Paper Money

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

Manifest Destiny

September 8, 2026

3 min read

One of the most influential ideas in 19th-century America showed up in the symbols placed on bank-note vignettes.

Manifest Destiny

All in the Family

August 5, 2026

3 min read

A company’s scrip reflects the ownership and name changes of a pioneering mercantile enterprise in Indian Territory.

All in the Family

Sonoran Heritage

July 9, 2026

4 min read

Mexico’s highest-denominated bank note highlights the nation’s revolutionary history, bank architecture, and Sonoran landscape.

Sonoran Heritage

A Grand Old Flag

June 8, 2026

6 min read

The United States flag is a powerful symbol that appeared frequently on our paper currency before and during the Civil War.

A Grand Old Flag

Raising the Stakes

May 6, 2026

6 min read

The conflict between bank-note companies and the purveyors of fraudulent substitutes was neverending in the pre-Civil War era.

Raising the Stakes

Musical Resonance

April 3, 2026

5 min read

A composer known for his comic operas who influenced Mozart and Beethoven is pictured on a Belgian bank note.

Musical Resonance

Auction Star

March 16, 2026

1 min read

Stack's Bowers Galleries recently sold a well-preserved, first-generation small-size 1928E $2 star note with a short-lived signature pairing.

Auction Star

Illicit Enterprise

March 6, 2026

7 min read

A small Indiana town is remembered for its two so-called banks that issued fraudulent currency in the mid-1800s.

Illicit Enterprise

Money Mayhem

February 9, 2026

5 min read

When early 19th-century American banks failed, customers facing imminent financial ruin responded with violence.

Money Mayhem

Black Madonna

January 6, 2026

4 min read

Poland’s commemorative 20-zloty note combines religious symbolism and innovative security features with an ornate design.

Black Madonna

Polymer Innovations

December 24, 2025

6 min read

Several companies have introduced test notes to introduce polymer bank-note substrates to central banks around the world.

Polymer Innovations

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

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