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Sep 11, 2023, 09:01 AM
BEP’s new location buzzing with winged visitors
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe 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.Sep 11, 2023, 07:00 AMMonday Morning Brief for Sept. 11, 2023: Awaiting a response, repeatedly
by William T. GibbsTimely, authoritative and accurate news coverage often requires reaching out to government agencies for comment, clarification and confirmation. All too often, responses are lacking.Sep 9, 2023, 08:59 AMFiji releases Year of the Dragon commemorative bank note
by Arthur L. FriedbergFiji 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.Sep 7, 2023, 11:00 AMAre ‘star notes’ becoming an endangered species?
by Arthur L. FriedbergA 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.Sep 4, 2023, 08:00 AMCanada, Colombia dominate Stack’s Bowers Americas auction
by Arthur L. FriedbergNotes 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.Aug 31, 2023, 08:41 AMMyanmar junta issues commemorative note for statue
by Arthur L. FriedbergA 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.Aug 29, 2023, 08:35 AMJordan completes series with new dinar bank notes
by Arthur L. FriedbergNew 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.Aug 6, 2023, 10:15 AMNotre Dame researchers study Benjamin Franklin innovations
by Arthur L. FriedbergA 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.Jul 31, 2023, 08:00 AMNew book focuses on Treasury notes issued between 1812 and 1865
by Arthur L. FriedbergA 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.Jul 21, 2023, 08:30 AMPrints inspired by Saint-Gaudens art to be distributed
by Paul GilkesVisitors 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.Jul 17, 2023, 08:00 AMDirector Len Olijar retiring after 30 years with BEP
by Arthur L. FriedbergLen 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.Jul 15, 2023, 08:55 AMState Bank of Pakistan issues circulating 75-rupee note
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe 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.Jul 10, 2023, 08:00 AMObsolete notes focus of planned Heritage auctions
by Arthur L. FriedbergOn 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.Jul 5, 2023, 10:08 AMSamoa celebrates women on commemorative 60-tala bank note
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe 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.Jul 3, 2023, 09:00 AMImperial Bank of Persia specimen notes sell in WBNA June auction
by Arthur L. FriedbergTen 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.Jun 29, 2023, 09:26 AMSeries 2021 dollar notes now being found in circulation
by William T. GibbsConsumers 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.Jun 28, 2023, 10:40 AMBurundi issues two new versions of franc notes
by Arthur L. FriedbergTwo 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.Jun 26, 2023, 09:30 AMMauritania celebrates anniversary of its ouguiya currency
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe 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.Jun 19, 2023, 08:00 AMStack’s Bowers sale to offer wide range of U.S. paper money
by Arthur L. FriedbergStack's Bowers Galleries' Global Showcase auction of paper money offerings in August run the gamut from Colonial issues to notes with special serial numbers.NEWS-
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