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Mar 19, 2022, 09:00 AM
Bank of Jamaica to release new series of six bank notes
A new series of six bank notes will be released by the Bank of Jamaica this fall and the new notes will run from 50 cents to a new denomination, $2,000, which will help save wear on the $1,000 notes. -
Mar 18, 2022, 09:00 AM
European officials arrest counterfeiters of euro notes
Spanish National Police and Catalan Police worked with Europol to thwart a suspected organized crime ring involved in producing and distributing counterfeit euro bank notes. -
Mar 14, 2022, 09:00 AM
Czech Republic releases 2022 commemorative bank note
For the 100th anniversary of the Czechoslovakian koruna, the Czech Republic is offering 100-koruna commemorative notes; the second in the series is now released, featuring economist Karel Engliš. -
Mar 13, 2022, 09:00 AM
Lyn Knight auction of world notes serves up surprise results
A late 19th century 500-peso specimen issue for Guatemalan Banco Agricola Hipotecario received the top price in Lyn Knight's Feb. 28 world paper money sale, and another pair of notes were a pleasant surprise. -
Mar 12, 2022, 09:00 AM
Understanding modern note security from users’ perspective
A professor of visual cognition at the University of Birmingham in England suggests bank note security designers could use input from scientists who study how people's brains and eyes work. -
Mar 10, 2022, 09:00 AM
Doug Murray ending his census of large-size star notes
The impending retirement of paper money expert Doug Murray will end a long-running census of large-size star notes that has helped collectors for many years. -
Mar 8, 2022, 09:00 AM
NHL’s Jaromir Jagr gets special birthday note
In May, the Czech Republic's bank note printer is releasing 10,000 collectible non-legal tender notes, marking ice hockey star Jaromir Jagr's 50th birthday and the sport's golden era in the nation. -
Mar 7, 2022, 08:00 AM
Note design contest for excellence results in two-way tie
The honor of Best New Banknote in the voting by members of the International Association of Currency Affairs ended up in a split decision between Costa Rica and Azerbaijan. -
Feb 28, 2022, 08:02 AM
Rare British Guiana note leads March currency auction
The World Banknote Auctions March 3 sale will include 536 lots with many interesting and rare notes to be offered, including a $20 British Guiana note from 1942. -
Feb 28, 2022, 07:47 AM
Monday Morning Brief for Feb. 28, 2022: Russia invades Ukraine
Russia's illegal invasions of Ukraine in 2014 and 2022 outraged the world. In "celebration" of the 2014 land-grab, Russia issued commemorative coins and notes. What will the future bring? -
Feb 21, 2022, 08:00 AM
Portrait differences found on recent $2 notes
No official explanation is available, but a collector reports a distinct inking difference in the portrait of Thomas Jefferson on some Series 2013 $2 Federal Reserve notes and all Series 2017-A $2. -
Feb 20, 2022, 08:00 AM
English city of Leeds site of 'Money Talks' exhibit
in England, the Leeds City Museum offers a Money Talks exhibit Feb. 11 to June 26 that includes an Operation Bernhard counterfeit bank note mimicking a note from the Bank of England’s Leeds branch. -
Feb 19, 2022, 08:00 AM
Lesotho introduces new smaller-sized series of notes
A new series of maloti notes, physically smaller but bearing the same designs, with additional security features and an antimicrobial coating, was released in the African nation of Lesotho. -
Feb 17, 2022, 10:00 AM
Do you know the six kinds of $100 fakes you can encounter?
The online update section of the MRI Bankers’ Guide to Foreign Currency provided a link on Feb. 3 to an article titled “The Chinese, the Korean, the Turkish and Others: The 6 Fake Dollars You Have to Watch Out For.” -
Feb 15, 2022, 11:00 AM
Specimen note for Vermont bank features in AIA auction
A proof specimen bank note never issued from Burlington, Vermont, is among the featured items in the next Archives International Auctions public auction on Feb. 23 in River Edge, New Jersey. -
Feb 13, 2022, 10:00 AM
World notes star in Stack’s Bowers Galleries sale
The $1,695,446 realized at the Stack’s Bowers Galleries NYINC Auction of World Paper Money on Jan. 15 completed the trilogy of rare world currency sales held in the first half of January. -
Feb 10, 2022, 09:30 AM
Counterfeiting of euro notes at historically low levels in 2021
The ratio of counterfeit euro notes to genuine notes continues to decrease, as banks detect and pull counterfeits from circulation. About two-thirds of the fakes are €20 and €50 notes. -
Feb 8, 2022, 09:29 AM
Legal tender status for some Northern Ireland notes ending
Notes in the name of the First Trust Bank have been printed and distributed in Northern Ireland since the 1990s, but they will cease to be legal tender later this year. -
Feb 7, 2022, 08:00 AM
Notes of India are top sellers at Heritage ‘FUN’ sale
In Heritage's world paper money sale from the company's Dallas headquarters, connected to the Florida United Numismatists convention, notes from India dominated the top results. -
Feb 6, 2022, 09:00 AM
Guyana to release commemorative $2,000 note in February
A new denomination, a $2,000 polymer note, originally planned for last year to commemorate Guyana's 55th anniversary, goes into circulation in February.
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