The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has unveiled (7th October) changes to the upcoming series of new banknote designs which are aimed at both modernising the currency and better reflecting the nation’s heritage and diversity. The last significant redesign of Iraqi banknotes came after the country’s invasion, which was initiated by the United States and its […]
Acquisition of Medallic Art Company archives
The American Numismatic Society has announced the acquisition of the archives of the Medallic Art Company, one of America’s oldest and most important private mints. The archive, which consists of more than 50,000 individual items such as medals, dies, galvanos, plaques, and paper and digital archives, was sold to the Society for $420,000 in bankruptcy […]
Stack’s Bowers Galleries to offer the incredible Large Red Spiked Seal $500 Gold Certificate at the Whitman Baltimore Winter Expo
The following is an excerpt of an article at Stack’s Bowers Galleries Among the many fabulous rarities to be offered on Thursday evening, October 25, at the Whitman Coin & Currency Expo in Baltimore will be the Large Red Spiked Seal $500 Gold Certificate, one of the highlights of the Joel R. Anderson Collection, Part […]
Liberia: Authorities seek answers to the curious disappearance of new banknotes
The Liberian government has announced that they are vigorously investigating the unexplained disappearance of two huge shipments of Liberian dollar banknotes printed abroad and brought into the country. The administration of President George Weah has now approached the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Treasury Department, and the IMF in seeking assistance in the ongoing probe, […]
European Central Bank unveils new €200 and €100 banknotes as part of current Europa series
The European Central Bank (ECB) has unveiled (17th September) their two remaining denominations that will undergo an update in terms of design and security features. Begun in 2013 with the €5 banknote, the ECB introduced the new “Europa” series which updated the designs that were in use since the first euro-denominated banknotes entitled “Ages and […]
Denver Coin Expo returns to National Western Complex
Over 100 exhibitors from around the country will join together for one of the largest and oldest coin shows in the Rocky Mountains this fall Denver, Colorado — Going on its 35th year, the Denver Coin Exposition is coming to the National Western Complex from October 11-13. It will be open to the public Thursday […]
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank announces new family of polymer banknotes to be issued in 2019
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has announced (11th September) that a new family of banknotes with new designs and security features will be issued from next year with the two largest denominations: The $50 (U.S. $18.50) and $100 (U.S. $37.00) notes beginning the changeover. The greatest change to the ECCB currency notes will be that they will […]
Bowers on collecting: The $5 “Educational Note”
Back in 2005 David Sundman and I were commissioned by Whitman Publishing LLC to create The 100 Greatest American Currency Notes. Survey sheets were sent out to leading collectors, dealers, and scholars in the field of paper money asking them to rate their opinion as to the greatest (No. 1) to 100. This was done […]
Venezuela: Central Bank introduces long anticipated bolívar soberano to an uneasy public
The Banco Central de Venezuela has introduced (20th August) their new bolívar soberano (or sovereign bolívar) to the weary Venezuelan public, amid uneasy social and economic conditions. The currency was launched on what was announced as a national holiday for a people who have been coping with a staggeringly high rate of inflation, resulting in the real […]
Commemorative coin and banknote of Mongolia in celebration of the Year of the Pig
Description The obverse features the emblem of the Bank of Mongolia, and below is 1000 Togrog in Cyrillic lettering. Below that is MONGOLIA 0.5 g .9999 GOLD in Latin lettering. The reverse shows a pig facing left placed within an elaborately designed edge. Similar elements can be found on the flank and cheek of the pig. […]
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