According to a listing on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s web site, on 11 December 2012, the BEP began selling 150th Anniversary Currency Sets: The year 2012 marks the 150th Anniversary of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In commemoration of this historic occasion, the BEP is proud toRead More…
According to an Associated Press article dated 12 October 2012, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reported that a “large amount” of newly-designed 100-dollar notes was stolen from a plane that arrived at Philadelphia International Airport around 10:25 a.m. Thursday from Dallas. The newly designed notes aren’t scheduled forRead More…
Publishing and printing complex InterCrim-press is glad to introduce its new book – Notes and Coins of the United States of America Federal Reserve System. The reference book includes: Detailed illustrated descriptions of the US dollars in circulation and their security features; Descriptions of coins designated for regular circulation (change)Read More…
Like P516, but new signatures (Rios / Geithner) and new date (2009). Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger (Bank Note Museum).Read More…
Like P517, but new signatures and new date (2006). Courtesy of Jens Luettschwager.Read More…
Monumental Money: People and Places on U.S. Paper Money, by Yigal Arkin Presenting U.S. currency used from the colonial period to the present day, this reference surveys the world of American banknotes and paper currency in three parts: Part one presents all the banknotes in circulation today, including those beingRead More…
Anyone interested in learning details surrounding the delayed introduction of the United States’ new 100-dollar note should read the Office of Inspector General’s Audit Report dated 24 January 2012: OIG-12-038 BILL MANUFACTURING: Improved Planning and Production Oversight Over NexGen $100 Note Is Critical. Courtesy of Mark A. St. Pierre.Read More…
Like P527, but new signatures (Rosa Gumataotao Rios and Timothy Geithner) and new date (2009). Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
There’s an interesting article in The New York Times dated 6 July 2011 entitled, “As Plastic Reigns, the Treasury Slows Its Printing Presses,” which discusses the reduced output of banknotes at the BEP in response to the shift to using credit cards for payments, though the death of cash likelyRead More…
Moneymakers: The Wicked Lives and Surprising Adventures of Three Notorious Counterfeiters by Ben Rarnoff (Order from Amazon.com) This 396-page hardcover was a bit of a disappointment for me, perhaps because I am very interested in the subject of counterfeiting from a technical perspective and this book focuses more on theRead More…