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Note: Listings preceded by an * are also listed under my "Personally Preferred Dealers" area of this page.

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AAbanknotes - Collectable World Paper Money:  The No. 1 paper money site for collectors.  Sales list, collector information and much, much more.  Well worth the time to check out.  This site is maintained by A. Ackroyd.

African Paper Money: Specializing in information about Central African States and West African States banknotes. One of the leading authorities in the CFA area. "Extras" and wholesale list available by e-mail upon request.

A really excellent store site with some fantastic deals on some of the newest southern Africa issues.  The notes I received from them were absolutely crisp, uncirculated and they arrived securely and promptly.  I highly recommend this seller.  Nick Bwananick maintains this site and as he states "We are the largest eBay traders in East Africa. Banknotes from Tanzania, DRC, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Burundi, German East Africa of BANKNOTES, COINS and ETHNIC JEWELRY.  We train young Tanzanians how to trade online and we facilitate eBay businesses in Tanzania."

A La Carte Paper Collectables: selling World Banknotes, German Emergency Money, Paper Ephemera, Checks, Stocks, Bonds U.S. & Foreign. Banknote & German Emergency Money Publications, German Cigarette Card Albums and single cards, Dupont Mylar Holders distributed worldwide. Hans & Beate
Rauch, P.O.Box 81917, Las Vegas, NV 89180-1917, USA Phone 702-876-1330, Fax 702-876-1404, E-Mail: BeateRauch@earthlink.net

American Numismatics Association (ANA): a nonprofit, educational organization chartered by Congress -- is dedicated to the collection and study of coins, paper money, tokens and medals, and was created for the benefit of its members and the numismatic community. Visit their Money Museum to view information and scans of various collections and exhibits on-line.

ATS Numismatic World Banknotes: A no nonsense site containing a large price list of old and recent world banknotes, with nice selection of Polish and Russian issues. Complete catalogue of banknotes issued by Former Soviet Union countries. Large price list of emergency paper money. Local, prisoner of the war (POW), private issues mostly from the time of first and second World War. Collectible bonds and stock certificates.

Banknote Express - A wonderful site that just seems to have it all!  Regardless if you are an expert collector, a novice or just curious, this site has something for everyone.  Sections include, a price list, central bank links, currency issuing countries and a denomination guide.  This site is maintained by Tristan Williams.

Banknotes.com: Welcome to one of the largest web sites for a world banknote collector! Collecting world paper money let's you travel all over the world without leaving comforts of your home exploring all different cultures, countries, continents, getting to know many famous people, learning about fauna, flora, rivers, mountains that are plentiful on seven continents of our Earth. Bank note collecting is an exciting hobby which millions of collectors all across the world enjoy so much. We hope this web site will show you how to collect, what to collect and how to enjoy it.  This site is maintained by Audrius Tomonis.

Banknotes of Guinea, Mali & French Antilles - A very informative site containing scans of virtually every issue from the countries listed in the site title.  The site also contains a nice links area and a "duplicate banknotes for sale" area.

Barry Boswell World Banknotes - I have been dealing in paper money in the U.K. for 15 years and I hold a large and varied stock of banknotes. As a collector, you are almost certain to find items here which will be of interest to you. My full, current price lists are posted on a regular basis; there are some very nice notes in the Featured Offers section, and collectors can pick up an attractive bargain in the Modern Banknote Sets area. Last, but not least, check out The Bargain Box for hundreds of world banknotes at bargain prices.

An excellent site/store specializing in middle-eastern banknotes.  They offer great prices on both individual notes and bulk notes.  Abdullah has been a great supporter of this site and I highly recommend him as a seller.

Brazilian Numismatic Society - A very nicely done site!  Contains scans of coins and currency from, you guessed it, Brazil.  Although the site is in Portuguese, don't be thrown off.  Just click away until you find what you are looking for.  This site was referred to me by the Society Secretary Wanderley Costa.

Canada, Bank of: The Bank of Canada web site. General information on Canadian money.

Capital Currency, Incorporated (CCI) - A great site for information and price lists pertaining to error notes. The undisputed expert in the U.S. currency error field, Steve Sullivan, can be found here.

Central Banks of the World - A listing of the world's central banks along with links to the banks themselves.  In many instances, the list also provides an example of the currency issued by the bank.  The list is maintained by Thomas Krag. 

Central Banks Website - A truly remarkable listing of the Central Banks of the World!

Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam & French Indochina - A very informative site with numerous scans of coins and banknotes from Vietnam and French Indochina.  The site also offers links to other sites, reference materials and auction items.  The site is maintained by sema.

Coins and Currency of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan:  An outstanding site with many rare Jordanian banknote and coin images.  This site is maintained by Mahdi Bseiso

Collecting Paper Currency for Fun: An excellent site for the beginner to intermediate collector. Contains a wealth of information about the hobby and strategies for collecting. The pages are very well laid out and a true pleasure to visit. This site is maintained by Cael Chappell. I liked this site so much that I added a link called "Cael's Collecting Tips" to my main homepage!

Collectors Universe: The first stop on the road to Collectors Auction, Coin Universe and Auction Universe where you can bid, buy, sell, swap and any other of a thousand things that deal with collecting.

Columbia Notes - Specializing in paper money from Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia, emphasizing signature and date varieties.  Offers convenient shipment from either Canada or the U.S.  Proprietor is Ron Richardson.  E-mail:  ron.richardson@asiapacific.ca

Currency Converter: A very nice currency converter that allows for conversions back to January 1, 1990. This site is maintained by OANDA.

Currency Converter: Another very nice currency converter. This site is maintained by XE.com.

Denly's of Boston - USA notes of nearly all kinds, obsoletes, Nationals, mylar storage, mention fishing and you might get a discount. On line price list. SPMC life member #1, PCDA, ANA life member, etc.

Deutsche Papiergeld FAQ: Paper money FAQ in German - maintained by Juergen Spiegel. Also contains other links to items of interest. Don't be put off by the German, follow the links and see what you find!

Dutch Banknotes: This is an excellent site containing not only scans of the current banknotes, but also many interesting links to banks, other sites and information about the new Euro currency. The site is maintained by Rene G.A. Ros and is well worth the time to visit.

ePaperMoney - a virtual gallery of rare world banknotes, including a near-complete collection of Straits Settlements and British North Borneo. Many of
the scans may provide collectors and dealers alike the opportunity to gain knowledge and share information about this fascinating hobby.  This site is maintained by Kenny Chua.

E-World Banknotes: One of my favorite sites for new banknotes.  A well rounded list, with our without images.  Can offer some great deals on current European notes.  This site is maintained by James Pickering.

Foreign Currency:  This is Randy Johnson's personal page, displaying his collection of foreign currency.  He has included many scans of his currency along with information and links.

Gary Snover - Currency of the World: Gary is an established dealer of world papermoney. This site contains his current online pricelist.

German Inflationary Period Notgeld 1922-1923: An outstanding page containing information and images about German inflationary notgeld. Also, contains a reference list to other sites and to books pertaining to the subject. The site is maintained by Richard Holmes.

Glen Johnson's Rare United States Currency: Glen is now running his own on-line currency auction! Just click the "Join Now" button to become a member. Also, the site contains a lot of currency related information and links to other sites.

Glen Smith's Homepage: Glen's homepage has been completely renovated. He has done an outstanding job of providing information about security features on various notes as well as scans to help illustrate the key points. Glen also provides links to both U.S. and world banknote sites and to several organizations dealing with the collecting of paper money.

Graphic Maps: They provided the map images for my pages. Excellent selection of free geographic images to spice up your web pages. Obvious educational value to visually illustrate where your notes came from.

Hans Engelbrecht's Museum of Banknotes - A very informative site detailing the banknotes of the former Democratic Republic of Germany and the past and present Federal Republic of Germany.

Ian Gradon - World Paper Money - Welcome to worldnotes.co.uk. Here you will find complete listings of all my collection of world wide bank notes for sale. With many antique and collectable notes for sale, please see below for terms of sale, payment instructions and also a guide to the Grading System and some of the abbreviations used to describe the general condition of the notes for sale.

Indian Currency Collecton - A very nicely put together site featuring currency from India. Many scans of older and scarcer notes. Includes scans from the Indo-Portuguese and Indo-French territories. This site also includes much historical background about Indian currency.

International Banknote Society (IBNS), Official Homepage -  A very informative multi-lingual site dealing with issues relating to the IBNS and banknote collecting in general.  I consider the IBNS to be THE leading authority and resource for world banknote collecting. This opinion may have to do with the fact that I have been a member for the past 20 years. Regardless, members periodically receive the IBNS Journal and the accompanying "Inside IBNS" newsletter as part of their membership. The journal is an illustrated resource of notes and articles dealing with both past and current currency related issues while the Inside IBNS newsletter provides illustrations and descriptions of the latest issues of banknotes, pricing information and world wide IBNS chapter news. 

Irish Paper Money - A very informative and professionally developed site dealing with virtually all aspects of the Republic of Ireland banknotes.  The site is full of banknote images and also contains links to information concerning Ireland in general.  This site is maintained by Martan Mac Devitt.

Israel, Bank of:  Everything you need to know about Israeli banking and banknotes.  You can find many scans of previous and current Israeli notes here.  This site is maintained by the Bank of Israel.

James Warmus:  Contact James to receive his latest listing of world banknotes.  All notes are accurately graded and competitively priced.

Janeriks Norwegian Banknote Pages - Jan Erik Frantsvåg writes "On these pages I will publish information on Norwegian banknotes, and my own sales list. These pages are continuously being constructed, in between work, overtime and family life. Material, including pictures, will be added as time and opportunity allows."

Joel Shafer - Joel Shafer is Managing Director, World Bank Note Division, for Lyn Knight Currency Auctions.  Please see our website at www.lynknight.com for our bank notes for auction as well as our Currency E-Shop, where bank notes can be purchased directly on-line.

Juergen Spiegel's World Paper Money Page: Juergen's page featuring his "swap list" and other items of interest. He also has a fairly comprehensive links page. Well worth the visit.

Kristian Ciduch Billetes del Mundo - A nicely done site with many images included.  Currently, the pages are only in Spanish and German, but Kristian plans to add English pages in the future.

László J. Beszeda - Hungarian Banknotes - Very interesting and informative site dealing with past and present issues of Hungarian banknotes, to include some military issues.  Note images are usually accompanied by background materials relating to the persons or scenes portrayed on the notes.

Latin American Paper Money Society (LANSA) - This is the official website for LANSA.  The site contains membership information, articles, classified ads and numerous links.  If you are at all interested in paper money from the area between the southern USA and Antarctica, you need to check out the benefits that membership offers you.  

Latvia, The Bank of - A "frames" site containing the latest scans of the currency and coins of Latvia. The site is also very rich in text explaining about the notes and the images contained on them.

Leslie Brock Center for the Study of Colonial Currency: A scholarly site devoted to the research of colonial currency. Contains many articles and references.

Lyn Knight Currency Auctions:  An amazing auction site that offers very rare and seldom seen notes, both U.S. and foreign.  The site also offers an on line store to purchase notes that are not being offered at auction.  This site is a division of Collectors Universe

Mark Strumpf - Contact Mark to receive his latest world banknote list.  The lists are updated monthly, so don't miss out on what he has to offer.  

Michael E. Knabe - Contact Michael to receive his excellent list of generalized world banknotes.  His lists normally are sent out monthly and the prices are very competitive.  You won't be disappointed! 

Michael Morris World Paper Money - A great seller site with many of the latest notes available.  If you like to browse and shop Michael has a wonderful "gallery" of his newest items.

*MJP Numismatics: This site was one of the first to list me! Excellent links page. MJP has an on-line price list and specializes in Canadian banknotes. The site is worth the time to explore, many areas and a section to post your "want adds".

Morris Lawing - Follow this link to download Morris's most recent list of World Banknotes.  Morris is always finding new "treasures" to offer and his prices are generally around the wholesale level.  Another great person to do business with!

Naples Bank Note Company: An innovative site offering the 1 Million Euro note!  The note is a fantasy note, but made with the same care and features as many of the "state of the art" notes from around the world.  The company plans to expand into the collectors market through a series of new "notables".

Norbert von Euw:  A fairly large and well rounded list is available in PDF format. The site may be browsed in either German or English.  Prices are in Swiss Francs.  

Notes of Note:  Offering quality banknotes from around the world.  This site is maintained by "Dusty" Royer.

Noteworks - Worldbanknotes:  Offers a large selection of very choice world banknotes for sale.  As Tod Hunt, the owner, explains, "After 20 + years of acquiring quality world banknotes, I have decided to liquidate a portion of my collection. In the last two decades, I made every effort possible to acquire only those notes that were in the finest condition available. Virtually 99% of the collection's notes, are in uncirculated condition."  Hundreds of Tod's notes are featured on this website!

NumisWorld: This site has an extensive listing of banknotes from the British Commonwealth and Far East and many rarities. Their specialty is in scarce and rare banknotes. There are also many great scans at the website.

Numizmaticos - A new on line magazine for numismatic collectors.  Articles cover a wide range of topics from various experts in the field.

Oleg Schulakov - Selling banknotes from East Europe and around the world!  Very informative site with many details about Russian and Eastern European banknotes.  Also, visit the image gallery to view many seldom seen and rare notes.  It is well worth your time to check this site out!

Pages Coins and Currency - Here you will find our complete inventory of world paper money and supplies as well as a small selection of United States coins.  This site is maintained by Chris Twining.

Pam West, British Notes:  A wonderful site offering very choice banknotes from the British Isles.  Items for sale are normally illustrated with representative scans.  The site is maintained by Pam West.

Polymer Bank Notes of the World - A very comprehensive site of plastic/polymer banknote issues.  This site is maintained by Stan Straus.

Polymernotes.com - An outstanding site from one of the premier experts/dealers of banknotes in the world, Trevor Wilkin.  Trevor has a very extensive list that leans heavily towards polymer (plastic) issued banknotes as well as traditional paper/linen issues.  Don't be thrown off by the prices, they are in Australian dollars (so for Americans like myself, it is like getting a 40-50% discount!).  The site is also contains a wealth of information regarding current and upcoming issues of polymer notes and other numismatic related items of interest.

Ron's Currency, Stocks & Bonds: Ron says about his site, "My goal in developing this web site is to offer a source of reference material and images related to U.S. Currency, Stocks and Bonds for all those interested in the hobbies of Syngraphy and Scripophily. I hope you too are amazed at these images which portray the beauty and design of our paper money heritage." He also has an outstanding images area with many U.S. and Germany scans.  The site is maintained by Ron Pfiester.

Sammler.com - A well rounded site for all collectors. Has an English version currency section, but the german version is much better.

Spanish Coins on American Notes: A site cataloging known banknotes depicting Spanish coins on them. This site contains a wealth of information pertaining to this subject. The site is maintained by Bob Schreiner.

Tasmanian Numismatic Society: The Tasmanian Numismatic Society Inc. was formed in 1963 to enable coin, medal and papermoney collectors in Tasmania to regularly meet and study the hobby and science of numismatics. Membership of the Society is open to everyone with an interest in coins, medals, tokens, banknotes, cheques, papermoney and associated items. This site also contains numerous numismatic links and banknote scans.

Tom Chao's Paper Money Gallery - Personal collection 1200+ world banknotes from 276 countries including Andorra, Azores, British N Borneo, Danish W Indies, French Oceania, Greenland, German SW Africa, Palestine, Panama, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Senegal. SW Africa and Zanzibar. World's largest/oldest surviving bank note: China 1 Kuan, 222mm x 340mm, over 600 years old.

Treasures of the Middle East and North Africa: Armen's comprehensive price list of over 1,100 banknotes from under a dollar to over $3,500.

Trevor Wilkin - Polymernotes.com - An outstanding site from one of the premier experts/dealers of banknotes in the world.  Trevor has a very extensive list that leans heavily towards polymer (plastic) issued banknotes as well as traditional paper/linen issues.  Don't be thrown off by the prices, they are in Australian dollars (so for Americans like myself, it is like getting a 40-50% discount!).  The site is also contains a wealth of information regarding current and upcoming issues of polymer notes and other numismatic related items of interest.

The Numismatic Site: A french site with many interesting areas to visit that deal with both coins and banknotes. Expect an english version in the near future.

The Warmonger Homepage: Lots of interesting information about coins, paper money, links, and a whole bunch more!

Universal Currency Converter: Convert your dollars to leva or your leva to yen. Great site to figure out how much your next foreign note purchase is going to cost you!

University of Notre Dame - Colonial Currency Collection: A well developed site. Grouped by state in alphabetical order, the pages contain not only scans but a wealth of information about the notes themselves.

Wad Nensberg's Russian Banknote Home Page:   Wad's page has some excellent older Russian banknote scans as well as examples of the current issue Russian notes. 

William G. Henderson - Contact William to receive his extensive listing of world banknotes.  His lists are published alphabetically and normally in three parts!  Also, if you qualify, he has a great wholesale list that you can request.

World Banknotes: Peter and Wendy Hill's world banknote site. The site contains a "currency tour gallery" area and a large price list.

World History at KMLA - I have included this site because it helps to supplement information regarding countries that may no longer exist or whose borders have changed over time.  The site is a work in progress, but still contains volumes of valuable information and map images.  The site is maintained by Alexander Ganse.

World Paper Money:  A great site to view some world banknotes that you don't get a chance to see often.  Many old and even unique notes are here for your viewing pleasure.  This site is maintained by EC49.

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Currency Holders - Archive Quality: I personally only use two size holders, 8 x 5 inch holders for oversized notes and 8 x 3 1/2 inch (commonly referred to as "Large Currency" holders) for all other notes.  The dealers listed below all offer archive quality holders at competitive prices.

Archival Suppliers, A subsidiary of University Products:  A long time manufacturer of just about any product you will ever need to preserve just about anything that can be preserved!  Archival Suppliers offer a "unique" 8 x 3 1/2 inch lightweight holder, sealed on three sides.  The holders are manufactured so that one side of the opening at the top is 1/8 inch longer than the other side.  This unique feature facilitates ease of access when inserting notes thus ensuring no more fumbling while trying to get the top open!  Contact them personally to get volume discount rates.

A La Carte Paper Collectables: A great company to deal with and a large selection of holders to choose from.  Holders are also offered at volume discounts.

Denly's of Boston: A long time seller of lightweight holders.  They offer a large variety of holders with volume discounts.

World Wide Coins - A trusted United Kingdom dealer who offers several different configurations of pocket pages and 8 x 5 inch holders with fold over top.

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KUDOS: This is my area to thank people who have helped me along the way.

Marc Beoutis from Australia - He helped me increase my El Salvador currency and also helped me obtain the current issues of Australian currency.

Adrian D. from Canada - He helped increase my Nigerian currency.

Anna D. from Greece - She helped me obtain the current issues of Greek currency.

EC49 from Cornell University, USA - For providing me with many of the links on this page. Without his untiring efforts, this page would not be as comprehensive as it is and we would all be a little less enriched about our hobby because of it.

Ms. Fitzpatrick from Indiana, USA - For remembering me on her trip to Costa Rica and bringing back the 5,000 Colones note. And, her daughter Shalin for only making me wait a month until she finally remembered to bring it to me!

Aaron Gilmer from Georgia, USA - For inspiring me to push on and maintain my focus.

Glen Smith from Texas, USA - For never ceasing to amaze me with the wonderful notes he consistently surprises me with. Thank you Glen.

Juan Tassara from Chile - For being the first person to actually use the address on my "donated notes" page and for providing me with some most excellent earlier Chilean notes.

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Personally Preferred Dealers: People I have come to trust with my hard earned dollars.

A La Carte Paper Collectables - A real pleasure to do business with.  Hans and Beate are always helpful and their notes are well packaged.  

A really excellent store site with some fantastic deals on some of the newest southern Africa issues.  The notes I received from them were absolutely crisp, uncirculated and they arrived securely and promptly.  I highly recommend this seller.  Nick Bwananick maintains this site and as he states "We are the largest eBay traders in East Africa. Banknotes from Tanzania, DRC, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Burundi, German East Africa of BANKNOTES, COINS and ETHNIC JEWELRY.  We train young Tanzanians how to trade online and we facilitate eBay businesses in Tanzania."

Another excellent site/store specializing in middle-eastern banknotes.  They offer great prices on both individual notes and bulk notes.  Abdullah has been a great supporter of this site and I highly recommend him as a seller.

Denly's of Boston - USA notes of nearly all kinds, obsoletes, Nationals, mylar storage, mention fishing and you might get a discount. On line price list. SPMC life member #1, PCDA, ANA life member, etc.

Michael Morris World Paper Money - A great seller site with many of the latest notes available.  If you like to browse and shop Michael has a wonderful "gallery" of his newest items.

MJP Numismatics - I recently purchased the Canadian "Bird" series from here. The notes were promptly sent, perfectly graded and competitively priced. It's well worth your time to check out what they have to offer.

Morris Lawing - An excellent seller who never ceases to amaze me with the low prices for quality notes that he offers.  If you have been wanting to get notes at about the same price that the dealers do, check out Morris' extensive list, which is updated frequently.  You won't be disappointed!

Pages Coins and Currency - Here you will find our complete inventory of world paper money and supplies as well as a small selection of United States coins.  This site is maintained by Chris Twining.

P. & W. Hill World Banknotes - Fantastic sellers.  Notes were packaged well, shipped promptly and received in excellent condition.  All notes listed as UNC were flawless.  Other notes received exactly as described and very conservatively graded.  I will definitely do business with them again!

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Non-Internet Dealers: A new page I have set up to provide contact information for world banknote dealers without a current internet presence.  Hopefully, I will be able to convince the dealers to e-mail me their lists so that you can download them from here instead of going through snail mail.  Click here to enter the page(s).

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