Georgia, the country existed long before Georgia the state. While the state was named for England’s King George II, the country of Georgia was named by an Italian cartographer – Pietro Vesconte who called the area “jiorgia”, eventually changed to Georgia. Some… Read More

The first few months of the year are typically very fun for coin and banknote collectors, There are big shows and new product releases. COVID has forced these exhibitions to rethink their model and mints to re-think their product launches. … Read More

There have been several new overt security features that have been commercialized recently and found their way onto banknotes. These include new patches, security threads, windows, and inks. The technology advances are amazing. A modern banknote might contain micro-mirrors, magnetically oriented pigments, multi-layer… Read More

The first unification of Germany as a country happened in 1871 with the first true Deutschemark banknote. The second unification was in 1990 when Communist East German (called the German Democratic republic) and Democratic Western Germany (called the Federal German Republic… Read More

Banknote and Coin collecting is fun and interesting. To get the maximum from your collection you need to be able to look at the unique and intricate details and you need to be able to protect your investment from wear… Read More