Tag: Currency
Paper Money Mindset: Confederate Currency
You’ve likely heard about and perhaps even seen Confederate currency. But how much do you know about the legal tender? We spent time researching...
Paper Money Mindset: Celebrating Errors
By Antoinette Rahn
Are you familiar with a butterfly fold? How about an inverted overprint or an inverted back? Or, perhaps, insufficient inking?
If this sounds...
Eyeing Obsolete Notes With a Desire to Learn
By Antoinette Rahn
Whenever I hear the term "obsolete note," I'm reminded of a conversation I had with a long-time paper money collector during the...
Newman Numismatic Portal Announces NNP Symposium March 19-21, 2021
Following the positive response to the first Newman Numismatic Portal (NNP) Symposium in August 2020, NNP is pleased to announce the next event, which...
Paper Money Mindset: Delving Into Design
By Antoinette Rahn
I had a difficult time selecting just one note to explore in this week's column, so I selected five from the available...
PCGS Banknote Grades Ultra-Rare $1,000 Grand Watermelon Note
The 1890 $1,000 Grand Watermelon was the first banknote to cross the million-dollar threshold at auction
(Santa Ana, California, July 9, 2020) – The finest-known...
Tapping Into Virtual Experiences: Numismatic Organizations Deliver
By Antoinette Rahn
As you’ve heard, read, and seen this past month, these are unique, unfamiliar, and uncertain times. It’s not easy to make sense...
Purpose & Service in Numismatics: Tom Snead
By Antoinette Rahn
Tom Snead, founder, and president of Palm Island Coins & Currency is among the fortunate people who do what they love and...
Earliest U.S. Circulating Currency
BY DONALD H. KAGIN, PH.D.
It is now clear that the first circulating currency issued by the United States was not the Demand Notes of...
Chicago to Celebrate ‘Chicago Coin Club Day”
CHICAGO — Chicago demonstrates well how to celebrate the events, accomplishments, and people who make a difference. It’s visible through the support of sports...