Paper Money

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

Teaching in Korea

Teaching in Korea

Paper Money

Read time 5 min read

Back in the 1990s, I was unable to find a teaching job after graduating from [...]

Teaching in Korea
Double Trouble

Double Trouble

Paper Money

Read time 4 min read

Salem, Indiana, is the county seat of Washington County in southern Indiana. Founded in 1814, [...]

Double Trouble
Talented Performer

Talented Performer

Paper Money

Read time 5 min read

Only in the realm of paper money could a 19th-century ventriloquist leave behind a legacy [...]

Talented Performer
Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

Paper Money

Read time 5 min read

I was with several of my friends, rocking my “Body by Chocolate” T-shirt, when I [...]

Leap of Faith
Way Too Far

Way Too Far

News Stories

Read time 1 min read

Almost every $2 bill is worth just $2. In early November, Heritage Auctions sold a [...]

Way Too Far
Faces on Fakes

Faces on Fakes

Paper Money

Read time 5 min read

While we hardly give even a fleeting thought to it today, determining whether paper money [...]

Faces on Fakes
“Two” Many Rumors

“Two” Many Rumors

Paper Money

Read time 4 min read

Public misconceptions about our hobby are both entertaining and frustrating. When it comes to bank [...]

“Two” Many Rumors
The Fine Print

The Fine Print

Paper Money

Read time 4 min read

Obsolete bank notes have all sorts of information buried right in front of our eyes [...]

The Fine Print
Indigenous African Bank

Indigenous African Bank

Paper Money

Read time 4 min read

Austria and Ethiopia meet on Ethiopian bank notes. After its establishment in 1931, the Bank [...]

Indigenous African Bank