Paper Money

Read engaging stories about historic and modern paper currency from all over the world written by today’s top collectors.

Parthava Breaks into Bank Notes

November 18, 2025

3 min read

Parthava is expanding beyond its legacy of exclusive coin-partnership deals with the debut of its first paper-money collection.

Parthava Breaks into Bank Notes

Counterfeit Fractionals

November 14, 2025

2 min read

Simple designs and limited oversight made 19th-century fractional notes an easy target for counterfeiters.

Counterfeit Fractionals

Tumultuous Times

November 4, 2025

6 min read

Founded in Tennessee in the early 1800s, Otis, Arnold & Company’s five-year saga includes scrip, scandal, rioting, and fire.

Tumultuous Times

A Stellar Discovery

October 6, 2025

4 min read

A closer look at a Costa Rican 10,000-colones bank note reveals hidden wildlife and unexpected fluorescence.

A Stellar Discovery

Witness to History

September 8, 2025

5 min read

A 19th-century obsolete bank note from Mobile, Alabama, reveals the story of a drugstore owner and a disastrous fire.

Witness to History

Vanishing Tracks

August 11, 2025

5 min read

Newspaper articles confirm the existence of a forgotten Indiana railroad that was featured on obsolete currency.

Vanishing Tracks

Zambian Wildlife

July 9, 2025

5 min read

Zambia’s colorful 10-kwacha bank note depicts waterfalls, the country’s national animal, and a critically dangered species.

Zambian Wildlife

Secession & Specie

June 5, 2025

4 min read

After Mississippi left the Union, it quickly passed legislation authorizing interest-bearing paper currency.

Secession & Specie

Courtroom Collapse

May 5, 2025

3 min read

A Virginia clothier who issued advertising notes that resembled money was critically injured when a courtroom gallery collapsed.

Courtroom Collapse

Uninhabited Islands

April 1, 2025

4 min read

The Faroe Islands’ 200-kronur bank note is stunning and features breathtaking ocean scenes and native fauna.

Uninhabited Islands

Health Crisis

March 7, 2025

5 min read

An attorney who entered the banking business became gravely ill at a young age, causing his financial venture to fail.

Health Crisis

Downward Spiral

February 7, 2025

5 min read

The Confederacy attempted to stem out-of-control  inflation in the South by issuing a new series of bank notes.

Downward Spiral

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