Paper Money

This 1899 $2 “Mini-Porthole” Note Hides an Incredible American Story At first glance, the Series 1899 $2 Silver Certificate grabs attention for an obvious reason....

The $5 Bill With Lincoln in a “Porthole”, and the Treasury Secret Hidden for Decades Few American banknotes command attention as quickly as the 1923...

America’s Legendary $100 “Watermelon” Note Some great American currency earned fame through artistry. Other notes became famous through rarity. The 1890 $100 Watermelon Treasury Note...

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

This Stunning 1918 $500 Bill Could Sell for $175,000 Most Americans never handled a $500 bill. Even fewer ever saw one fresh from the Treasury. Now,...

The 1869 Rainbow $2 Bill: America’s Forgotten Masterpiece The 1869 Rainbow $2 bill introduced Thomas Jefferson to the federal two-dollar denomination. More than 150 years...

The Wartime $1 Experiment Collectors Refused to Spend The large red letter immediately catches the eye. It sits beside the blue Treasury seal on an otherwise...

The Black Eagle Dollar That Carried Silver,and Survived the Titanic Stack’s Bowers Galleries will offer a high-grade example of one of America’s most famous banknotes...

The Hidden Codes on the Front of a $1 Bill Most Americans see a $1 bill every day. Yet few people slow down long enough...

The $10 Bison Note That Turned a Battleship Into an American Icon The 1901 $10 Legal Tender Note does something few American notes ever dared...

The 1914 “Horse Blanket” $20 That Launched Modern Money A century ago, the American $20 bill looked nothing like the one in your wallet. It was...

1776 $7 Continental Currency Note With Taft Family Provenance Links America’s Founding War to a Presidential Dynasty A newly certified 1776 $7 Continental Currency note...