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Collector’s Guide · United States · August 2026 A President’s Signature on the Dollar: What the 2026 Currency Change Means for Collectors For more than a century, two signatures have anchored every US note. In 2026, for the first time, a sitting president’s is being added. Whatever you think of the politics, the numismatics are simple: signature changes are how US currency collecting keeps score, and this is the biggest one in living memory. Quick answer: On Mar …

Collector's Guide · July 2026 · 9 min read Fancy Serial Numbers on Banknotes: The Complete Collector's Guide Two identical banknotes in identical condition can be worth wildly different amounts because of eight little digits. Here is every major fancy serial number type, why collectors chase them, and how to check the notes already in your drawer. Quick answer: A fancy serial number is any serial number collectors consider special because of its pattern or position in the print r …

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 …