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Market Reference · July 2026 · 8 min read Rare U.S. Banknotes Are on a Tear in 2026: Inside the Records That Just Fell at Auction A single $100 bill sold for $180,000. A $500 Gold Certificate brought $204,000. One spring sale made nearly $3.6 million — and it says something important about where the paper-money market is headed. Quick Answer At its Spring 2026 Showcase U.S. Currency Sale, Stack’s Bowers Galleries realized nearly $3.6 million and set numerous auction r …

Numismatic Reference · June 2026 · 9 min read Why Gold Keeps Breaking Records in 2026, and What “Hard Money” Means for Collectors In January 2026, gold did something it had never done before. It touched roughly $5,600 an ounce, an all-time high. It has cooled since, but the price was never the real story. The real story is the instinct underneath it, and it’s thousands of years old: when money feels shaky, people reach for something they can hold. Here is what dr …