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New Treasurer for the United States
Coinweek reports: " On April 28, President Donald Trump appointed Jovita Carranza as the 44th Treasurer of the United States. She takes over the position most recently hel
The Evolution of the American One Dollar Bill
This video was recently posted on YouTube: The Evolution of the American One Dollar Bill. Some real beauty's here! And I never realised that the very first dollar note fro
Yes, that actually happened...
Critique on plans for the US dollar redesign
Edward Rothstein, a critic working for The Wall Street Journal, has written a very interesting opinion piece on the proposed redesign of the US dollar notes. If you recall
US banknotes will get lots of new faces
Just coming back from a vacation in the USA I was once again confronted with perhaps the most well known banknotes in the world but also some of the most boring in terms o
An Illustrated History of American Money Design
Gizmodo has a very nice article (with beautiful pictures): The Illustrated History of American Money Design . Definitely worth a look.
Women on currency notes in the United States
There is quite a discussion going on right now in the USA about the design of the US dollars. In particular the lack of women on the notes. I already wrote about this issu
Women on US banknotes?
US President Obama created somewhat of a stir last week when he answered in reply to a question from a young girl why there aren't any women on US banknotes that it would
United States - Educational Series
A nice article on the so-called Educational Series from the 1890's. Some of the most beautiful banknotes the United States has ever had.
Zoom in
As we all know banknotes can be true pieces of art. This becomes even more clear when you zoom in on all the details in the design of a note. And I mean, REALLY zoom in. T
Designing the dollars of the future
Here's a nice article and profile of Dan Humphrey, one of the many people working at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing . He works on redesigning the US dollars and desc
Janet Yellen confirmed as new Fed chairman
Janet Yellen has been confirmed by the US Senate as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. From 1 February 2014 she will be the first woman who will hold this position.
Kickstarter project: the 2 dollar bill documentary
At Kickstarter a new project is trying to gather funds: a documentary about the US 2 dollar banknote . As a European I never realize this but apparently this banknote is q
Collecting $1 notes
There are countless subjects within the field of collecting banknotes which you can specialize in: one from each country, a specific country, birds, polymer, etc. etc. Coi
Problems for the new US $100 banknote
Wired reports about the problems facing the new US 100 dollar banknote and specifically the various new security features which provide all kinds of problems in production
Jack Lew's signature
A rather funny story in New York Magazine about Jack Lew . In particular his signature. You might ask: what does it matter what the signature of the current chief of staff
Dollars with high denominations
While many people today believe that the U.S. $100 note is the highest denomination, in reality there are 5 notes with higher values: €500, $1000, $5000, $10.000 and $100.
Hong Kong, 10 Dollar
Hij stond al een tijdje op mijn verlanglijstje vanwege het mooie design maar door een collega heb ik hem nu binnen: de 10 Dollar uit Hong Kong (pick 400b). Volgende keer h