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Heritage Auctions’ World Paper Money Event Tops $2.1 Million

CoinNews.net — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:55:00 +0000

An original and Uncirculated example of the first Canadian banknote to feature a portrait of the eventual Queen, Elizabeth II, sold for a a result worthy of royalty when it drew a winning bid of $132,000 to lead Heritage Auctions’ March 23 World Paper Money Signature® Auction to $2,140,937. A Serial Number 7 Canada Bank […]

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African, Canadian and Caribbean Notes Among Heritage’s March World Paper Money Auction

CoinNews.net — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:30:02 +0000

A rare banknote from an African nation that produces some of the most famous and desirable in the world will be the highest-graded note from the country ever offered at auction when it crosses the block in Heritage Auctions’ World Paper Money Signature® Auction March 23. The Zanzibar Government 1 Rupee 1.9.1920 Pick 1 PMG […]

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Heritag to Offer World Paper Money Rarities in Dec. 6 Auction

CoinNews.net — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:44:47 +0000

A rare Chinese banknote, one of just three graded in the PMG Population Report, is being offered for the first time at Heritage Auctions in its Dec. 6 World Paper Money Signature® Auction. The Hong Kong Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China 500 Dollars 1.7.1911 Pick 40r Remainder PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 (estimate: $150,000+) represents a […]

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2023 Federal Reserve Order for Banknotes Peaks at 8.6 Billion

CoinNews.net — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:37:04 +0000

U.S. money production in 2023 will remain fluid for a third straight year, according to a 2023 Federal Reserve order for banknotes submitted earlier this year to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) and published Nov. 4. The BEP is the government agency within the Treasury Department responsible for printing U.S. currency. Similar to […]

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BEP Money Products Delayed Until Spring 2023

Mike Unser — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 15:19:17 +0000

Money products from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) are again delayed. The BEP’s main task is to manufacture Federal Reserve notes for circulation. The bureau also offers products for collectors, like engraved prints, sheets of uncut currency, and "lucky money" notes with unique serial numbers. Collectible BEP releases for 2021 and then again in 2022 […]

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Banknotes Surface From Fabled S.S. Central America Sunken Treasure

CoinNews.net — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:54:46 +0000

A unique $3 denomination note issued by a New Jersey bank is among a small number of banknotes that survived the 1857 sinking of the fabled "Ship of Gold," the S.S. Central America, and soon will be offered to collectors for the first time. They are among the many highlights of California Gold Rush-era artifacts […]

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Heritage’s October World Paper Money Auction Tops $1.9 Million

CoinNews.net — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:56:15 +0000

An exceptionally rare East African banknote, more than a century old, sold for a record $96,000 to lead Heritage Auctions’ World Paper Money Signature® Auction to $1,920,786 Oct. 20. The top lot was one of several for which records were set in this event, which drew more than 1,000 global bidders in pursuit of exceptional […]

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Heritage October Long Beach Currency Auction Tops $10.6 Million

CoinNews.net — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:39:56 +0000

One of just two known examples of an extraordinary hand-signed, triple signature 1882 $100 gold certificate lived up to its billing — and then some — when it sold for $750,000 to lead Heritage Auctions’ Long Beach Expo US Currency Signature® Auction — Long Beach to $10,682,198 Oct. 5-7. The event was part of an […]

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Heritage October Long Beach Currency Auction Features Magnificent Notes

CoinNews.net — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:36:25 +0000

A magnificent hand-signed, triple signature 1882 $100 gold certificate, one of just two known examples, will become a centerpiece of a new collection when it is sold in Heritage Auctions’ Long Beach Expo US Currency Signature® Auction – Long Beach Oct. 5-7. The Fr. 1202 $100 1882 Gold Certificate PMG Very Fine 30 (estimate: $700,000+), […]

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Error 2017A $5 Note Tops $8,600 in GreatCollections Auction

CoinNews.net — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 22:37:23 +0000

Bidding reached $8,625 for a strange $5 Federal Reserve banknote that was discovered by alert collector Alex Allis who submitted the bizarre error to Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com). Bidding on the note with both mismatched and several missing serial numbers closed on Sunday, June 26, at GreatCollections (www.GreatCollections.com). "Errors like this simply don’t turn […]

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