Banknote Reporter

Welcome to the new year, 2025. Last month, I entertained you with an article on the 1891 $1 Treasury note carried through the Spanish-American War deployment of the 157th Indiana Volunteer Infantry by its commander, Colonel George Studebaker. As much

Co-author Bob Kvederas reeled in the only reported small size note from the Tottenville National Bank, charter 8334. Tottenville is located on the southern tip of Staten Island in New York City. The bank was organized in 1906, and the bankers maintai

Cody Regennitter, who maintains the National Currency Foundation’s National Bank Note Census, landed this terrific note from Shelby, Ohio. Shelby, with a current population of 9,200, is located in north central Ohio, midway between Cleveland and Colu

No national bank notes have been reported from the First National Bank of WaKeeney, Kansas. This is no surprise because the bank was an early, short-lived enterprise for Kansas, being chartered on August 18, 1887, and liquidated on June 30. 1893. It

Early national bank notes had wonderful images of notable events in United States history. You have probably seen the faces of these notes, so I will not show those images. Instead, I will describe the backs. This $1 note on the Second National Bank

JANUARY 2025 U.S. Paper Money Price Guide Bank note collecting just got an unanticipated accolade from of all places, the Wall Street Journal. The November 4, 2024, issue includes an article titled, “For These Collectors, It’s All About the Cash,” wi

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In this article, we will explore inverted and non-inverted fractional currency with same plate numbers. As an example, shown is a pair of inverted and non-inverted third issue 10¢ fractionals made from a #21 sheet plate. But before we dive in, a litt

A very rare 100 rupees note recently found its way to the World Paper Money Signature® auction on December 7, 2024. Held by Heritage Auctions in Hong Kong, this Pick R6 Jhunjhunwalla-Razack 6.13.2.1 PMG Very Fine 30 note earned a winning bid of over