Collecting Tips

Currency storage materials have gotten complicated with all the archival claims and marketing terms flying around. As someone who has seen too many collections ruined...

As someone who has watched collections degrade from preventable mistakes—including learning some hard lessons with my own notes—I learned everything there is to know about...

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing sells something remarkable: uncut sheets of real U.S. currency. These aren’t reproductions or souvenirs—they’re genuine legal tender that you...

A 1934A $5 Hawaii overprint in a coin shop’s junk box for $15. Check those boxes. This seemingly ordinary transaction represents exactly why experienced collectors...

Error currency fascinates collectors because it represents the exceptions that prove the rule. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces billions of notes annually with...

Error note prices have softened lately. Third printing errors that sold for $300 two years ago are moving at $180-200 now. Currency collecting Could be...

February coin show schedule worth noting: Currency collecting Long Beach (CA) – Feb 6-8 FUN Winter (Orlando) – Feb 13-16 ANA National Money Show (location...

Found a binary note today – serial number 01001101. All ones and zeros. Currency collecting Binary notes have grown in collector interest over the past...

Quick tip for new collectors: don’t clean your notes. Currency collecting Chemical cleaning destroys paper fibers. Even if a note looks brighter after treatment, the...

Starting a currency collection feels overwhelming. Thousands of different notes exist, prices range from pocket change to house payments, and specialized terminology fills every reference...