The calls and email from upset collectors began arriving at our office as soon as readers began receiving their 2019 Native American $1 Coin and Currency sets.

The Central Bank of Russia has a new idea for preserving and extending the life of its bank notes — coating them with varnish.

The U.S. Mint and BEP and their customers are dealing with a packaging problem with the 2019 Native American $1 Coin and Currency set that appears to repeat problems for some 2015 sets.

A raid by Turkish authorities on July 19 resulted in the seizure of a huge, $271 million trove of counterfeit $100 Federal Reserve notes.

Fewer counterfeit euro bank notes are being encountered in circulation as the use of the new Europa series expands, according to a recent report.

The same day the Bank of England announced the theme of its new £50 note, it released a design concept, in sharp contrast to how design of the next $20 Federal Reserve note is being handled.

Alan Turing, whose revolutionary work with codes and computers helped win World War II, is being honored on a £50 note from the Bank of England.

Nicaragua’s new bank notes, authorized in 2017 and released this week, are made of polymer, the material rapidly becoming the norm for world notes.

Using the $5 bill from the Canadian Journeys series, issued in 2002 and 2006, they altered the portrait of Sir Wilfrid Laurier to make him look more like Spock from Star Trek.

The 15-country Economic Community of West African States is still working to introduce the “eco” to spur economic development.

The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing is being commemorated with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s highest denomination Premium Currency Product.

The National Bank of Ukraine is reducing the number of denominations it issues from 17 to 12 in the next three years, while adding a 1,000-hryvnia note.

Both the Italian government and organized crime syndicates are seeking alternatives to the euro; the Italian government wants to create a new currency to circulate alongside the euro, while organized crime is using old Italian lira.

Singapore sold out a $20 note celebrating the country's bicentennial and plans to issue more.

The "leading forum for paper money collecting" was a success, seeing high auction prices and good dealer and collector turnout, considering the foul weather that occurred during the convention.

In Italy, “minibots,” or mini bills of treasury, are proposed as a parallel currency that could circulate with euro notes, but some critics say that would violate European Union regulations.

The Central Bank of Venezuela is issuing yet another round of high-denomination notes as inflation continues unchecked.

The availability of a $2 note in “Rocketship” packaging and the third 2019-W quarter dollar’s release topped the Week’s Most Read list this past week.

Bureau of Engraving and Printing officials are disputing some of the “New York Times’” reporting on purported concept design for the $20 Tubman note.

The Central Bank of Samoa on June 6 released a new $10 polymer bank note to commemorate the XVI Pacific Games 2019.