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Note of the Day: Today’s #SuperSunday note is this Syria 2024 / AH1445 5,000 Pounds, which earned PMG’s highest grade. The PMG Population Report shows over 16,000 notes from Syria, but fewer than 30 have earned the highest grade on the PMG Grading Scale: PMGnotes.com/population-repo…
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Note of the Day: The Andean mountain cat on this Bolivia 200 Bolivianos is the latest addition to the #PMGzoo. For notes showing larger cats, check out our Collection Inspiration columns on lions (PMGnotes.com/news/article/86…) and tigers (PMGnotes.com/news/article/98…).
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Jun 12
One of the great rarities in Chinese numismatics is being offered by @‌HeritageAuction this month. This 1951 10,000 Yuan, famous for the horses depicted on its front, is expected to sell for at least $100,000. Learn more: PMGnotes.com/news/article/15…
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Jun 12
Note of the Day: We’ve got a Radar Serial Number (199991) on tap for today’s #FancyFriday note: this Macau 1945 50 Patacas. This particular note will be offered by Heritage Auctions this fall: tinyurl.com/2y5upped
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Jun 11
Look closely at these two contemporary counterfeits of a Hong Kong note, and you'll see some major errors in the letters. Learn more in the latest PMG Counterfeit Detection article: PMGnotes.com/news/article/14…
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Jun 11
Note of the Day: We go way back on #ThrowbackThursday today with this Ming Dynasty 1 Kuan, which dates to the late 1300s. You can find it in a Heritage Auctions sale this month, with an estimate of at least $12,000: tinyurl.com/5n8wh4jb
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Jun 10
Note of the Day: Our #America250 tour brings us to Michigan today, and we’re showcasing this $50 National Bank Note from an issuer in Ionia, in the central part of the state. It realized $16,800 in 2023, one of the highest prices ever paid for a Michigan note.
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Jun 9
Note of the Day: #TravelTuesday today brings us to the coast of Sweden, where unusual rock formations called “rauks” can be found, as seen on this 200 Kronor. Check out PMG social media every Tuesday for more interesting travel destinations on paper money.
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Jun 8
Note of the Day: Here’s a great #MistakeMonday highlight: a Printed Fold Error on this Malaysia 50 Ringgit. It’s one of many Peh Family Collection rarities available in a Heritage Auctions sale this month: tinyurl.com/4j88kj2r
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Jun 7
Note of the Day: #SuperSunday brings us another banknote that earned PMG’s highest grade: this Czech Republic 2022 100 Korun. Learn all about the PMG Grading Scale at PMGnotes.com/paper-money-gra…
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Jun 6
Note of the Day: The #PMGzoo gets some energy today with the addition of the Purple-throated Carib on this Netherlands Antilles 10 Gulden. Find more hummingbirds on banknotes in this PMG Collection Inspiration column: PMGnotes.com/news/article/13…
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Jun 5
This Netherlands Indies 50 Dollars Partially Printed Remainder is among more than 900 PMG-certified paper money rarities in a Crown Currency sale ending soon. Bidding for it has already exceeded €5,000. Learn more: PMGnotes.com/news/article/15…
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Jun 5
Note of the Day: Here’s a Solid-6 Serial Number on a Hong Kong 50 Dollars for #FancyFriday. You can find this note in a Heritage sale (with an estimate of at least $1,200) at tinyurl.com/57r6pbzs. Check out PMG social media on Fridays for more fancy serial numbers.
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Jun 4
Note of the Day: For #ThrowbackThursday, here’s a Straits Settlements 1919-20 10 Cents, the lowest denomination of paper money used by that British colony. You can find this note in a Trigometric auction this week: tinyurl.com/284fy7rv
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Jun 3
Note of the Day: For #America250, we’re showcasing amazing paper money from every state on Wednesdays. For Massachusetts, here are a pair of Specimens from the only National Gold Bank chartered outside of California. You can learn more about them here: tinyurl.com/yrzrz3mj
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Jun 2
Note of the Day: Today, #TravelTuesday brings us to Ruacana Falls (on the Angola-Namibia border), which is shown on this Southwest Africa 1945-54 10/- Shillings. See more waterfalls on paper money in this PMG Collection Inspiration article: PMGnotes.com/news/article/12…
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Can you believe this Note has been around for 240 years? Check out this Rhode Island Colonial Note 20 Shillings FR.RI-298 May 1786 AU55 EPG PMG. Now sold, this Note is proof that the smallest bits of history can last. #TNFC #pmgnotes #currency #papermoney #throwbackthursday
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Jun 1
Note of the Day: For #MistakeMonday, here is a Delaware 20 Shillings from 250 years ago with a Gutter Fold Error. You can find it in a Heritage Auctions sale of Colonial Currency this month: tinyurl.com/2j26zk59
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May 31
Note of the Day: We wrap up May today with another #SuperSunday note that earned PMG’s highest grade. This Mexico 20 Pesos is one of six of this catalog number in the PMG Population Report to have earned this grade. Explore notes' relative rarity: PMGnotes.com/population-repo…
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May 30
Note of the Day: The #PMGzoo gets a new bird today, the Palawan peacock-pheasant on this Philippines 100 Piso. They are found in the western Philippines and are classified as a vulnerable species due to habitat loss and illegal trading and hunting.
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