What's New
This page will list updates and additions to the contents of this wiki website as they become available.
2023 Updates
September 16, 2023: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Eleven new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (Sep/Oct 2023) are now available in the Articles Index:
- Plate Letters on Large Size NBNs by Peter Huntoon
- How the 1914 FRN Serial #1 San Francisco Red Seals were saved by Lee Loftus
- High Serial Discovery - $2 LT Series 1928C Mule by Peter Huntoon
- Union Occupation and the Fate of Baugh's Cotton Mill in Alabama by Bill Gunther & Charles Derby
- 4th Issue Treasury Seal Plate Proof Sheets by Jerry Fochtman & Rick Melamed
- Neither Chit nor Chizzler by Terry A. Bryan
- Altered 4th Printing Confederate Chemicograph Backs by Peter Bertram
- It's Not Just About the Vignettes - A Case of Mistaken Identity by Tony Chibbaro
- How the Montgomery Ward Catalog and U.S. Postal Notes Helped Tame the Wild West by Bob Laub
- Small Notes: Series 1934 $5 Federal Reserve Note Back Plate 637 Mules by Jamie Yakes
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites Depicted on Bank Notes - Angola by Roland Rollins
July 28, 2023: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- New addition to the Encyclopedia:
- Chapter E08: Aldrich-Vreeland Spike in Circulation at The First National Bank of Chicago by Peter Huntoon & Lee Loftus
July 26, 2023: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- New additions to the Encyclopedia:
- Chapter E06: Banks that issued only Aldrich-Vreland Emergency Currency by Peter Huntoon
- Chapter E07: Creation of money by the Aldrich-Vreeland Act of 1908 by Peter Huntoon
- Chapter P24: National Banks that did not issue by Peter Huntoon
- Chapter Q06: Series of 1929 $100 Type 2 Nationals - Rarity viewed through the Hickman & Oakes Auction Sales by Lee Loftus
July 16, 2023: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Eleven new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (July/Aug 2023) are now available in the Articles Index:
- Series of 1929 $100 Type 2 Nationals by Lee Loftus
- Series of 1880 $20 Legal Tender Serial Number Color Change by Peter Huntoon & Lee Loftus
- Civil War Stamp Money of Confederate Mobile, Alabama by Steve Feller
- The Central National Bank of Frederick, MD Charter 1138 by J. Fred Maples
- Glass-Borah Amendment of 1932 spiked Series 1929 NBN Circulation by a Third by Peter Huntoon & Jamie Yakes
- Gardiner H. Wright and Company, Bog Iron by Terry A. Bryan
- The Promise of a Florida Solder - Hansford Herndon and his 1862 Promissory Note by Charles Derby
- On the 1940 emergency issues of Deventer, The Netherlands by Roeland Krul
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites Depicted on Bank Notes - Algeria by Roland Rollins
- It's Not Just About the Vignettes - The Mystery of the Missing Statue by Tony Chibbaro
- The Rare Wobus Postal Note from Saint Charles Missouri by Bob Laub
June 17, 2023: Significant National Bank Note Collections
- A new collection has been added to the Significant National Bank Note Collections website:
- A link to the NBN Collections home page is also available on the SPMC.org website under the Education & Research menu.
June 13, 2023: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- New additions to the Encyclopedia:
- Chapter A05: 2% Consols of 1930 by Peter Huntoon
- Chapter A06: The end of National Bank Notes by Lee Loftus
May 7, 2023: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Ten new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (May/June 2023) are now available in the Articles Index:
- The End of National Bank Notes by Lee Loftus
- Digital Archive of the Walton Collection of Nebraska National Bank Notes by Matt Hansen
- $1 Late-Finished SC Series of 1935A Back Plate 470 Discovery by Peter Huntoon
- Laws Governing the Circulation and Denominations National Banks Could Issue by Peter Huntoon
- William Morris Meredith - 19th Secretary of the Treasury 1849-1850 by Rick Melamed
- Challis Idaho Territory Postal Note by Bob Laub
- Edward H. Stroecker and George Hutchinson - Fairbanks, Alaska Bankers by Frank Clark
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites Depicted on Bank Notes - Albania by Rolland Rollins
- The Exchange Note (Billete de Canje) of Puerto Rico (1895) by Angel O. Navarro Zayas
- Notes from the Farmers & Mechanics Bank of Fayette County, New Salem, PA by Gerald Dzara
May 2, 2023: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- New addition to the Encyclopedia:
- Chapter F15: The Cooke National Banks, Maui, Territory of Hawaiil by Peter Huntoon
April 9, 2023: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- New addition to the Encyclopedia:
- Chapter P23: Ransom at the Border by Lee Loftus
March 26, 2023: Significant National Bank Note Collections
- Official Online Release of the Significant National Bank Note Collections website to showcase important National Bank Note Collections.
- The notes in each collection are listed in an easily searchable and sortable table with links to high resolution images.
- Two important NBN Collections are currently showcased on this website:
- The Huntoon Collection of U.S. National Bank Notes
- The Walton Collection of Nebraska National Bank Notes
- A link to the NBN Collections home page is also available on the SPMC.org website under the Education & Research menu.
March 18, 2023: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- New addition to the Encyclopedia:
- Chapter F14: Kahului, Hawaii Territorial Red Seal by Peter Huntoon
March 12, 2023: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Eleven new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (March/April 2023) are now available in the Articles Index:
- Kahului, Hawaii Territorial 1902 Red Seal Discovery of the Decade by Peter Huntoon
- Merchant Notes from Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the 1830s: Benjamin S. Wilson of Conrow, Ramsey & Co. by Charles Derby
- Legal Tender Series of 1928 Non-Star Serial Number Ranges by Peter Huntoon
- Clayton A. Cowgill Signed Florida Treasury Warrants by Terry Bryan
- It's Not Just About the Vignettes: Asahel K. Eaton's Patents of April 28, 1863 by Tony Chibbaro
- The Anatomy of a Confederate Note by Steve Feller
- The Civil War's Impact on Insurance in Alabama: The Troy Insurance Company by Bill Gunther
- Raised Bank Notes from The Pratt Bank of Buffalo, New York by Bernhard Wilde
- Collecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites Bank Notes by Roland Rollins
- Small Notes: $5 Federal Reserve Series of 1934 Blue-Green Seal, Yellow-Green Back, Non-Mules by Jamie Yakes & Peter Huntoon
- A Follow-up to the 131-Year-Old Mystery (Postal Notes) by Kent Halland & Charles Suraski
January 4, 2023: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Seven new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (Jan/Feb 2023) are now available in the Articles Index:
- The Philadelphia Serial #1 Postal Note Enigma by Bob Laub & Kent Halland
- Arizona Series of 1929 National Bank Notes by Peter Huntoon
- Mr. President - May we? (Fractionals) by Benny Bolin
- The Monster Banknotes of Reza Shah Pahlavi by Roland Rollins
- Replacement Notes among Type-39 and Type-40 Confederate Currency by Enrico Aldala
- Channel Island Internees at Wursach Schloss by Steve Feller
- U.S. Lieutenant Frank C. Filley's T-63 Fifty Cent Confederate Note by Charles Derby
2022 Updates
November 8, 2022: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Ten new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (Nov/Dec 2022) are now available in the Articles Index:
- Announcing the Paper Money Articles Index and the Collecting Paper Money website by Mark Drengson
- Fateful Series: The Philippine Treasury Certificates of 1941 by Daniel McCone
- Reuse of Bank Titles by the same National Bank by Peter Huntoon
- Bank of the U.S. 1833 Sight Draft with Two Autographs of former Postmasters General by Bill Gunther
- Uncut Sheets through 1953 (U.S. Large Size) by Peter Huntoon
- A Brief Update on the T-64 CSA $500 Note Survey of 3500 Notes by Steve Feller
- The Reapers Vignette by ANBC Revisited by Roland Rollins
- Color Variations on the 2nd Issue 25cent Fractionals by Rick Melamed
- It's Not Just About the Vignettes - South Carolina's Most Wanted by Tony Chibbaro
- The Aristocracy of the Confederate Note Signers by Michael McNeil
October 6, 2022: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- Two new additions to the Encyclopedia:
- This spreadsheet includes links to images for each of the 472 notes in Peter's amazing collection that he sold in 2006.
September 30, 2022: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Official Online Release of the SPMC Paper Money Articles Index.
- Links to the Index home page were added to the SPMC.org website.
July 21, 2022: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- Added two new chapters to the Encyclopedia:
- P21: John Hickman by Peter Huntoon
- P22: Don Kelly, August 18, 1933-June 23, 2022 by Peter Huntoon
June 28, 2022: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- Official Online Release of the Huntoon-Shiva Encyclopedia of U.S. National Bank Notes.
- Links to the Encyclopedia home page were added to the SPMC.org website.