Banknote Reporter

As has been the case for the past few articles, this one also is inspired by a recent purchase and addition to my collection of national bank notes. Accordingly, we will visit rural Saguache County, Colorado, and the town of Saguache itself. Saguache

The biggest large-size type note sensation at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money show at Rosemont, Ill., in August was the appearance of the number 1 Lincoln porthole $5 silver certificate. This important note, a Fr. 282, came

Brett Irick sent this pair of notes that he assembled from Gilead, Ohio, (his birthplace). Both are the only reported notes respectively from the Granite Bank and The First National Bank. The 25-cent scrip dated November 25, 1862, predates by 27 year

The Great Depression began in late 1929 and lasted until the entry of the United States into World War II. During those years there were better times and worse times. One of the hardest was in 1937 during the severe business downturn. I’ve wondered i

It looks to me that to get a real 65-rated note you have to buy a 66-graded note. The prices between 65 and 66 notes a while back showed very little price difference. Today, those prices are getting farther apart. It reminds me of Buffalo nickel grad

Denominations and designs remained constant until March of 1975. At this point a whole new slate of Food Coupons was introduced, these being a brown $1.00, a purple $5.00, and a green $10.00. The use of portraits on Food Coupons began with the $5.00,

To launch my new column, I have invited Kevin Warfel, an expert on Central African States and West African States, to share some of his thoughts on collecting bank notes. Kevin is a linguist by profession, having worked in the field for more than 30