January 2025

Banknote Reporter

The most comprehensive monthly source of news and information on bank notes and all related fiscal paper

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VP/GENERAL MANAGER, COLLECTIBLES Corinne Zielke SENIOR MARKET ANALYST Richard Giedroyc SENIOR EDITOR Sophia Mattimiro EDITOR Sierra Holt DESIGNER Michael Robinson ADVERTISING SALES ASSISTANT Patti Roberts, proberts@aimmedia.com SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
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Humphrey Bogart’s “Short Snorter” Bank Note Signatures
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
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Why Some NYC Bank Titles Omit “New York”
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
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Reader’s Showcase
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
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Proof Of The Month
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
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The Beauty of Reverses on Early U.S. National Bank Notes
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
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Paper Money Market
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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Plate Numbering on Inverted and Non-Inverted Third and Fourth Issue Fractional Notes
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
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Hajj Pilgrim Bank Note Journeys to High Bid
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
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Show Calendar
For complete show listings visit NumisMaster.com The BNR show calendar listings are restricted to those shows which have a specific paper money focus or which are large enough so that a significant number of tables of interest to currency collectors
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Auction Guide
AAA Historical Americana - World Exonumia, P.O. Box 4143, Rockford, IL 61110; (815) 226-0771; fax (815) 301-9696; email hartzog@exonumia.com; website www.exonumia.com. Stephen P. Alpert’s Exonumia, P.O. Box 335441, North Las Vegas, NV 89033-5441; (70
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Show Guide
The Show Guide section provides geographic information about numismatic shows scheduled for 2025. To look up a show quickly by date alone, or if you first need to find out where a particular show will be held, use the Showdex section beginning on Pag
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Showdex
The Showdex section lists numismatic shows for 2025 in chronological order. For more information about a show listed in the Showdex section, note the state or country in which the show is held and find the appropriate listing in the Show Guide sectio

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