By Christopher Dahncke – Currency Auction Associate, Stack’s Bowers Galleries …… The spring Hong Kong sale from Stack’s Bowers Galleries is now available for viewing and bidding, and we are excited to be offering many rarities in this sale. Of note is the Chinese Private Issue section, where an impressive number of these notes can […]
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By CoinWeek ….. United States paper money has been blandly consistent for much of the past century – but this wasn’t always the case. In the 19th century, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing employed some of the best engravers in the country, and as a result, the United States issued notes that were […]
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On Sunday, October 30, bidding ended at GreatCollections.com on an exceptional and rare piece of classic Civil War monetary history. This Proof Aug. 19, 1861 $5,000 Interest Bearing Note, graded as 63 – Choice Uncirculated by PMG, is one of only three known extant examples. After 107 bids, the winner of the lot paid $63,250 […]
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By Christopher Dahncke – Currency Auction Associate, Stack’s Bowers Galleries …… The June World Paper Money sale from Stack’s Bowers Galleries is shaping up, with the highlights of the sale being a set of four 1941 Panama notes. The star of the set is a P-25a 20 Balboas banknote in PMG Very Fine 25. The […]
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Year of the Rabbit: Sweet Silver Rabbit Description of the Coin Mongolia. 1,000 Togrog. 2023. Silver .999. 1 oz. Size approx. 35 mm. Antique finish. Mintage: 999 pieces. Special technology: smartminting®, Special Shape. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich. Shape: Miniature sculpture in the shape of a crouching rabbit with stand. One side features a crouching […]
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The Perth Mint is excited to release this spectacular 2-kilo silver coin that celebrates the confident tiger and benevolent dragon. In Chinese culture, it is customary to portray the tiger alongside the dragon as an expression of yin and yang, the traditional belief that all things in the universe consist of two opposing yet complementary […]
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By Aris Maragoudakis – Currency Specialist, Stack’s Bowers …… Our August Official Auction of the ANA World’s Fair of Money features an exceptional and rare hand-drawn artist proposal. This marvelous Artist Essay exudes everything collectible about Indian paper money, from guilloché borders, and calligraphic writing, to striking lifelike vignettes. This piece is hand drawn and […]
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