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The Bicentennial $2 Bill – First of a Kind

Series 1976 $2 Bill: History, Value, and Collectability  In the mid-1970s, the United States celebrated 200 years of independence from Great Britain. As a result,...
1899 $Five Dollar Note

Running Antelope and the 1899 $5 Silver Certificate

Original Article By Christopher Bulfinch, Updated and Reformatted by CoinWeek (Editor’s note: This article discusses and depicts historical language and imagery that some collectors may...
1928 $10 Gold Certificate Star Note. PCGS Banknote Choice Uncirculated 63.

The 1928 $10 Gold Certificate Star Note: Rarity, Value, and Historical Importance

The 1928 $10 Gold Certificate Star Note, cataloged as Friedberg #2400* and graded PCGS Banknote Choice Uncirculated 63, stands as one of the most...
Fig. 1: 1880 contemporary counterfeit five-dollar bill. ANS 2024.37.1.

The Curious Case of the Counterfeit Five Dollar Bill from the Trinity Archives

Original Article by Aadya Bedi for the (ANS)  Reformated by Coinweek...... ANS Acquires an 1880 Contemporary Counterfeit Five-Dollar Note The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has added an...

A Singular Survivor: The Finest Known 1907 $1,000 Gold Certificate

Few American currency notes command instant respect. Even fewer define the absolute pinnacle of their type. However, the 1907 $1,000 Gold Certificate, Friedberg 1219e,...
Gem Uncirculated Series 1928 $1000 Federal Reserve Note. Image: Stack's Bowers/CoinWeek.

$1,000 Federal Reserve Notes are Popular Collectibles With a Long History

Although collectors no longer encounter them in circulation, high-denomination Federal Reserve Notes once played an important role in the U.S. monetary system. The United States...

Notable Notes: The “Lincoln Porthole” $5 Silver Certificate

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ...... Collectors often refer to Large-Size United States paper money as “Horse Blankets,” and for good reason. Before the introduction...
Series 1996 $100 Federal Reserve Note with Offset Printing Error. Image: Stack's Bowers.

Five Dramatic Paper Money Errors You Can Find in Circulation

By CoinWeek IQ Paper money may look uniform and precise, but every note begins life as a physical object moving through massive, high-speed printing presses....
National Gold Banl Reverse Vinette Engraving

National Gold Banks of California: History, Rarity, and the Remarkable Gold Coin Vignette

In the years following the Civil War, the United States entered a period of financial uncertainty. Inflation fears grew as “greenbacks”, paper notes not...

Strong Results Follow Important Paper Rarities in the Stack’s Bowers November 2025 Showcase Auction

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is pleased to announce the results of the recently concluded November 2025 Showcase Auction, which realized more than $28 million. Two...
Ultra High Denomination US Bankenotes

Titans of Tender: America’s Ultra-High Denomination Banknotes

For most Americans, a $100 bill is the highest denomination they’ll ever encounter, and even that feels big. But there was a time when...

Three $2 Bills Worth Money on eBay

$2 bills hold a special place in the hearts of many Americans due to their unusual value and their uncommon appearance in circulation. Despite...

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