote Auctions World Currency Sale 43 for a total of $98,957.50.

  • series-2021-yellen-dollar-federal-reserve-note-lead
    Jun 29, 2023, 09:26 AM

    Series 2021 dollar notes now being found in circulation

    by William T. Gibbs
    Consumers are beginning to find the Series 2021 notes in circulation after the Bureau of Engraving and Printing printed the $1 and $5 notes, which bear the signatures of two women for the first time.

  • Burundi franc notes
    Jun 28, 2023, 10:40 AM

    Burundi issues two new versions of franc notes

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Two of the highest denomination of notes released in Burundi in 2018 have been pulled and replaced with new examples, due to an increase in circulation in the “informal circuit” destabilizing banks.

  • Mauritania note
    Jun 26, 2023, 09:30 AM

    Mauritania celebrates anniversary of its ouguiya currency

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    The West African nation of Mauritania marked the 50th anniversary of the creation of the ouguiya by issuing a commemorative 50-ouguiya bank note in three different substrates to test materials.

  • 1896 $5 silver certificate
    Jun 19, 2023, 08:00 AM

    Stack’s Bowers sale to offer wide range of U.S. paper money

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Stack's Bowers Galleries' Global Showcase auction of paper money offerings in August run the gamut from Colonial issues to notes with special serial numbers.

  • Abkhazia bank note for independence
    Jun 7, 2023, 09:37 AM

    Abkhazia releases 15,000 new notes for anniversary

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    The Republic of Abkhazia is using newly issued 25-aspar bank notes to commemorate the anniversary of a key battle that helped achieve independence from Georgia.

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