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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 …

The Iraqi Dinar: A Collector’s Guide to the Banknotes of Mesopotamia History, Designs, Security Features & What Makes These Notes Unique Very few nations on Earth can claim over 5,000 years of continuous civilization. Iraq is one of them. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers — ancient Mesopotamia — gave humanity its first writing system, its first codified laws, and its first cities. That history lives on in an unexpected place: Iraqi dinar banknotes. The moder …