For the banknote enthusiasts or notaphilists to be wholly accurate, this last weekend was an important date in the banknote collector’s calendar, which took them to the delightful city of Valkenburg. In the current electronic payments climate where we’re witnessing a race to determine which country will rush to the finish line to be the […]
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 spring Denver, CO — This spring, the Denver Coin Exposition is coming to the National Western Complex from May 9-11. It will be open to the public Thursday and Friday from […]
United Kingdom: 50th anniversary of iconic 50-pence coin marked with Brilliant Uncirculated five-coin set
The Royal Mint has launched (25th March) a new five-coin set which features some of the most popular commemorative reverse designs in the 50-year history of issuing the revolutionary 50-pence circulation coin. At the time of its introduction, it wasn’t realised just how much the coin would become a symbol of “Britishness” in terms of originality […]
Northern Ireland: New polymer vertical motif banknotes featuring “Living in Nature” enter circulation
The Ulster Bank Plc, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland has released (27th February) two of their new denominations which are launched as part of a new family of vertically designed banknotes entitled “Living in Nature,” Initially unveiled in May 2018, the new banknotes carry the date 12 APRIL 2018 along with the […]
India announces and unveils future issue of new 20-rupee circulation coin
The Finance Ministry has announced via an official gazette notification that they will issue new 20-rupee circulation-type coins with an exchange value of 29 U.S. cents. Unlike all other currently circulating coins, the new denomination is designed as 12-sided. This new coin, as well as a newly redesigned series of circulation coins, was officially unveiled […]
Robert Leonard’s updated Curious Currency, second edition, explores money from the Stone Age to the Internet Age
(Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing announces the release of the second edition of Robert D. Leonard Jr.’s award-winning Curious Currency: The Story of Money from the Stone Age to the Internet Age. The 160-page hardcover book will debut March 12, 2019, two weeks before the American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show. It will be available […]
Uzbekistan: Central Bank releases new 100,000-som banknote
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has released (25th February) new 100,000-som banknotes into circulation. The new note is now the largest denomination to be utilised in the Uzbek economy and is equal in exchange to U.S. $11.90. The theme of the banknote is dedicated to the activities of the great Uzbek scientist Mirzo Ulugbek and […]
Australia: New generation $20 banknote design is unveiled
The Reserve Bank of Australia has unveiled (22nd February) the fourth banknote which has undergone a re-design in addition to an update of its security features. The new $20 banknote continues to celebrate the lives of two outstanding Australians whose personal stories are told through the images that have been incorporated onto the banknote’s design. […]
Bradford launches Legacy Currency Grading
Well-known paper money authentication expert Jason W. Bradford and his team of experts launched Legacy Currency Grading, a new paper money grading and authentication service, on February 20, 2019. Bradford, the founding and former president of PCGS Currency, stated: Legacy Currency Grading will strive to improve the consistency and accuracy in grading for which my […]
Bowers on collecting: This and that, here and there
It has been a busy time for me and even more for others on the Whitman staff. As you read these words, the fifth edition of Mega Red is nearly ready to go to press. This will be over 1,500 pages and have more information than you can read in a week of evenings. This […]
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