News & Notes Volume IV, No. 2 July 3, 2018 [NB: Links from previous issues may go stale, and rather quickly at that. Sorry!] Currency Coming and Going For U.S. Independence Day, a history of American currency (U.S Currency Education Program). Why are U.S. dollars called "bucks"? The answer is not that simple (Huffpost). "How to Survive When Money Is Worthless" (NYT). An unreported $2 (Bank Note Reporter, via Numismatic News). Another report on the Czech Republic's 90-crown note (Coin World). The "Barefoot Diva" honored on a banknote (Face2face Africa). Did a banknote holographic symbol portend a Russian football moment? (The Koz Telegram). More from the BEP's Lucky Money Collection (Coinweek). Bulgarian banknote tips for German tourists (Sofia News Agency). The Algeria chapter of the Banknote Book (Banknote News). Banknotes of the British Armed Forces (Mintage World). A Silesian travel document (Our Passports). "Immigrant Wallet"(The Ephemera Society of America). A "prohibitively rare" note from the Joel R. Anderson collection (Coinweek). The ancient Mayans' chocolate currency (Ancient Origins). Bolivia to introduce a new 20 bolivianos note (MRI Bankers' Guide). Congo-Kinshasa to issue new series of Congolese franc banknotes (MRI Bankers' Guide). Will Malaysia pursue an Indian-style demonetization? (Daily Express). A roundup of recent numismatic publications (Numismaster). A look back at the rise and demise of East Germany's central bank (Deutsche Welle). East German marks, buried by history (Deutsche Welle) About the Banknote Industry Smithers Pira on trends in the banknote market (Smithers Pira). 3-D holograms for banknote security (Coin World). Upcoming Industry Conferences African Currency Forum, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, September 2-5, 2018 (African Currency Forum). World Banknote Summit, Frankfurt, Germany, September 24-26, 2018 (World Banknote Summit). High Security Printing-Asia, Hanoi, Vietnam, December 3-5, 2018 (Reconnaissance) The Anti-Counterfeit & Currency Expo, Las Vegas NV, November 6-8, 2018 (News Anyway). The Future of Cash 2019, Athens, Greece, February 20-21, 2019 (Future of Cash). From the Annals of Crime A small-denomination scam (Times of India). "Counterfeiting in Suburbia" (Netflix). He raised $1 money orders to higher denominations (Tallahassee Democrat). The state of Romanian counterfeiting (Business Review). The link between casino chips and crime (Global News). The state of numismatic fakes (Numismatic News). And fake officer, fake coins (Coinweek). SYMPOSIUM: Law & Order in the National Archives, September 15, 2018 (National Archives). Websites to Like (in no particular order) Paper Money Forum (Numismatic discussion threads) Newman Numismatic Portal (Digital numismatic library) Numismatic Bibliomania Society (Includes E-Sylum, the weekly online complement to the NBS's journal, The Asylum) The American Revenue Association (Hobby website). The American Historical Print Collectors Society (Hobby website). International Bank Note Society (useful features even for non-members). The Banknote Den (David Lok's website, with superb essays as well as a link to his book, The Many Faces of Money). The Higgins Museum (the one in Okoboji, IA, not Worcester, MA) The Currency Collector (more good essays by John Sandrock). COINWeek (numismatic aggregator with some paper money content). MRI Bankers' Guide (for its updates of new banknotes). Mujand (fantasy banknote maker). Alternative Banknotes and Coins (Alternatehistory). Fantasy thread. Stane Straus's Polymer Banknotes of the World Banknote News (roundup of news and promotional website for The Banknote Book). Tom Chao (collector's blog with active updates). Stevenbron Banknotes (collector's blog with active updates). Mintage World (online museum of Indian numismatics). Chattanooga Money (site details historical episodes in Chattanooga, Tennessee's monetary and banking history) Banknotesworld ("THE German-language Banknote forum") Discussion threads and more. Scotsbanknotes Counting on Currency (Industry website). Kuster's Engineering (Company website). Your expert in currency disintegration. PYMNTS.com (Industry website). Currency Research (Industry website). International Banknote Designers Association (Industry website) International Association of Currency Affairs (Industry website). International Banknote Designers Association (Industry website). De La Rue (Company website). Secura Monde International (Company website). Good banknote news feed. Giesecke & Devrient (Company website). Patronus Systems (Company website). Our Passports (travel documents and other ephemera) Social Money (a Flickr album of photographs illustrating modern complementary currencies, heavy on Argentina). Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (search for banknotes etc.). Where's George? (currency tracking project). Banknoter Numismondo CoinsWeekly, especially its fine list of links to museums and other numismatic resources. Blog du CNA (Club Numismatique d'Argenteuil) French Banknotes of War (Collector's website). Abundant material in English and French. AFEP Association Française pour l'Étude du Papier-monnaie Monnaies Locales Complementaires Guild of Independent Currencies (promotes local currencies in the U.K.) Our Money (Eurozone currency). The Ephemera Society of America (Hobby website, with archived articles on ephemera topics) Fictional currency galleries (Deviant Art). Pakistani Currency