COVID lock downs have had a massive effect on the world’s economy. The UK has been especially hard hit as COVID and Brexit made it a double whammy affecting the economy in 2020. Many countries have had significant increased demand for banknotes… Read More

The internet has been on fire with the David vs. Goliath battle between Wall Street professional investors and Main Street retail investors. The story started with the Gamestop stock and spread to AMC, Blackberry and Nokia equities and then even bled… Read More

Many banknote collectors know that Queen Elizabeth II is present on hundreds of banknotes. The Queen is the longest serving monarch in English history. On February 6, 2021 the entire English Commonwealth celebrated 69 years of her reign. Gibraltar 100… Read More

I was doing some research about Chinese banknotes and I saw this interesting link to a 2004 Chinese 1000 Yuan. I had never heard of this and was in shock. China had always kept its highest denomination at 100 Yuan. Like many things… Read More

Much of Asia and descendants from the region are celebrating the Lunar New Year which began on February 12. This is the year of the Ox. Many people have been introduced to this concept when eating at a Chinese restaurant. On place mats… Read More