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2025 Updates
May 11, 2025: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Nine new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (May/Jun 2025) are now available in the Articles Index:
- In Memoriam: Dennis J. Forgue
- Blanton Duncan's Ones and Twos - Part 1 of 3 by Mark A. Coughlan
- $10 18-Subject Intermediate Size Plate Serial Number 1597 Backs and other Wrong Size Plate Serial Numbers by Peter Huntoon
- The Panic of 1907 and Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou's 3% Certificates of Indebtedness by Matt Hansen, Peter Huntoon & Lee Loftus
- Portraits on Parade: Another Case of Mistaken Identity by Tony Chibbaro
- Pin Money by Terry A. Bryan
- The Great Seal of the United States - On a series of Guatemalan banknotes? by Roland Rollins
- Astoria, NY Post Office Robbed, July 5, 1887 by Bob Laub
- Small Notes: The Paper Money Project - Census Data Website by Jamie Yakes
March 28, 2025: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- One new addition to the Encyclopedia:
March 9, 2025: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Thirteen new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (Mar/Apr 2025) are now available in the Articles Index:
- Issued in Defence of American Liberty by Steve Feller
- Ormsby's Unit System & Series of 1896 Educational Silver Certificates by Peter Huntoon
- When Babe Ruth Lost a $1000 Bill by Lee Loftus
- No Cash Taken by Al Bailey
- The Story Behind Certain Banknotes From Santo Domingo That Bear a Cuban Seal by Roberto Menchaca
- Saving the Best for Last -The Final Note Issued for the FNB of Pelham, GA by Raiden Honaker & lee Loftus
- The Bank of Niagara of Buffalo, Part I: The Niagara Falls Vignettes by Bernhard Wilde
- Alfred Quimby Periodical Mart Scrip by Rick Melamed
- Sad Banknote Story of Port of Antofagasta by Roland Rollins
- Vermont's History and Postal Note Contribution by Bob Laub
- Small Notes: A Simple $1 Face Plate, No. 519 by Jamie Yakes
- Welcome New SPMC Hall of Fame Members (2025) SPMC
- FUN Show 2025 SPMC Activities SPMC
March 1, 2025: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- One new addition to the Encyclopedia:
- Chapter B9: The Panic of 1907 and Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou’s 3% Certificates of Indebtedness by Matt Hansen, Lee Loftus & Peter Huntoon
January 17, 2025: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Seven new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (Jan/Feb 2025) are now available in the Articles Index:
- Origin and Sudden Demise of Series of 1896 Educational Silver Certificates by Peter Huntoon
- The Entrepreneurial Holt Family - New York, Mobile and New Orleans by Bill Gunther
- Origin of Fr1192a, the $50 1882 Gold Certificate with the wrong seal, Treasurer's Replacement Note by Peter Huntoon, Doug Murray & Shawn Hewitt
- Try This Over on Your Piano by Terry A. Bryan
- Inverted/Mirrored Plate Numbers On Fractional Currency - Fifteen New Examples Uncovered at the Smithsonian by Rick Melamed
- Fargo - Dakota Territory vs North Dakota by Bob Laub
- Small Notes: Press Record Card for $5 Back Plate 629 by Jamie Yakes
2024 Updates
December 19, 2024: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- One new addition to the Encyclopedia:
- Chapter I7: Leap Year Plate Dates on National Bank Notes by Peter Huntoon
November 9, 2024: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Nine new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (Nov/Dec 2024) are now available in the Articles Index:
- Santa Claus on U.S. Obsolete Notes by Benny Bolin
- Sherman, TX Bank Organized to Utilize Aldrich-Vreeland Emergency Currency by Peter Huntoon, Adam Stroup & Lee Loftus
- $50 Legal Tender Series of 1874, 1875, 1878, 1880 Intaglio Face Plate Varieties by Peter Huntoon
- The 1963 $5 Legal Tender Series - A Study by John S. Patrick
- Important New Info on the T-64 CSA $500 Note Survey by Steve Feller & Mark Coughlan
- What time is it on the $100 bill? by Lee Loftus
- Some Additional Odd Denomination Discoveries by Richard Allen
- The Intriguing Postal Notes of Spokane, Washington by Bob Laub
- Damn the Shin Plasters by Terry A. Bryan
November 8, 2024: Historical Currency Auction Catalogs and Fixed Price Lists (Pre-2000)
- Official Online Release of the Historical Currency Auction Catalogs and Fixed Price Lists website to provide online access to digitized copies of early (pre-2000) auction catalogs and dealer price lists.
- Currently the website includes 58 Auction Catalogs and 58 Fixed Price Lists issued between 1965 and 1994 by currency dealers Hickman & Waters (1965-1972), Hickman & Oakes (1972-1989), John Hickman (1990-1994) and William P. Donlon (1971-1978).
- Information shown for each catalog/price list includes Date, Highlights, Types of currency offered, and # of lots for auction catalogs. Each catalog's searchable pdf file can be viewed/downloaded by clicking on the corresponding Catalog Title link. A list of Prices Realized is included at the end of each auction catalog.
September 6, 2024: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Ten new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (Sep/Oct 2024) are now available in the Articles Index:
- Uncirculated $5 SN#1 Brown Back Ketchum, Idaho Territory by Peter Huntoon
- John Douglas, New Orleans Engraver by Mark Coughan
- National Bank Note Circulation Hit with a Forced 8% Decline by Redemption of the Loan of 1925 by Peter Huntoon & Lee Loftus
- Portraits on Parade: Miss Blackey, the Most Beautiful Woman in Virginia by Tony Chibbaro
- The Real Story Behind the CIA's Counterfeit Cuban Banknotes of 1961 by Roberto Menchaca
- The Hastings National Bank Robbery
- Money Used in the Japanese-American Internment Camps of World War II (Part II) by Steve Feller, Katherine Ameku, Momo McCloskey Feller & Ray Feller
- The Tishomingo Hotel by James C. Ehrhardt
- Eighteen Ninety-Four by Bob Laub
- Small Notes: Secret Marks on $10 1928B Federal Reserve Notes by Jamie Yakes
September 5, 2024: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- One new addition to the Encyclopedia:
July 24, 2024: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Eight new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (Jul/Aug 2024) are now available in the Articles Index:
- Benjamin Franklin's Image on American Currency by Rick Melamed
- Unissued Series of 1899 Treasury Notes by Peter Huntoon
- New High $2 Series of 1928C Mule Serial Number Discovery by Peter Huntoon
- Money Used in the Japanese-American Internment Camps of World War II (Part I) by Steve Feller, Katherine Ameku, Momo McCloskey Feller & Ray Feller
- In God We Trust on U.S. Currency by Peter Huntoon
- The Kirtland Safety Society Bank Ceremonial Bank First Signings by Douglas A. Nyholm & Dave Hur
- New Fractional Discovery - Second Issue 25cents (Fr. 1286a) by Rick Melamed
- Small Notes - $5 S.F. Face 52 ChangeOver Pair Discovered by Jamie Yakes
June 9, 2024: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- Two new additions to the Encyclopedia:
- Chapter E10: Sherman, Texas Bank Organized Especially to Utilize Aldrich-Vreeland Emergency Currency by Peter Huntoon, Adam Stroup & Lee Loftus
- Chapter P25: Provenances of the First of the Federal Notes Intended for General Circulation by Peter Huntoon
May 20, 2024: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Seven new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (May/Jun 2024) are now available in the Articles Index:
- Protocols for Handling the Issuance and Redemption of Aldrich-Vreeland Emergency Currency by Lee Loftus
- Evidence for the Issuance of a $10 Series 1933A Silver Certificate Sheet complete with serial numbers by Lee Loftus, Peter Huntoon & Derek Moffitt
- Treasury sealing assigned to Treasurer's office in 1885 (Revised) by Peter Huntoon & Doug Murray
- Postmaster Marshall: Left Holding the Bag by Bob Laub
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites Depicted on Bank Notes - Armenia by Roland Rollins
- Chump Change: Picture This: The American Banker by Loren Gatch
- Small Notes - The New Deal's Silver Inflation by Jamie Yakes
May 17, 2024: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- New addition to the Encyclopedia:
- Chapter F16: Uncirculated $5 #1 Brown Back Ketchum, Idaho Territory by Peter Huntoon
March 17, 2024: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Nine new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (Mar/Apr 2024) are now available in the Articles Index:
- Evidence for the Issuance of a $10 Series of 1933A Silver Certificate Sheet by Lee Loftus & Peter Huntoon
- The FNB of Boston issued only Series of 1929 Glass-Borah Amendment notes by Peter Huntoon
- A Failed Partnership - The Security Bank Note Company and Cuba by Roberto Menchaca
- Tuscaloosa's Taliaferro F. Samuel - Jack-of-all-trades or Renaissance Man? by Bill Gunther
- It's Not Just About the Vignettes - William T. Smithson, Confederate Spy Tony Chibbaro
- The Lumbermans / Northern National Bank of Bemidji, MN, Charter 8241 by Michael Saharian
- A Numismatic Stroll in the French Quarter of New Orleans by Steve Feller
- The Sole-Surviving Postal Note from La Grange, Ohio by Bob Laub
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites Depicted on Bank Notes - Argentina by Roland Rollins
February 2, 2024: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- New addition to the Encyclopedia:
January 9, 2024: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Eight new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (Jan/Feb 2024) are now available in the Articles Index:
- Series 1933 $10 Silver Certificates 90th Anniversary and Ten-Year Census Update by Lee Loftus
- Large-Size Treasury Currency Pre-Star Replacements New Insights and Improved Detection by Peter Huntoon
- 1882 NBN Value Back Face Plates without 'or other securities' by Peter Huntoon
- Demas Barnes - Patent Medicine Man by Benny Bolin
- The Steamer Etiwan, Silent Witness to Good Times & Bad Tony Chibbaro
- Kelsey Harris Douglass - Texas Merchant, Soldier and Paper Money Issuer by Frank Clark
- A Link Between Specimen Postal Notes from Johnson, VT & Arkama, PA? by Bob Laub
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites Depicted on Bank Notes - Antigua by Roland Rollins
2023 Updates
November 13, 2023: SPMC Paper Money Articles Index
- Thirteen new articles from the latest SPMC Paper Money Journal (Nov/Dec 2023) are now available in the Articles Index:
- 2% Consols of 1930 by Peter Huntoon
- Taxing Non-Federal currency out of existence by Peter Huntoon & Wendell Wolka
- How the 1914 FRN Serial#1 San Francisco Red Seals Were Sold by Allen Mincho
- Daniel Webster Valentine - Fractional Currency & Half-Dimes by Benny Bolin & Jerry Fochtman
- In Remembrance - Neil Shafer 1933-2023 by SPMC
- Paper Money of the Sefton Internment Camp on the Isle of Man by Steve Feller
- The White House and Treasury Talk Autographs on Dollar Bills by Lee Loftus
- The SPMC National Bank Lookup website by Mark Drengson
- The Story of Norman's Bridge, Alabama by Bill Gunther & Charles Derby
- Gutter Fold Errors on Fractional Currency by Richard Merlau & Rick Melamed
- Oakland California's Contribution to Series 1883-1894 Postal Note History by Bob Laub
- It's Not Just About the Vignettes - The Real Rhett Butler by Tony Chibbaro
- The SPMC - An Organization on the Move by Loren Gatch
November 5, 2023: Huntoon-Shiva NBN Encyclopedia
- New addition to the Encyclopedia:
- Chapter G16: 15-Month Circulation of Santa Fe, New Mexico Series of 1929 Notes by Peter Huntoon & Lee Loftus
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.