On Jan. 15, during Spink’s NYINC World Banknotes Sale, highly collectable examples of all three known denominations of Sarawak 1945 small change notes will be of offer: 1 cent, 5 cents and 10 cents. Their provenance could not be better: Brooke family
On Jan. 15, during Spink’s NYINC World Banknotes Sale, highly collectable examples of all three known denominations of Sarawak 1945 small change notes will be of offer: 1 cent, 5 cents and 10 cents. Their provenance could not be better: Brooke family
I have invited Georges Bayle, a French specialized collector of French Colonial bank notes, to share some of his thoughts on collecting. (Interview conducted and translated by Richard Taylor in France.)
Georges Bayle has been collecting French colonial paper money for over almost 50 years
I have invited Abdullah Beydoun, the founder of Banknote World, to share some of his thoughts on collecting and identifying bank notes. Beydoun has developed a website, https://www.banknoteworld
By Tracy Schmidt
There are many spectacular notes in Heritage’s upcoming Long Beach auction. The top five I will be keeping an eye on are notes of exceptional quality. I look forward to sharing the auction results with you next month
By Peter Huntoon
Here is a misprint situation that I thoroughly enjoy seeing. The two notes with severely off-center overprints are from the same sheet. Fred Bart offered one on eBay that was uncirculated from the G3 plate position
By Tracy Schmidt
Stack’s Bowers’ May 2020 Hong Kong Auction included bank notes in Session B held on May 4 and Session E held on May 7. There were four notes that I especially want to share with you from Session B; Lot 50027, and Lot 50204 were notes from China, Lot 50319 from Canada and Lot 50324 from French Indo-China.
The first I enjoyed watching was Lot 50027, a Pick A81a, Ta-Ching 10 Dollar ND (1910) note
By Richard Giedroyc
During early 2017 De La Rue stock was trading near the high point of its 52-week value. As of April 10 this year the stock was trading at the paltry figure of 14.3 percent of its 52-week high as the stock tumbled to $1
I’ve made the decision to sell in bulk my 1960-2019 U.S. Mint standard proof sets
On March 5, Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) announced that they had certified a group of seven of the greatest uncut sheets of U.S. bank notes in existence
(Above) The newly-designed $100 bank note from the Reserve Bank of Australia and (below) the old design. (All images courtesy Reserve Bank of Australia)
On Feb. 24, The Reserve Bank of Australia revealed the design of the new $100 bank note, which is the final denomination to be redesigned as part of the Next Generation Banknote Program
By Richard Giedroyc
Talk about dirty money! What about money laundering? Fear of the coronavirus epidemic spreading worldwide is resurrecting the urban legend about how germs on our physical money may be making us sick.
At the time this article was being written no one yet knew for certain how the coronavirus (officially known as COVID-19) is spread. It was known the disease can be passed person to person, but if the spread is generated through breathing the same air, touching an infected person, touching bank notes the infected person used, or some other mechanism is yet to be learned
Are the color designations Brown, Red Brown, or Red a judgment call on half cents, cents, and 2-cent coins or is there some standard a coin must reach to be identified as such?
Uncirculated and Proof U.S. copper coins are considered to be Brown if they retain less than 5 percent of their original mint glow, Red Brown if the original red color covers 5 to 95 percent of the obverse and reverse surface, and Red if more than 95 percent of the surface retains this original color
By Tracy Schmidt
The last live U.S. Currency auction of the year for Stack’s Bowers Galleries contained several great notes
Santa Ana, CA – The Stack’s Bowers Galleries Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Winter Expo saw $1,510,700 in rare United States paper money trade hands between its Thursday, Nov. 14 evening live session in Baltimore and the Tuesday, Nov. 19 Internet-only session
Heritage Auctions brought some interesting Proofs and Silver Certificates to their Oct. 29, 2019, U.S
by Peter Huntoon
I’ve had reason to look into the smallest Series of 1929 issuances from Iowa lately and found that the four smallest were Montezuma (charter 2961) at 125 notes total, Keokuk (14309) at 135, Malvern (8057) at 228 and Macksburg (6852) at 336. I then checked the National Currency Foundation census to see if any survived. I hit goose eggs as I worked through this short list—not a big surprise—until I got to Macksburg
I love history, and over a period of time, I have immersed myself in many accounts published in early newspapers, books, and directories. These include Niles’ Weekly Register, launched in Baltimore in 1811, and continued for decades afterward
I love history, and over a period of time, I have immersed myself in many accounts published in early newspapers, books, and directories. These include Niles’ Weekly Register, launched in Baltimore in 1811, and continued for decades afterward
By Q. David Bowers
I love history, and over a period of time, I have immersed myself in many accounts published in early newspapers, books, and directories
By Q. David Bowers
I love history, and over a period of time, I have immersed myself in many accounts published in early newspapers, books, and directories
One of the first major paper money auctions of the year will be organized by Stack’s Bowers during the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC), held from January 12 to 14 at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Manhattan. A show that traditionally has been held at the Waldorf Astoria, it has now moved up the street to an entirely new venue
Immaculate Chinese strikes command six-figures; rare 1953 10-yuan note tops currency offerings December 6-8
Dallas, Texas — Setting a house record as the highest-grossing World Coins and Currency Auctions held in Hong Kong, Heritage Auctions’ December 6-8 event realized $5,484,035, as collectors sought out Chinese Proof coins and 19th-century dollars in superb condition. A record 1,685 bidders participated in the $4
The Central Bank of Armenia have issued (22nd November) a new commemorative bank note which pays homage to the story of Noah’s Ark — a biblical story which has a particular connection to the land of Armenia and its people. In the Book of Genesis, the Mountains of Ararat are the place where Noah’s Ark came to rest after the great flood
Immaculate Chinese strikes command six-figures; rare 1953 10-yuan note tops currency offerings December 6-8
Dallas, Texas — Setting a house record as the highest-grossing World Coins and Currency Auctions held in Hong Kong, Heritage Auctions’ December 6-8 event realized $5,484,035, as collectors sought out Chinese Proof coins and 19th-century dollars in superb condition. A record 1,685 bidders participated in the $4
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA — With great pleasure, Stack’s Bowers Galleries brings to market The Joel R. Anderson Collection of United States paper money, the largest, finest, and most complete collection of large size United States paper money types in existence today
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA — With great pleasure, Stack’s Bowers Galleries brings to market The Joel R. Anderson Collection of United States paper money, the largest, finest, and most complete collection of large size United States paper money types in existence today
For most of the world’s population, bank notes are an everyday part of their lives, and few give a second glance at the notes in their pockets. For those of us who ardently collect bank notes as an activity, we admire and value them as part of an amassed collection
For most of the world’s population, bank notes are an everyday part of their lives, and few give a second glance at the notes in their pockets. For those of us who ardently collect bank notes as an activity, we admire and value them as part of an amassed collection
It is almost a tradition now for Heritage Auctions to have a world currency auction in conjunction with the September show in Long Beach, California. This year, there were a total of 1,890 lots offered for sale, including a floor auction held on September 8 and an on-line only session ending on September 12
VIETNAM, SOUTH. National Bank of Vietnam
On July 5, the European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled a new version of the €50 bank note that features the latest security technology and a revision to its overall design, while retaining the theme and color scheme of the previous series, first issued in January of 2002.
The note was unveiled by Yves Mersch, an ECB Executive Board member, in the press center of the European Central Bank’s headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany
By Wayne Homren for The E-Sylum eNewsletter…. Each week, CoinWeek, in collaboration with the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, brings you a highlighted feature from the current volume of the E-Sylum eNewsletter. New York’s First Bank Robbery [Last] week I came across a blog article on New York’s first bank robbery. What was most interesting to me […]
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By the Bank of Thailand…. On Tuesday, February 24, Mr. Paiboon Kittisrikangwan, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Thailand, unveiled the new 100-Baht Thai banknote (series 16) and announced that it will enter into circulation on February 26, 2015. The design glorifies King Taksin the Great for his contributions to the country. It has several […]
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